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Outcomes of Curative-Intent Treatment for Breast Cancer Patients Presenting with Sternal or Mediastinal Involvement

Authors :
Karen E. Hoffman
Welela Tereffe
M.C. Stauder
W.A. Woodward
Xiudong Lei
B.D. Smith
Carlos H. Barcenas
Eric A. Strom
Elizabeth A. Mittendorf
Kaitlin M. Christopherson
Thomas A. Buchholz
Grace L. Smith
George H. Perkins
Henry Mark Kuerer
Simona F. Shaitelman
Source :
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics. 99:E10-E11
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2017.

Abstract

Purpose: Optimal treatment of patients diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer limited to the mediastinum or sternum has never been delineated. Herein the authors sought to determine the efficacy of multimodality treatment, including metastasis-directed radiotherapy (RT), in curing patients with this presentation.

Details

ISSN :
03603016
Volume :
99
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........3e467f47f442c2bab098b7a2c13a1048
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2017.06.615