Breast-conserving therapy may be viable option for multiple ipsilateral breast cancer
Sumary of Breast-conserving therapy may be viable option for multiple ipsilateral breast cancer:
The findings presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium also indicated women with two or more malignant lesions in the same breast considering breast-conserving therapy may advantage from breast MRI.
Researchers reported a 1. 2) local recurrence rate at 5 years among 189 women who underwent preoperative MRI compared with a rate of 22. 1) among 15 women who did not undergo preoperative MRI (P = .
SAN ANTONIO Lumpectomy followed by radiation therapy resulted in low rates of local recurrence at 5 years among women with multiple ipsilateral breast cancer, according to phase 2 study results.
We hope that this will provide patients with multiple ipsilateral breast cancer [information] to consider breast-conserving therapy if they are interested.
Results additionally showed a 5-year estimated local recurrence rate of 2. 8) among women with ER-positive, HER2-negative disease.
Six women developed local recurrence, including four in the ipsilateral breast, one skin and one in the ipsilateral chest wall.
