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How do you approach using non-anthracycline based neoadjuvant treatment for triple negative breast cancer, especially in older patients with node negative disease?

For example: do you use docetaxel + cyclophosphamide (TC) x4 and what is the evidence for using such a regimen
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Medical Oncology · Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
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There is compelling data that including carboplatin in neoadjuvant therapy for TNBC significantly increases pCR rates, and may allow omission of an anthracycline without compromising long-term outcomes. Until very recently, my anthracycline-free neoadjuvant regimen of choice was every 3-weeks doceta...

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