Trends in Axillary Lymph Node Dissection After Mastectomy Among Patients With Limited Nodal Burden
In this retrospective cohort study of patients with breast cancer who received a mastectomy, a substantial proportion of those with 1 to 2 positive lymph nodes were treated with both ALND and PMRT. Delaying the decision for ALND until after multidisciplinary input may reduce overtreatment.
Authors
- Ton Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0437-3771)
- Jennifer Kay Plichta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7411-0558)
- Akiko Chiba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0303-2799)
- Maggie Lee DiNome (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1926-292X)
- Samantha Marie Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1561-9303)
- Astrid Botty van den Bruele
- Tyler Jones
- E. Shelley Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0204-2012)
- Laura Horst Rosenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6829-6747)
- Susan G. R. McDuff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2309-6829)
- Lesly A. Dossett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3813-8083)
- Kendra J. Modell Parrish
Institutions
- Duke University (US)
- Michigan Medicine (US)
- Duke Medical Center (US)
- Duke University Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-02-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.59692
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.55
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Cancer Institute