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Iyer P, Krishnamurthy A, Velusamy S, Sundersingh S, Rajaram S, Balasubramanian A, Radhakrishnan V. Effect of Neoadjuvant Concurrent Chemoradiation on Operability and Survival in Locally Advanced Inoperable Breast Cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2024; 119:163-171. [PMID: 38036271 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.11.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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PURPOSE Inoperable locally advanced breast cancers (LABCs) are treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. We studied the use of neoadjuvant concurrent chemoradiation (NACCRT) in patients with inoperable LABC. METHODS AND MATERIALS From May 2017 to December 2021, the study recruited patients with stage III inoperable LABC. Treatment included 4 cycles of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide and 4 cycles of paclitaxel, along with concurrent radiation therapy to a total dose of 46 Gy. Thereafter, all patients were evaluated for surgery, and additional treatments were given based on receptor status. The effects of NACCRT on pathologic complete response (pCR), operability, and survival were analyzed. RESULTS The study involved 202 female patients with a median age of 52 years. Of these, 23.7% had IIIA, 65.3% had IIIB, and 10.8% had IIIC disease. Hormone receptor-positive disease was observed in 44.6% of patients, triple-negative breast cancer was observed in 24.8% of patients, and Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive disease was observed in 30.7% of patients. Modified radical mastectomy (MRM) was performed in 88.1% of patients, 8.5% of patients remained inoperable, and 3.4% of patients declined surgery. Among the patients who underwent MRM, 36.5% of patients had a pCR. Patients who were operable and underwent MRM had complete resections and had negative margins. pCR was observed in 16% with hormone receptor-positive disease, in 45.6% with triple-negative breast cancer, and in 60.7% with HER2-positive disease. Grade 3 skin reactions were observed in 19.3% of patients. Postoperative wound morbidity requiring hospitalization was observed in 10.6% of patients. After a median follow-up of 42 months, the 4-year event-free survival and overall survival rates were 63.4% and 71.5%, respectively. HER2-positive patients who achieved a pCR had significantly improved event-free survival and overall survival. CONCLUSIONS Our study shows that using NACCRT can improve operability and survival outcomes in patients with inoperable LABC.
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- Priya Iyer
- Departments of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Institute (W.I.A.), Chennai, India.
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Zhang Y, Guan Y, Zheng X, Li C. Hypoxia-induced miR-181a-5p up-regulation reduces epirubicin sensitivity in breast cancer cells through inhibiting EPDR1/TRPC1 to activate PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:167. [PMID: 38308220 PMCID: PMC10835859 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-11906-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 02/04/2024] Open
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Breast carcinoma (BC) ranks as a predominant malignancy and constitutes the second principal cause of mortality among women globally. Epirubicin stands as the drug of choice for BC therapeutics. Nevertheless, the emergence of chemoresistance has significantly curtailed its therapeutic efficacy. The resistance mechanisms to Epirubicin remain not entirely elucidated, yet they are conjectured to stem from diminished tumor vascular perfusion and resultant hypoxia consequent to Epirubicin administration. In our investigation, we meticulously scrutinized the Gene Expression Omnibus database for EPDR1, a gene implicated in hypoxia and Epirubicin resistance in BC. Subsequently, we delineated the impact of EPDR1 on cellular proliferation, motility, invasive capabilities, and interstitial-related proteins in BC cells, employing methodologies such as the CCK-8 assay, Transwell assay, and western blot analysis. Our research further unveiled that hypoxia-induced miR-181a-5p orchestrates the regulation of BC cell duplication, migration, invasion, and interstitial-related protein expression via modulation of EPDR1. In addition, we identified TRPC1, a gene associated with EPDR1 expression in BC, and substantiated that EPDR1 influences BC cellular dynamics through TRPC1-mediated modulation of the PI3K/AKT signaling cascade. Our findings underscore the pivotal role of EPDR1 in the development of BC. EPDR1 was found to be expressed at subdued levels in BC tissues, Epirubicin-resistant BC cells, and hypoxic BC cells. The overexpression of EPDR1 curtailed BC cell proliferation, motility, invasiveness, and the expression of interstitial-related proteins. At a mechanistic level, the overexpression of hypoxia-induced miR-181a-5p was observed to inhibit the EPDR1/TRPC1 axis, thereby activating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway and diminishing the sensitivity to Epirubicin in BC cells. In summation, our study demonstrates that the augmentation of hypoxia-induced miR-181a-5p diminishes Epirubicin sensitivity in BC cells by attenuating EPDR1/TRPC1 expression, thereby invigorating the PI3K/AKT signaling pathway. This exposition offers a theoretical foundation for the application of Epirubicin in BC therapy, marking a significant contribution to the existing body of oncological literature.
