Should a lumpectomy cavity boost be given to cN0 patients who receive neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and have a path CR, if planning to complete hypofractionated whole breast radiation?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Once you have recommended post-lumpectomy radiation (and today there are no data to support omission of whole breast after pCR), this question of boost is- are the potential residual cells that you are trying to eradicate more radiosenstive so eradicated by lower dose? There are truly no data o...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
There is no prospective or retrospective data in this setting but we routinely boost this patients, as usually NACT is used for triple negative, Her2-neu positive, or higher T disease and thus, the rationale for the boost.