Gerardo Antonio Umanzor Funez, MD, on Metastatic Breast Cancer: Comparing IV and Oral Formulations of Paclitaxel
2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer SymposiumGerardo Antonio Umanzor Funez, MD, of Liga Contra El Cáncer, discusses phase III findings on intravenous (IV) paclitaxel and oral paclitaxel plus encequidar (a novel P-gp inhibitor), the first orally administered taxane regimen shown to be superior to the IV formulation in terms of response and survival with less neuropathy (Abstract GS6-01).
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