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- Title
Randomized trial comparing axillary clearance versus no axillary clearance in older patients with breast cancer: first results of International Breast Cancer Study Group Trial 10-93.
- Authors
Rudenstam, Carl-Magnus; Zahrieh, David; Forbes, John F; Crivellari, Diana; Holmberg, Stig B; Rey, Piercarlo; Dent, David; Campbell, Ian; Bernhard, Jürg; Price, Karen N; Castiglione-Gertsch, Monica; Goldhirsch, Aron; Gelber, Richard D; Coates, Alan S; International Breast Cancer Study Group
- Abstract
Axillary clearance in early breast cancer aims to improve locoregional control and provide staging information but is associated with undesirable morbidity. We therefore investigated whether avoiding axillary surgery in older women would result in improved quality of life (QL) with similar disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS).
- Publication
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2006, Vol 24, Issue 3, p337
- ISSN
1527-7755
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1200/JCO.2005.01.5784