A prediction model for early systemic recurrence in breast cancer using a molecular diagnostic analysis of sentinel lymph nodes: A large-scale, multicenter cohort study.
Tomo OsakoMasaaki MatsuuraDaisuke YotsumotoShin TakayamaKoji KanekoMina TakahashiKenzo ShimazuKatsuhide YoshidomeKazuya KuraokaMasayuki ItakuraMayumi TaniTakashi IshikawaYasuyo OhiTakayuki KinoshitaNobuaki SatoMasahiko TsujimotoSeigo NakamuraHitoshi TsudaShinzaburo NoguchiFutoshi AkiyamaPublished in: Cancer (2022)
Using the OSNA assay, the molecular readout-based SN tumor burden is an independent prognostic factor for early breast cancer. This model accurately predicts early systemic recurrence and may facilitate decision-making related to treatment.