Postmastectomy radiation therapy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: review and interpretation of available data
Postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) has been shown to decrease locoregional recurrence and improve overall survival in patients with tumors greater than 5 cm or positive nodes. Because neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) can cause significant downstaging, the indications for PMRT in the setting of NAC rem...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2016-01-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1758834015617459 |