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Identifying factors impacting the efficacy of postmastectomy radiotherapy in patients with early‐stage breast cancer and one to two positive lymph nodes

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In women with T1‐2 breast cancer and one to two positive axillary lymph nodes (LN) at low risk for recurrence, postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) may provide insufficient benefit to justify… Click to show full abstract

In women with T1‐2 breast cancer and one to two positive axillary lymph nodes (LN) at low risk for recurrence, postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) may provide insufficient benefit to justify its toxicity. This study evaluated the interaction of factors associated with overall survival (OS) after PMRT in these patients.

Keywords: one two; lymph nodes; cancer one; breast cancer; two positive

Journal Title: Journal of Surgical Oncology
Year Published: 2020

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