Is post-mastectomy radiation required in patients with cT2N1 breast cancer who undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy and are then found to have negative lymph nodes at the time of mastectomy?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
This particular subset of patients has the most data suggesting that response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy can be used to tailor post-mastectomy radiation (PMRT) decisions. A retrospective study from MD Anderson (McGuire IJROBP 2007) evaluated 106 patients who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy and a...
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Radiation Oncologist at Swedish Covenant Hospital (Chicago IL) Is ALND required at the time of mastectomy to deci...
Is ALND required at the time of mastectomy to deci...