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metastasis
(redirected from metastatic tumor)

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Injection of Allovectin-7(r) directly into tumors is designed to stimulate an immune response against both local and distant metastatic tumors.
To decrease the risk for the emergence of metastatic tumors, approximately 80 percent of breast cancer patients are treated with adjuvant chemotherapy.
In a review paper published this week in Annals of Oncology, they reiterate their central hypothesis, namely that while surgical removal of a primary breast tumor may be curative (or at least beneficial) for many patients, it may also hasten development of metastatic tumors for others (Demicheli 2008).
 
 
 
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