The BIG 2.04 MRC/EORTC SUPREMO Trial: pathology quality assurance of a large phase 3 randomised international clinical trial of postmastectomy radiotherapy in intermediate-risk breast cancer.
Jeremy ThomasA M HanbyN RussellG van TienhovenK RiddleN AndersonD A CameronJ M S BartlettT PiperC CunninghamP CanneyI H Kunklernull nullPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2017)
These data have important implications for the design, powering and interpretation of outcomes from this and future clinical trials. If critical pathology criteria are determinants for trial entry, serious consideration should be given to up-front central pathology review.