Journal of Oncology Translational Research

Amr S Saad

Publications

• Research Article
  The Impact of Adjuvant Chemotherapy Initiation Time on the Outcome of Breast Cancer
  Author(s): Md. Nesreen Ahmed Mosalam, Md. Hany Mohamed Abd El Aziz, Amr S Saad and Asmaa Wahid MohamedMd. Nesreen Ahmed Mosalam, Md. Hany Mohamed Abd El Aziz, Amr S Saad and Asmaa Wahid Mohamed
  
  Importance: It is well established that adjuvant chemotherapy yielded better prognosis in breast cancer. Yet, there is a wide discrepancy in the allowed time frame between surgery and chemotherapy. Purpose: To identify the optimal initiation time to chemotherapy (TTC) after definitive surgery for breast cancer patients in terms of overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS), also to identify the main causes of chemotherapy delay at department of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine at Ain Shams University Hospitals. Patients and methods: A retrospective study including a population of 300 patients with non-metastatic breast cancer received adjuvant chemotherapy at time interval Between January 2007 till December 2011 using database from the department of Clinical Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Ain Shams.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2476-2261.1000113

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