Purpose A joint American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation
Oncology, and Society of Surgical Oncology panel convened to develop a focused update of …

Radiotherapy can increase the cell cycle arrest that promotes apoptosis, reduces the risk of
tumor recurrence and has become an irreplaceable component of systematic treatment for …

Purpose Adjuvant radiation after breast-conserving surgery remains the standard-of-care
treatment for patients with ductal carcinoma in situ and early-stage invasive breast cancer …

Background Capsular contracture is one of the most common complications of expander–
implant breast reconstruction. Recently, clinical reports have shown that use of an acellular …

Purpose To analyze the impact of postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) for patients with
T1-T2 tumors and 1 to 3 positive lymph nodes enrolled on the Breast International Group …

Historically, prognosis and treatment decision making for breast cancer patients have been
dictated by the anatomic extent of tumor spread. However, in recent years,“breast cancer” …

Purpose Women with HER2-positive breast cancer treated prior to effective anti-HER2
therapy have higher rates of local–regional recurrence (LRR) than those with HER2 …

Background The value of adjuvant radiotherapy in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC)
remains unclear. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in TNBC patients to …

Advances in our understanding of tumor biology now permit greater personalization of
radiotherapy for early-stage breast cancer. De-escalation of radiotherapy is an important …

Purpose The role of post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) following primary systemic
therapy (PST) in HER-2 positive breast cancer (Her2+ BC) remains poorly understood. The …