Surgical conservation planning after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage II and operable stage III breast carcinoma
Kuerer H, Singletary S, Buzdar A, Ames F, Valero V, Buchholz T, Ross M, Pusztai L, Hortobagyi G, Hunt K. Surgical conservation planning after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for stage II and operable stage III breast carcinoma. The American Journal Of Surgery 2001, 182: 601-608. PMID: 11839324, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00793-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocal-regional recurrence rateOperable breast cancerPrimary tumorBreast cancerTumor downstagingNeoadjuvant chemotherapyResidual carcinomaRecurrence rateStage III breast carcinomaStage IIComplete clinical responseCycles of chemotherapyMedian tumor sizeAxillary node dissectionBreast conservation surgeryNode dissectionClinical responseProspective trialSurgical resectionPalpable massSegmental resectionAdequate resectionPathologic examinationTumor sizeLarge tumorsFactors predictive of outcome in patients with breast cancer refractory to neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Buchholz T, Hill B, Tucker S, Frye D, Kuerer H, Buzdar A, McNeese M, Singletary S, Ueno N, Pusztai L, Valero V, Hortobagyi G. Factors predictive of outcome in patients with breast cancer refractory to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The Cancer Journal 2001, 7: 413-20. PMID: 11693900.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen receptor-negative diseaseReceptor-negative diseaseLocal-regional recurrenceLocal-regional recurrence ratePositive lymph nodesNeoadjuvant chemotherapyLymph nodesOverall survivalProgressive diseaseRecurrence rateLymph node-negative diseaseSignificant poorer overall survivalEstrogen receptor-positive diseaseBreast cancer refractoryInvolved lymph nodesNegative lymph nodesReceptor-positive diseaseNode-negative diseasePostoperative radiation therapyInitial clinical stageCox regression analysisBreast cancer patientsPoor overall survivalAdjuvant chemotherapyCancer refractory