Elizabeth L. Cureton
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View article: Local Recurrence Rates are Low in High-Risk Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer in the I-SPY 1 Trial (CALGB 150007/150012; ACRIN 6657)
Local Recurrence Rates are Low in High-Risk Neoadjuvant Breast Cancer in the I-SPY 1 Trial (CALGB 150007/150012; ACRIN 6657) Open
Increasingly, women with stage 2 and 3 breast cancers receive neoadjuvant therapy, after which many are eligible for breast-conserving surgery (BCS). The question often arises as to whether BCS, if achievable, provides adequate local contr…
View article: Rapid Implementation of Intraoperative Ultrasonography to Reduce Wire Localization in The Permanente Medical Group
Rapid Implementation of Intraoperative Ultrasonography to Reduce Wire Localization in The Permanente Medical Group Open
A multifacility protocol using intraoperative ultrasonography to visualize hydrogel clips was implemented, which decreased WL procedures and produced no significant difference in margin positivity between the WL and non-WL groups. This tec…
View article: Utility of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Retesting of Histologic Grade 3 Invasive Breast Carcinomas
Utility of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) Retesting of Histologic Grade 3 Invasive Breast Carcinomas Open
The rate of clinically significant HER2 status discordance between core biopsy and surgical specimens in patients with Grade 3 breast carcinoma is low. However, given the dramatically improved survival conferred by trastuzumab therapy, our…