2008
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
2007
Does MRI predict pathologic tumor response in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative chemotherapy?
Segara D, Krop IE, Garber JE, Winer E, Harris L, Bellon JR, Birdwell R, Lester S, Lipsitz S, Iglehart JD, Golshan M. Does MRI predict pathologic tumor response in women with breast cancer undergoing preoperative chemotherapy? Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2007, 96: 474-480. PMID: 17640031, DOI: 10.1002/jso.20856.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeoadjuvant therapyNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPreoperative chemotherapyTumor sizePhysical examBreast cancerFinal pathologic tumor sizePathologic tumor sizeStart of therapyInvasive breast cancerBreast cancer patientsPathologic tumor responseCorrelation of ultrasoundUse of MRIPhysical exam dataComplete respondersBreast conservationPathologic sizeCancer patientsPathology sizeTumor responseUS assessmentPathologic measurementsPathology responsePatients