Cost-effectiveness analyses demonstrate that observation is superior to sentinel lymph node biopsy for postmenopausal women with HR + breast cancer and negative axillary ultrasound.

Aubriana M McEvoySteven PoplackKatelin NickelMargaret A OlsenFoluso AdemuyiwaImran ZoberiElizabeth OdomJennifer YuSu-Hsin ChangWilliam E Gillanders

Published in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2020)

Considering both cost and effectiveness, observation is superior to SLNB in postmenopausal women with cT1-T2 N0, HR+/HER2- breast cancer and negative AUS.

Keyphrases

sentinel lymph node
postmenopausal women
bone mineral density
lymph node
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
early stage
ultrasound guided
randomized controlled trial
magnetic resonance imaging
systematic review
computed tomography
breast cancer risk
body composition
image quality
rectal cancer
childhood cancer