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Breast Cancer • Radiation Oncology
Would you consider post-mastectomy radiation in patient with a triple negative tumor pT2N0?
What high risk pathology factors would you consider in making your decision one way or another?Would it matter if this patient was elderly vs young? Would it matter if this was a recurrent primary and had received prior whole breast radiation or APBI?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
In borderline cases, I look at some of the retrospective data showing higher recurrence rates in patients with close margins, premenopausal status, higher grade and T2 tumors.In the specific case in the OP, I would discuss the data from the Chinese randomized trial (green journal 2011) showing an OS...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
In a case of a de novo T2N0, 5 cm triple negative breast cancer, I would discuss the data available and explain that it could be considered but my recommendation would be no PMRT. However, I would explain that her risk of locoregional recurrence is likely higher than that seen with a T1-2N0 ER+...
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Radiation Oncologist at University Hospital Basel
So you don‘t take into account the results of th...
So you don‘t take into account the results of th...
Radiation Oncologist at Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network
Chinese randomized data included node positive pat...
Chinese randomized data included node positive pat...