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- Yunwei Zhang
- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- Department of Breast Clinic, Shenyang Maternity and Child Health Hosital, No. 20, Yuanjiang Street, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Breast Clinic, Shenyang Maternity and Child Health Hosital, No. 20, Yuanjiang Street, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
- Lab 1, Cancer Institute, The First Hospital of China Medical University, 155 North Nanjing Street, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
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- Department of Breast Clinic, Shenyang Maternity and Child Health Hosital, No. 20, Yuanjiang Street, Shenyang, Liaoning, China.
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Gerodias FR, Tan MK, De Guzman A, Bernan A, Locnen SA, Apostol-Alday A, Ybanez EJ, Magno JD, Lim A, Junia A, Mambulao R, Cosare-San Pedro J, Lucero J, Quijano Z, Apurillo J, Uson AJ, Lim JL, Inso CA, Agoncillo-Infante A, Bongcawil RY, Fernando GY, Ramos-Manalaysay AM, Arellano-Simon FA, Ilagan-Cargullo EM, Bago-Azares MJ, Baterna J, Tapispisan JA, Masadao-Rodriguez NM, Tarranza JL, Lista LS, Gumapon JK. Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity in Breast Cancer Patients: A Five-Year Retrospective Study in 10 Centers. Cardiol Res 2022; 13:380-392. [PMID: 36660064 PMCID: PMC9822673 DOI: 10.14740/cr1442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Cardiotoxicity as a result of anthracycline chemotherapy has been linked to increased morbidity and mortality in breast cancer patients. There is a need for early detection through risk factor identification. To date, no large multicenter study has been conducted to describe the incidence, risk factors and clinical and demographic profiles of breast cancer patients with anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity (AIC) in the Philippines. Methods This was a nationwide multicenter retrospective cohort study among adult breast cancer patients who underwent anthracycline chemotherapy from 2015 to 2020 in 10 sites in the Philippines. Baseline characteristics and possible risk factors for AIC were retrieved from medical records and cancer registries. AIC was defined as a reduction of left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) by > 10% from baseline to a value of < 53% or the development of overt left ventricular systolic dysfunction or heart failure (HF). Odds ratios from logistic regression were computed to determine risk factors associated with AIC using STATA-15.0 software. Results Out of 341 patients included, 33 had AIC, accounting for an incidence of 9.68%. Nine patients (2.6%) had clinical HF. AIC patients had a mean age of 53.91 ± 10.84 years. Breast cancer AIC patients were significantly older and had lower body mass index (BMI) than those without AIC. AIC patients had significantly more comorbidities, especially hypertension and atrial fibrillation. Multivariate analysis showed that patients with any preexisting comorbidity are approximately 12.37 times as likely to have AIC, while those with concurrent chemotherapy are 0.07 times or 93% less likely to have AIC. Conclusion Among adult breast cancer patients undergoing anthracycline chemotherapy, we determined a high incidence of cardiotoxicity at 9.68%. Having preexisting comorbidities gave patients 12 times increased odds of developing anthracycline cardiotoxicity. The presence of concurrent non-anthracycline chemotherapy showed an inverse association with the development of AIC which we attribute largely to patient selection in a retrospective study. The significantly higher propensity for AIC development in patients with preexisting comorbidities may warrant closer monitoring and control of patient comorbidities such as hypertension among patients undergoing anthracycline chemotherapy.
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- Ferdinand R. Gerodias
- St. Luke’s Medical Center-QC, Quezon City, Philippines,Department of Medicine, St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine, William H. Quasha Memorial, Quezon City, Philippines,Corresponding Author: Ferdinand R. Gerodias, Jr., Department of Medicine, St. Luke’s Medical Center College of Medicine, William H. Quasha Memorial, Quezon City, Philippines.
