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Joseph Sparano, MD: The William L. McGuire Memorial Lecture

2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

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Joseph Sparano, MD, of the Montefiore Medical Center, discusses three challenges:

  • How can gene-expression profiles and other diagnostic tests be used to guide the use of adjuvant systemic therapy?
  • Is it time to reappraise active surveillance?
  • Are there diagnostic and therapeutic strategies that can identify tumors at highest risk of metastasis, and novel therapies that can block the spread of disease?



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