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M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Regional nodal failure patterns in breast cancer patients described
February 5th, 2006
Investigators examined regional nodal failure patterns in breast cancer patients who had undergone mastectomy with axillary dissection. "The purpose of this study was to describe regional nodal failure patterns in patients who had undergone mastectomy with axillary dissection to define subgroups of patients who might benefit from supplemental regional nodal radiation to the axilla or supraclavicular fossa/axillary apex. The cohort consisted of 1031 patients treated with mastectomy (including a level I-II axillary dissection) and doxorubicin-based systemic therapy without radiation on 5 clinical trials at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center," scientists in the United States...
Source: Women's Health Law Weekly (2006-02-05)
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