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Zoledronic Acid's Breast Cancer Benefit Extends 7 Years
Zoledronic Acid's Breast Cancer Benefit Extends 7 Years
D Mahoney
20111107
2011 Dec 7
Elsevier Global Medical News
Zoledronic Acid's Breast Cancer Benefit Extends 7 Years
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2011 Dec 7, D Mahoney
Women in the ABCSG (Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group)-12 trial randomized to receive zoledronic acid in addition to ovarian function suppression and endocrine therapy had a 28% reduction in risk of recurrence and 37% reduction in mortality risk at 84 months, compared with women randomized to adjuvant endocrine therapy alone, according to Dr. Gnant, professor of surgery at the Medical University of Vienna.The findings confirm data previously reported by the ABCSG-12 investigators...