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Body mass index impacts adverse events and drug plasma concentration: should dose intensity be included in the palbociclib equation?

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Conflicts of Interest and Source of Funding: FP has received honoraria from Amgen—Astrazeneca—Daiichi Sankyo—Celgene—Eisai—Eli Lilly-—Exact Sciences—Gilead—Ipsen—Menarini—MSD—Novartis—Pierre Fabre—Pfizer—Roche—Seagen—Takeda—Viatris. FP is currently receiving research grants from Astrazeneca, EISAI, and Roche. LG has received honoraria from AstraZeneca, Daiichi Sankyo, Eli Lilly, GlaxoSmithKline, Incyte, Novartis, Pfizer, Menarini Stemmline, and AbbVie. LG is currently receiving research grants from Menarini Silicon Biosystems.

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Roncato, R., Puglisi, F. & Gerratana, L. Body mass index impacts adverse events and drug plasma concentration: should dose intensity be included in the palbociclib equation?. Breast Cancer Res Treat 203, 183–184 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-023-07154-0

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