Time to surgery among women treated with neoadjuvant systemic therapy and upfront surgery for breast cancer.
Ipshita PrakashSamantha M ThomasRachel A GreenupJennifer K PlichtaLaura H RosenbergerTerry HyslopOluwadamilola M FayanjuPublished in: Breast cancer research and treatment (2020)
Surgery extent, race/ethnicity, and insurance were associated with TTS across treatment groups, but longer TTS was only associated with worse OS in upfront-surgery patients. Our findings can help inform surgeon-patient communication, shared decision making, care coordination, and patients' expectations throughout both NST and in the perioperative period.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- surgical site infection
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- metabolic syndrome
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- rectal cancer
- skeletal muscle
- acute kidney injury
- replacement therapy
- pain management
- drug induced
- locally advanced
- pregnancy outcomes
- smoking cessation