Breast conservation following neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer in the modern era: Are we losing the opportunity?
Criscitiello C, Curigliano G, Burstein H, Wong S, Esposito A, Viale G, Giuliano M, Veronesi U, Santangelo M, Golshan M. Breast conservation following neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer in the modern era: Are we losing the opportunity? European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2016, 42: 1780-1786. PMID: 27825710, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2016.10.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAxillaBreast NeoplasmsClinical Decision-MakingFemaleGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseHereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer SyndromeHumansLymph Node ExcisionMastectomyMastectomy, SegmentalMedical OveruseNeoadjuvant TherapyPatient PreferenceSurgical OncologyConceptsBreast conservationNeoadjuvant therapyBreast cancerSystemic therapyPathologic complete response rateComplete response rateBreast conservation ratesEffective systemic treatmentPatient-level variablesInvasive surgical approachNeoadjuvant trialsInoperable patientsSurgical overtreatmentSystemic treatmentSurgical approachSurgical benefitsOncology communityResponse ratePatientsTherapyCancerAggressive optionsMastectomySurgeonsConservation rate