Implications of omitting sentinel lymph node biopsy on adjuvant decision making for patients with small breast cancers
SLNB omission has a small - but not negligible - influence on adjuvant decision making in postmenopausal women, whereas a larger proportion of premenopausal women would be impacted. The reported estimates may inform multidisciplinary decision-making related to SLNB omission.
Authors
- Kerollos Nashat Wanis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1934-3380)
- Rosa F. Hwang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3103-6511)
- Puneet Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2029-2878)
- Nina Tamirisa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-0759)
- Jennifer K. Litton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8390-4985)
- Kelly K. Hunt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9156-8723)
- Taiwo Adesoye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8980-1266)
- Sharon Hermes Giordano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-2767)
- Susie X. Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2179-7739)
- Abigail S. Caudle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1867-1040)
- Wenli Dong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-1978-0371)
- Yu Shen
- Funda Meric‐Bernstam (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6816-6072)
- Henry M. Kuerer
- Isabelle Bedrosian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8775-8361)
- Simona F. Shaitelman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7697-1263)
- Melissa P. Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4390-9372)
Institutions
- The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancer
- Published
- 2025-05-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/cncr.35910
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.81
Funders
- University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center