Putting precision medicine on the national agenda.
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This report presents a case of salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) responding to multiple lines of androgen blockade, including a rapid response to abiraterone. This case represents the first published report of SDC responding to abiraterone and illustrates that androgen receptor expressing SDC may be treated with multiple lines of androgen blockade, including newer agents such as abiraterone. The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center– James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN
دوره 13 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015