Local Therapy in BRCA1/2 Carriers with Operable Breast Cancer: Comparison of Breast Conservation and Mastectomy.
Pierce L, Phillips K, Griffith K, Buys S, Gaffney D, Moran M, Haffty B, Ben-David M, Garber J, Merajver S, Balmanya J, Meirovitz A, Domchek S. Local Therapy in BRCA1/2 Carriers with Operable Breast Cancer: Comparison of Breast Conservation and Mastectomy. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 959-959. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-959.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContralateral breast cancerOperable breast cancerBreast conservationBreast cancerLocal therapyBRCA1/2 mutationsDistant failureClinical characteristicsBRCA1/2 carriersLocal failureBC-specific survivalDeleterious BRCA1/2 mutationsLocal treatment optionsInvasive lobular cancerGermline BRCA1/2 mutationsSignificant predictorsSignificant differencesOnly significant predictorAdjuvant chemotherapyBCT patientsOverall survivalContralateral breastLobular cancerLocal recurrenceRandomized trials