2012
Preoperative systemic therapy in locoregional management of early breast cancer: highlights from the Kyoto Breast Cancer Consensus Conference
Toi M, Benson JR, Winer EP, Forbes JF, von Minckwitz G, Golshan M, Robertson JF, Sasano H, Cole BF, Chow LW, Pegram MD, Han W, Huang CS, Ikeda T, Kanao S, Lee ES, Noguchi S, Ohno S, Partridge AH, Rouzier R, Tozaki M, Sugie T, Yamauchi A, Inamoto T. Preoperative systemic therapy in locoregional management of early breast cancer: highlights from the Kyoto Breast Cancer Consensus Conference. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2012, 136: 919-926. PMID: 23143284, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-012-2333-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPreoperative systemic therapyCore needle biopsyMulti-gene signatureSystemic therapyConsensus conferenceHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Fine needle aspiration cytologyEarly breast cancerGrowth factor receptor 2Node-positive casesLikelihood of patientsIndividualized treatment regimensKi67 labeling indexNeedle aspiration cytologyFactor receptor 2Treatment-induced changesCell proliferative activityLymph node diagnosisAxillary surgeryLocoregional managementNodal statusLocal therapySurgical treatmentTreatment algorithm
2008
Tangential Radiotherapy Without Axillary Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Results of a Prospective Trial
Wong JS, Taghian AG, Bellon JR, Keshaviah A, Smith BL, Winer EP, Silver B, Harris JR. Tangential Radiotherapy Without Axillary Surgery in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Results of a Prospective Trial. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2008, 72: 866-870. PMID: 18394815, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2008.01.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNegative axillary nodesAxillary surgeryHormonal therapyBreast cancerAxillary nodesBreast radiotherapyLow regional recurrence ratesMedian pathologic tumor sizeHormone-responsive breast cancerMulti-institutional prospective studyEarly-stage breast cancerIpsilateral breast recurrencePathologic tumor sizeRegional nodal failureBreast-conserving surgeryInvasive breast cancerRegional nodal recurrenceWhole breast radiotherapyPositive breast cancerRegional recurrence rateLymphatic vessel invasionYears of ageAxillary treatmentBreast recurrenceMetastatic disease