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Nature Clinical Practice Oncology (2005) 2, 606-607
doi:10.1038/ncponc0376  
Received 19 September 2005 | Accepted 20 October 2005

Optimizing the sequencing of adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy for early breast cancer

Rajiv Sarin* and Rakesh Jalali

Correspondence *Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Khargar, Navi Mumbai 410208 India

Email
 rsarin@actrec.res.in

This article has no abstract so we have provided the first paragraph of the full text.

Optimal sequencing of adjuvant CT and RT in the management of early breast cancer has been controversial. Since anthracycline-based CT administered concurrently with RT results in unacceptable severe toxicity,1 the universal practice is to administer CT first and RT second. This sequence is unlikely to be changed unless new compelling evidence suggests otherwise.

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