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ArticleOncoTargets and therapy2016

Nab-paclitaxel and trastuzumab combination: a promising approach for neoadjuvant treatment in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Giuseppina Rosaria Rita Ricciardi, Tindara Franchina, Alessandro Russo, Silvia Schifano, Giuseppa Ferraro, Vincenzo Adamo

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Article in OncoTargets and therapy, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giuseppina Rosaria Rita RicciardiHuman Pathology University Department & Medical Oncology Unit AO Papardo, Messina, Italy.
Tindara FranchinaHuman Pathology University Department & Medical Oncology Unit AO Papardo, Messina, Italy.
Alessandro RussoHuman Pathology University Department & Medical Oncology Unit AO Papardo, Messina, Italy.
Silvia SchifanoHuman Pathology University Department & Medical Oncology Unit AO Papardo, Messina, Italy.
Giuseppa FerraroHuman Pathology University Department & Medical Oncology Unit AO Papardo, Messina, Italy.
Vincenzo AdamoHuman Pathology University Department & Medical Oncology Unit AO Papardo, Messina, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Papardo Piemonte · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neoadjuvant therapy is a well-established approach for the treatment of locally advanced or inflammatory breast cancer (BC) and has been increasingly used in recent years not only as a management strategy but also as a research tool. Recently, nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nab-paclitaxel)/trastuzumab combinations have been associated with promising activity in different clinical settings. In the present case, we report a complete pathological response after neoadjuvant treatment with the trastuzumab/nab-paclitaxel combination in a locally advanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive BC patient, with a good toxicity profile. This combination may represent a valid therapeutic option in the neoadjuvant therapy for HER2-positive locally advanced BC.

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breast cancerHER2-positivenab-paclitaxelneoadjuvant therapypathologic complete responsetrastuzumab

Identifiers

PMID27499629
PMCPMC4959577
OpenAlexW2503548862

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