Exploring the possibility of omitting axillary surgery in patients with clinical node-positive breast cancer achieving ypT0 after neoadjuvant chemotherapy
ypT0 status was associated with a low risk of ypN+ and favorable clinical outcomes in cN+ breast cancer, suggesting the potential feasibility of omitting axillary surgery in select patients.
Authors
- Ai Amioka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9507-6651)
- Koji Arihiro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9544-4832)
- Morihito Okada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1589-9114)
- Shinsuke Sasada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1623-869X)
- Haruka Ikejiri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0869-3484)
- Emiko Hiraoka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6834-7631)
- Kanako Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9199-0104)
- Hideo Shigematsu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9393-9655)
- Mutsumi Fujimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5081-2854)
- Momoko Takaya
Institutions
- Hiroshima University (JP)
- Hiroshima University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
- Published
- 2025-04-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-025-07697-4
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.81
Funders
- Hiroshima University