De-escalation of axillary surgery after neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer: long-term outcomes of sentinel lymph node biopsy alone versus complete axillary lymph node dissection
SLNB alone achieves oncologic outcomes comparable to ALND in ycN0 breast cancer patients after NST, regardless of initial nodal status, with caution warranted in initial cN2-3 disease. This suggests that SLNB alone can safely substitute ALND without compromising oncologic outcomes in appropriately selected patients.
Authors
- Haizhu Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9810-1050)
- Xiujuan Gui
- Qiang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5451-4862)
- Xiaoyan Qian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9071-053X)
- Yunxia Tao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0337-4852)
- Luhui Mao
- H. Yao
- Yaping Yang
Institutions
- Sun Yat-sen University (CN)
- Xuzhou Medical College (CN)
- Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital (CN)
- Henan Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17588359251405095
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 24.82