RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
A1 Nierengarten, Mary Beth
T1 Final Results of AMAROS Trial
JF MD Conference Express
YR 2013
FD SAGE Publications
VO 13
IS 6
SP 19
OP 20
DO 10.1177/155989771306013
UL http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/6/19.abstract
AB For breast cancer patients with a positive sentinel node biopsy, treatment with axillary radiotherapy provides excellent locoregional control that is comparable to axillary lymph node dissection but with significantly less lymphedema. This is the conclusion of the final analysis of the Comparison of Complete Axillary Lymph Node Dissection With Axillary Radiation Therapy in Treating Women With Invasive Breast Cancer trial [AMAROS; NCT00014612; Rutgers EJ et al. J Clin Oncol 2013 (suppl; abstr LBA1001)].