Background Studies with pertuzumab, a novel anti-HER2 antibody, show improved efficacy
when combined with the established HER2-directed antibody trastuzumab in breast cancer …

Purpose An increasing proportion of patients (> 30%) with node-positive breast cancer will
obtain an axillary pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). If …

Background In the primary analysis of the NeoSphere trial, patients given neoadjuvant
pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and docetaxel showed a significantly improved pathological complete …

We designed this study to define determinants of gastrointestinal complications after cardiac
surgery. From January 1992 through December 2000, 11,058 patients underwent cardiac …

Previous studies have shown that 4–54% of breast lesions reported on core biopsies as
atypical ductal hyperplasia (ADH) are upgraded on further excision to ductal carcinoma in situ (…

The surgical management of phyllodes tumors ( PT s) is still controversial. Some studies
have suggested surgical margins ≥1 cm, but recent studies suggested that negative margins …

Background The sentinel node biopsy following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (SN FNAC)
study has shown that in node-positive (N+) breast cancer, sentinel node biopsy (SNB) can be …

The presence of estrogens, androgens and glucocorticoids as well as their receptors and
steroid converting enzymes in adipose tissue has been established. Their contribution to …

505 Background: InNeoSphere, four cycles of T+D, P+T+D, P+T, or P+D, followed by surgery
and adjuvant chemotherapy plus conventional T, were evaluated in 417 women with locally …

Body-worn cameras (BWCs) have quickly become popular tools in law enforcement. In
theory, BWCs have the capacity to record all the time. However, due to privacy, legal, and …