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- St. Luke’s Medical Center-QC, Quezon City, Philippines,St. Luke’s Medical Center-GC, Bonifacio Global City, Philippines
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- Angeles University Foundation Medical Center, Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines
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- Davao Doctors Hospital, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines
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- St. Luke’s Medical Center-QC, Quezon City, Philippines,St. Luke’s Medical Center-GC, Bonifacio Global City, Philippines,University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc., Quezon City, Philippines
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- University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc., Quezon City, Philippines
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- University of Santo Tomas (UST) Hospital, Manila, Philippines
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- Perpetual Succour Hospital, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
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- Dona Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Hospital, Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines
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- Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center, Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines
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- Dona Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Hospital, Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines
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- Dona Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Hospital, Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines
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- St. Luke’s Medical Center-QC, Quezon City, Philippines
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- University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center, Inc., Quezon City, Philippines
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Jong J, Pinney JR, Packard RRS. Anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity: From pathobiology to identification of molecular targets for nuclear imaging. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:919719. [PMID: 35990941 PMCID: PMC9381993 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.919719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Anthracyclines are a widely used class of chemotherapy in pediatric and adult cancers, however, their use is hampered by the development of cardiotoxic side-effects and ensuing complications, primarily heart failure. Clinically used imaging modalities to screen for cardiotoxicity are mostly echocardiography and occasionally cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. However, the assessment of diastolic and global or segmental systolic function may not be sensitive to detect subclinical or early stages of cardiotoxicity. Multiple studies have scrutinized molecular nuclear imaging strategies to improve the detection of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity. Anthracyclines can activate all forms of cell death in cardiomyocytes. Injury mechanisms associated with anthracycline usage include apoptosis, necrosis, autophagy, ferroptosis, pyroptosis, reactive oxygen species, mitochondrial dysfunction, as well as cardiac fibrosis and perturbation in sympathetic drive and myocardial blood flow; some of which have been targeted using nuclear probes. This review retraces the pathobiology of anthracycline-induced cardiac injury, details the evidence to date supporting a molecular nuclear imaging strategy, explores disease mechanisms which have not yet been targeted, and proposes a clinical strategy incorporating molecular imaging to improve patient management.
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- Jeremy Jong
- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Veterans Affairs West Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Department of Physiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Guo F, Yi Z, Wang W, Han Y, Yu P, Zhang S, Ouyang Q, Yan M, Wang X, Hu X, Jiang Z, Huang T, Tong Z, Wang S, Yin Y, Li H, Yang R, Yang H, Teng Y, Sun T, Cai L, Li H, Chen X, He J, Liu X, Yang S, Fan J, Qiao Y, Wang J, Xu B. Profile, treatment patterns, and influencing factors of anthracycline use in breast cancer patients in China: A nation-wide multicenter study. Cancer Med 2021; 10:6744-6761. [PMID: 34472719 PMCID: PMC8495288 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Anthracycline‐based chemotherapy (ABC) is one of the standard therapies against breast cancer. However, few guidelines are currently available to optimize the use of ABC. Therefore, the present analysis aimed at determining the profile and treatment patterns of ABC and the association of clinicopathological characteristics with ABC selection. Methods We retrospectively analyzed the data of a nation‐wide multicenter epidemiological study, which collected the medical records of breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in different settings from seven geographic regions in China (NCT03047889). Results In total, 3393 patients were included, with 2917 treated with ABC. Among them, 553 (89.8%), 2165 (81.7%), and 814 (25.7%) were subjected to ABC as neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and advanced chemotherapy, respectively. The most frequently used regimens were anthracycline‐taxane‐based combinations for neo‐ and adjuvant chemotherapy, along with taxanes and oral fluorouracils for the palliative stages. In the overall cohort, patients aged < 40 or 40‐65 (p < 0.001), in premenopause (p < 0.001), without comorbidities (p = 0.016), with invasive ductal carcinoma (p= 0.001), high lymph node involvement (p < 0.001), in the pTNM stage II, III, or IV versus stage I (p < 0.001), subjected to mastectomy (p < 0.001) or subjected to sentinel lymph node biopsy combined with axillary lymph node dissection (p = 0.044), or with a decreased disease‐free survival (p < 0.001) were more likely to be recommended to ABC. Conclusion Taken together, ABC remained the mainstay of breast cancer treatment, especially in neo and adjuvant therapy. ABC was mainly used as a combination therapy, and the correlation between influencing factors and ABC choice varied during different settings, indicating the preference and different perspectives of medication considered by medical oncologists regarding the use ABC in China.
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- Fengzhu Guo
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.,State Key Laboratory of Molecular Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Breast Cancer Medical Oncology, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, China
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- Department of Breast Disease, Henan Breast Cancer Center, The affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University & Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Breast Cancer, The Fifth Medical Centre of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Key Laboratory of Breast Cancer Prevention and Therapy, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, Tianjin, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Sichuan Province Tumor Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Cancer Hospital, Guangxi Medical University, Guangxi, China
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- Departments of Medical Oncology and Thoracic Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Cancer Hospital and Institute, Key Laboratory of Liaoning Breast Cancer Research, Shenyang, China
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- The 4th Department of Internal Medical Oncology, Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital, Harbin, China
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- Department of the Endocrine and Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Medicine Oncology, 900 Hospital of the Joint Logistics Team, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Oncology, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, China
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- Department of Breast Cancer and Lymphoma, Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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