2021
Optimal Management for Residual Disease Following Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy
Foldi J, Rozenblit M, Park TS, Knowlton CA, Golshan M, Moran M, Pusztai L. Optimal Management for Residual Disease Following Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy. Current Treatment Options In Oncology 2021, 22: 79. PMID: 34213636, DOI: 10.1007/s11864-021-00879-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseResidual cancerClinical trialsAdjuvant therapyExcellent long-term disease-free survivalLong-term disease-free survivalAxillary lymph node dissectionHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Early-stage breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Post-mastectomy breastSystemic adjuvant therapyInternal mammary nodesLymph node dissectionNeoadjuvant systemic therapyDisease-free survivalGrowth factor receptor 2Minimal residual disease monitoringRecurrence-free survivalType of surgeryPivotal clinical trialsOngoing clinical trialsFactor receptor 2Residual disease monitoringAccurate prognostic estimates
2016
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