Clinical impact of adjuvant radiation therapy delay after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer
Silva S, Pereira A, Marta G, de Barros Lima K, de Freitas T, Matutino A, de Azevedo Souza M, de Azevedo R, de Viveiros P, da Silva Lima J, Filassi J, de Andrade Carvalho H, Piato J, Mano M. Clinical impact of adjuvant radiation therapy delay after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer. The Breast 2017, 38: 39-44. PMID: 29223797, DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.11.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-operative radiation therapyDisease-free survivalBetter disease-free survivalNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerOverall survivalAdvanced breast cancerClinical stage IIIBetter overall survivalAdvanced BC patientsTherapy delayBC patientsClinical impactEarly initiationRadiation therapyStage IIIPatientsSurgeryOptimal timingWeeksChemotherapyFirm conclusionsCancerSurvivalInitiation