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April 2006, Vol. 6, No. 4, Pages 613-624 , DOI 10.1586/14737140.6.4.613
(doi:10.1586/14737140.6.4.613)

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Second-line treatment of postmenopausal women with advanced breast carcinoma
Ruth E Board, Emma J Dean, Claire Mitchell and Andrew M Wardley
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Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer in women and, currently, there is no standard of care for the treatment of metastatic disease. Treatment options are based on a number of tumor- and patient-related factors. This review explores some of these options, including the use of hormonal manipulation in the treatment of hormone-positive disease, current chemotherapy options and the use of targeted therapies, such as trastuzumab.

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