Regional Nodal Irradiation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

Whelan, T.; Olivotto, I.; Parulekar, W.; Ackerman, Ida; Chua, B.; Nabid, A.; Vallis, K.; R. White, Julia; Rousseau, Pierre; Fortin, A.; J. Pierce, Lori; Manchul, L.; Chafe, S.; Nolan, M.; Craighead, P.; Bowen, J.; R. McCready, David; I. Pritchard, Kathleen; Gelmon, K.; Murray, Y.; Chapman, J.; E. Chen, Bingshu; Levine, M.

doi:10.1056/NEJMoa1415340

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Regional Nodal Irradiation in Early-Stage Breast Cancer

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Authors:

T. Whelan

I. Olivotto

W. Parulekar

Abstract

BACKGROUND Most women with breast cancer who undergo breast-conserving surgery receive whole-breast irradiation. We examined whether the addition of regional nodal irradiation to whole-breast irradiation improved outcomes. METHODS We randomly assigned women with node-positive or high-risk node-negat...

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Medicine

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