Baseline factors predicting a response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy with implications for non ‐surgical management of triple‐negative breast cancer

ConclusionThe presence of microcalcifications on imaging and DCIS on initial CNB are associated with residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in TNBC. These variables can aid in identifying patients with TNBC suitable for inclusion in trials evaluating non‐surgical management after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

Source: British Journal of Surgery - February 21, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: R. F. D. van la Parra, A. B. Tadros, C. M. Checka, G. M. Rauch, A. Lucci, B. D. Smith, S. Krishnamurthy, V. Valero, W. T. Yang, H. M. Kuerer Tags: Original article Source Type: research