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metastases. Based on these results a predictive model specifically for patients with SBM from breast cancer was created, but unfortunately the authors did not analyze the effects of receptor status on survival.
In conclusion, in this study it is shown that patients with a triple negative phenotype have a much shorter survival than patients with a receptor positive phenotype. The data presented in this study can guide the adjustment and development of models estimating survival in patients with SBM, increasing predictive accuracy and reducing the risk of overtreatment.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The authors would like to thank V.T.H.B.M. Smit for his advice on pathology, breast cancer and molecular phenotypes.
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