Is There a Role for Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy After Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy?
Housri N, Haffty B. Is There a Role for Postmastectomy Radiation Therapy After Complete Pathologic Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy? Current Breast Cancer Reports 2014, 6: 38-44. DOI: 10.1007/s12609-013-0134-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathologic complete responsePostmastectomy radiationNeoadjuvant chemotherapySmall primary tumorsAdvanced breast cancerComplete pathologic responseNode-negative diseasePostmastectomy radiation therapyInitial clinical stageTime of mastectomyMulti-institutional trialPatterns of practiceAdvanced diseasePathologic responseComplete responseClinical stagePrimary tumorBreast cancerRadiation therapyRadiation indicationsLower riskPatientsRadiation oncologistsRetrospective dataChemotherapy