Pathological Response in the Breast and Axillary Lymph Nodes after Neoadjuvant Systemic Treatment in Patients with Initially Node-Positive Breast Cancer Correlates with Disease Free Survival: An Exploratory Analysis of the GeparOcto Trial.
Bernd GerberAndreas SchneeweissVolker MöbusMichael GolattaHans TeschDavid KrugClaus HanuschCarsten DenkertKristina LübbeJörg HeilJens HuoberBeyhan AtasevenPeter KlareMarkus HahnMichael UntchKarin KastChristian JackischJörg ThomallaFenja SeitherJens-Uwe BlohmerKerstin RhiemPeter Andreas FaschingValentina NekljudovaSibylle LoiblThorsten KühnPublished in: Cancers (2022)
In initially pN+ patients undergoing NAST, the conversion to ypN0 is of high prognostic value. Surgical axillary staging after NAST is still essential in these patients to offer tailored treatment.