RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Bittner, Dennis
T1 Impact of PST on Pathologic Response and Survival in Breast Cancer
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2014
FD SAGE Publications
VO 14
IS 31
SP 21
OP 22
DO 10.1177/155989771431020
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/31/21.abstract
AB Considerable interest in preoperative systemic therapy (PST) for breast cancer has led to a large number of clinical trials investigating the potential of various preoperative treatments. A major driver in this effort has been the expectation that positive preoperative results would translate into improvements in disease-free survival and overall survival. This article discusses chemotherapy, the impact of PST to enable breast-conserving therapy, radiation issues after PST, as well as considerations for radiation therpay treatment of inflammatory breast cancer.