Annals of Oncology Advance Access originally published online on July 19, 2005
Annals of Oncology 2005 16(12):1979; doi:10.1093/annonc/mdi386
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© 2005 European Society for Medical Oncology
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Reply to "Weekly paclitaxel as first-line chemotherapy in elderly advanced breast cancer patients: a phase II study of the Gruppo Italiano di Oncologia Geriatrica (GIOGer)" by L. Del Mastro et al. (Ann Oncol 2005; 16: 253258)
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As only few studies have investigated the efficacy and feasibility of chemotherapy in elderly cancer patients, the study by Del
1 Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam; 2 Ziekenhuis Gooi-Noord, Blaricum, The Netherlands
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