The influence of obesity on survival in early, high-risk breast cancer: results from the randomized SUCCESS A trial
IntroductionObese breast cancer patients have worse prognosis than normal weight patients, but the level at which obesity is prognostically unfavorable is unclear.
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This retrospective analysis was performed using data from the SUCCESS A trial, in which 3754 patients with high-risk early breast cancer were randomized to anthracycline- and taxane-based chemotherapy with or without gemcitabine. Patients were classified as underweight/normal weight (body mass index (BMI)
Source: Breast Cancer Research - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Peter WidschwendterThomas FriedlLukas SchwentnerNikolaus DeGregorioBernadette JaegerAmelie SchrammInga BekesMiriam DenizKrisztian LatoTobias WeissenbacherBernd KostUlrich AndergassenJulia JueckstockJulia NeugebauerElisabeth TrappPeter FaschingMatthias Bec Source Type: research
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