Sentinel node–guided radiotherapy in Japanese patients with early-stage breast cancer: a single-institution experience with partial-breast brachytherapy and regional nodal irradiation
Despite the limitations of a retrospective design, a small sample size, and a relatively short follow-up period, SN-based de-escalating strategies, including perioperative MIB-PBI and RNI, demonstrated favorable oncological outcomes.
Authors
- Masahiro Kato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7752-2745)
- Kazuhiko Sato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0380-1693)
- Hiromi Fuchikami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7126-7683)
- Nana Natsume (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9550-2518)
- Naoko Takeda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0721-1842)
Institutions
- Fukuoka Tokushukai Hospital (JP)
- Seikagaku Corporation (Japan) (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2025-08-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jjco/hyaf133
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00