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first-line therapy

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Therefore, treatment strategies may be designed to operate at one or more of these pathways, with the least invasive methods being preferable as first-line therapy.
While doctors most likely consider tamoxifen a first-line therapy for elderly women with advanced breast cancer, there has been little research showing that the treatment benefits these women, said Dr.
It is indicated as a component of first-line therapy in combination with 5-fluorouracil and leucovorin for patients with metastatic carcinoma of the colon or rectum.
 
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