Modeling the natural history of ductal carcinoma in situ based on population data.
Sarocha ChootipongchaivatNicolien T van RavesteynXiaoxue LiHui HuangHarald Weedon-FekjærMarc D RyserDonald L WeaverElizabeth S BurnsideBrandy M Heckman-StoddardHarry J de KoningSandra J LeePublished in: Breast cancer research : BCR (2020)
Our findings suggest that the majority of screen-detectable but unbiopsied preclinical DCIS lesions progress to IBC and that the MST is relatively short. Nevertheless, due to the heterogeneity of DCIS, more research is needed to understand the progression of DCIS by grades and molecular subtypes.