The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1071
February 7, 2000
Epirubicin for Adjuvant Therapy in Node-Positive Breast Cancer
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Epirubicin for Adjuvant Therapy in Node-Positive Breast Cancer
February 7, 2000 (Issue: 1071)
Epirubicin, an analog of doxorubicin that has been available in Europe and Canada for 15 years, has now been approved by the FDA for adjuvant use after resection of the primary tumor in breast cancer patients with axillary node involvement.
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