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Ten-year multi-institutional results of breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy in BRCA1/2-associated stage I/II breast cancer.
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 1 Jun 2006
Pierce Lori J, Levin Albert M, Rebbeck Timothy R, Ben-David Merav A, Friedman Eitan, Solin Lawrence J, Harris Eleanor E, Gaffney David K, Haffty Bruce G, Dawson Laura A, Narod Steven A, Olivotto Ivo A, Eisen Andrea, Whelan Timothy J, Olopade Olufunmilayo I, Isaacs Claudine, Merajver Sofia D, Wong Julia S, Garber Judy E, Weber Barbara L
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE: We compared the outcome of breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with breast cancer versus that of matched sporadic controls. METHODS: A total of 160 BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with breast cancer were matched with 445 controls with sporadic breast cancer. Primary end points were rates of in-breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) and contralateral breast cancers (CBCs). Median...
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