Axillary dissection vs no axillary dissection in women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis: a randomized clinical trial.

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Published in JAMA on February 09, 2011

Authors

Armando E Giuliano1, Kelly K Hunt, Karla V Ballman, Peter D Beitsch, Pat W Whitworth, Peter W Blumencranz, A Marilyn Leitch, Sukamal Saha, Linda M McCall, Monica Morrow

Author Affiliations

1: John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center, 2200 Santa Monica Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90404, USA. giulianoa@jwci.org

Associated clinical trials:

Lymph Node Removal in Treating Women Who Have Stage I or Stage IIA Breast Cancer | NCT00003855

Sentinel Node Vs Observation After Axillary Ultra-souND (SOUND) | NCT02167490

OPTimizing Irradiation Through Molecular Assessment of Lymph Node (OPTIMAL) (OPTIMAL) | NCT02335957

Functional Anatomical Examination of Axillary Sentinel Lymph Node Drainage in the Axillary Subregions in Early Breast Cancer | NCT01804309

Study to Compare Neoadjuvant Combination of Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab With Concurrent Taxane Chemotherapy or Endocrine Therapy and Quality of Life Assessment Under Adjuvant Therapy in Operable HER2+/HR+ Breast Cancer Patients (TP-II) | NCT03272477

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