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Sep 28
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EDU 33 - Evolving Paradigms in Axillary Nodal Management: Precision Medicine Refining Regional Breast Cancer Care

05:00pm - 06:00pm ET

MODERATOR(S)

Peter Chen, MD, FASTRO, FACR - Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

session DESCRIPTION

There is ever more scientific data to allow for de-escalation of treatment to the axillary regional nodes in early-stage to regionally advanced non-metastatic breast cancer through seminal studies such as SOUND, INSEMA, and NSABP B-51. All have shown that in select patients less treatment directed to the axillary region may suffice without detrimental results on disease control outcomes, with consequent sparing of treatment-related morbidity of normal surrounding structures/tissues/function.

learning objectives

  1. Describe in early-stage breast cancer that non-invasive diagnostic assessment of the ipsilateral axilla may allow for safe omission of sentinel nodal mapping in select patients.
  2. Describe and discuss how neoadjuvant therapy has changed the role of both radiation and surgical oncology approaches to treatment of the axillary regional nodes in patients achieving a pathological complete response to upfront systemic therapy.

Credits

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits: 1.00

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