AC:
doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide
CAF:
cyclophosphamide doxorubicin and 5-fluorouracil
CEF:
cyclophosphamide epirubicin and 5-fluorouracil
CMF:
cyclophosphamide methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil
DFS:
disease-free survival
EBCTCG:
Early Breast Cancer Trialists Collaborative Group
ER:
oestrogen receptor
FAC = 5-fluorouracil:
doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide
FEC:
5-fluorouracil epirubicin and cyclophosphamide
LHRH:
luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
OA:
ovarian ablation
OS:
overall survival
PgR:
progesterone receptor
RR:
relative risk
SE:
standard error.
Declarations
Competing interests
KP has been a consultant with Aventis, AstraZeneca, Roche, Pharmacia Inc., Ortho-Biotech, Pfizer, YM Biosciences and Biomira. KP has received research funding either directly through per case funding for studies, or indirectly through the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group, contracted with pharmaceutical companies from Pharmacia Inc., AstraZeneca, Bristol Myers Squibb, Aventis, Amgen, Ortho-Biotech and Pfizer.
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