How do the results of INSEMA and SOUND impact the decision of omitting SLND in young women with breast cancer and offering adjuvant RT to patients who would otherwise be candidates for omission?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Both trials required radiation so I would recommend it for a young woman not getting sentinel lymph node evaluation, and would lean toward whole breast irradiation. INSEMA required whole breast irradiation and SOUND allowed partial breast irradiation (10% of patients) but the majority of patients re...
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Radiation Oncologist at Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh Agree for younger patients; however, for older pat...
Agree for younger patients; however, for older pat...