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High risk of in-breast tumor recurrence after BRCA1/2-associated breast cancer.
Breast cancer research and treatment - 1 Oct 2014
Nilsson Martin P, Hartman Linda, Kristoffersson Ulf, Johannsson Oskar T, Borg Ake, Henriksson Karin, Lanke Elsa, Olsson Håkan, Loman Niklas
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of the study was to compare breast-conserving therapy (BCT) and mastectomy (M) in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. Women with invasive breast cancer and a pathogenic mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 were included in the study (n = 162). Patients treated with BCT (n = 45) were compared with patients treated with M (n = 118). Endpoints were local recurrence as first recurrence (LR), overall survival (OS), breast...
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