Node-Negative Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Benefit From Taxotere-based Chemotherapy

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. -- Sanofi-aventis and GEICAM (Grupo Espanol de Investigacion en Cancer de Mama) announced today that for women with high-risk node-negative early stage breast cancer adjuvant treatment (post surgery) with Taxotere(R) (docetaxel) Injection Concentrate as part of the TAC regimen (Taxotere(R), doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide) was associated with a significant improvement in Disease Free Survival (DFS) compared to a standard FAC regimen (5-Fluorouracil, doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide) in the GEICAM 9805/Target-0 study. The results will be presented at the 2008 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, ASCO, in Chicago (Monday June 2, 2008, 2-6 pm, poster number 1D, abstract 542). In Euro...