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. 2020 Aug 3;3(8):e2013973.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.13973.

Association of Endocrine Therapy With Overall Survival in Women With Small, Hormone Receptor-Positive, ERBB2-Negative Breast Cancer

Sung Jun Ma  1 , Oluwadamilola T Oladeru  2 , Anurag K Singh  1
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Association of Endocrine Therapy With Overall Survival in Women With Small, Hormone Receptor-Positive, ERBB2-Negative Breast Cancer

Sung Jun Ma et al. JAMA Netw Open. .

Abstract

This cohort study examines the association of overall survival with endocrine therapy to treat hormone receptor–positive, ERBB2-negative breast cancer.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Oladeru reported receiving grants from the Partners Center of Expertise in Health Policy and Management outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Kaplan-Meier Survival Curve After Matching
Endo indicates endocrine therapy.
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