Tangential Radiotherapy Without Axillary Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Results of a Prospective Trial
Wong JS, Taghian AG, Bellon JR, Keshaviah A, Smith BL, Winer EP, Silver B, Harris JR. Tangential Radiotherapy Without Axillary Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Results of a Prospective Trial. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2008, 72: 866-870. PMID: 18394815, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative axillary nodesAxillary surgeryHormonal therapyBreast cancerAxillary nodesBreast radiotherapyLow regional recurrence ratesMedian pathologic tumor sizeHormone-responsive breast cancerMulti-institutional prospective studyEarly-stage breast cancerIpsilateral breast recurrencePathologic tumor sizeRegional nodal failureBreast-conserving surgeryInvasive breast cancerRegional nodal recurrenceWhole breast radiotherapyPositive breast cancerRegional recurrence rateLymphatic vessel invasionYears of ageAxillary treatmentBreast recurrenceMetastatic disease