Coping with uncertainty: T1a,bN0M0 HER2-positive breast cancer, do we have a treatment threshold?
Kelly CM, Pritchard KI, Trudeau M, Andreopoulou E, Hess K, Pusztai L. Coping with uncertainty: T1a,bN0M0 HER2-positive breast cancer, do we have a treatment threshold? Annals Of Oncology 2011, 22: 2387-2393. PMID: 21406473, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdq786.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerBreast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Baseline risk estimatesBN0M0 breast cancerHER2-positive cohortNode-negative T1aStudy end pointDisease-free survivalRisks of therapyGrowth factor receptor 2Subset of patientsPositive breast cancerRetrospective database analysisHER2-negative cancersRecent retrospective studiesHER2-positive cancersFactor receptor 2Small cohort sizeAdjuvant therapyAdjuvant trastuzumabComorbid illnessesCardiac eventsAbsolute benefit