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Lapatinib combined with letrozole versus letrozole and placebo as first-line therapy for postmenopausal hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer.

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It is demonstrated that a combined targeted strategy with letrozole and lapatinib significantly enhances PFS and clinical benefit rates in patients with MBC that coexpresses HR and HER2.
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The article was published on 2009-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 869 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Letrozole & Lapatinib.

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NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology (NCCN Guidelines

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Deconstructing the molecular portraits of breast cancer.

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Breast Cancer, Version 3.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology

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