Given the current COVID-19 pandemic, how long would you delay mastectomy post neoadjuvant chemotherapy?
Would the recommendation differ based on HR+ vs. TNBC vs HER2+ classification?
Would you recommend against immediate breast reconstruction?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
Consideration should be given to perform surgery for post neoadjuvant patients no later than 8 weeks. No difference for subtypes. Sanford RA et al reviewed the MD Anderson breast cancer database for stage 1-3 patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy between 1995-2007: a sensitivity ana...