title: Treatment of locally advanced breast cancer.
abstract: It is possible to convert most patients with stage III breast cancer to the state of "no evidence of disease." The challenges now are to increase the cure rate by eradicating local and distant micrometastatic disease, and to minimize the mutilation of locoregional treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Booser
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Hortobagyi
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans