Antonio Giordano, Breast Medical Oncologist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, shared post on X:
“In patients who achieved pCR with NACT, the ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence rate was 0%, and disease-free and overall survival rates were 100% for patients without breast surgery.
First step towards deescalation of Surgery for breast cancer.”
Selective Elimination of Breast Surgery for Invasive Breast Cancer: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Henry M Kuerer et al.