## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Sunitinib has replaced interferon (IFN) as a first‐line standard of care in the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). This study aimed to determine overall survival and to confirm effectiveness in a population that includes poor prognosis patients. ## METH
Improved survival of patients with primary distant metastatic breast cancer in the period of 1995–2008. A nationwide population-based study in the Netherlands
✍ Scribed by J. Ruiterkamp; M. F. Ernst; L. de Munck; M. van der Heiden-van der Loo; E. Bastiaannet; L. V. van de Poll-Franse; K. Bosscha; V. C. G. Tjan-Heijnen; A. C. Voogd
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 289 KB
- Volume
- 128
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0167-6806
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