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Systemic Treatment Drugs and Regimens

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This chapter discusses chemotherapy regimens and targeted options for breast cancer treatment. Dose-limiting toxicities for targeted therapies are often markedly different from those of classic cytotoxic chemotherapy agents. The profit/loss ratio of treatment should be adequately evaluated, and toxicity may not cause life-threatening conditions. However, decreasing the dosage under the therapeutic range may cause under-dosing in patients, which may compromise cancer outcomes. It is very important to know how to adjust the dose according to toxicity without changing the effectiveness of the drug.

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  1. Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Naziye Ak & Adnan Aydiner

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  1. Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Medical Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Adnan Aydiner

  2. General Surgery, Istanbul Medical Faculty, Department of Surgery, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    Abdullah Igci

  3. Surgical Oncology, Magee-Women’s Hospital, University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Atilla Soran

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Ak, N., Aydiner, A. (2019). Systemic Treatment Drugs and Regimens. In: Aydiner, A., Igci, A., Soran, A. (eds) Breast Cancer . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-96947-3_27

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