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JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2008 100(14):1042-1043; doi:10.1093/jnci/djn194
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© The Author 2008. Published by Oxford University Press.

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Reduced Expression of Cyclooxygenase-2 in Primary Breast Cancer

Eva-Maria Boneberg, Daniel F. Legler, Hans-Jörg Senn, Gregor Fürstenberger

Affiliations of authors: Biotechnology Institute Thurgau at the University of Konstanz, Kreuzlingen, Switzerland (EMB, DFL, HJS, GF); Tumor Center ZeTuP, St Gallen, Switzerland (EMB, DFL, HJS, GF); Tumor Center ZeTuP, Chur, Switzerland (EMB, DFL, HJS, GF)

Correspondence to: Gregor Fürstenberger, MD, Tumor Center ZeTuP, Rorschacherstrasse 150, 9006 St Gallen, Switzerland (e-mail: gfuerstenberger@gr.zetup.ch).

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Recently reported results of a phase 2 study combining the aromatase inactivator exemestane with the cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitor celecoxib for the treatment of breast cancer showed that patients receiving the combined treatment had response rates and clinical benefit rates that were similar to those of the group receiving exemestane only (1). The rationale for using a COX-2 inhibitor for the treatment of breast cancer is based on several reports that . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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