GuidelineJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2014
Society of Surgical Oncology-American Society for Radiation Oncology consensus guideline on margins for breast-conserving surgery with whole-breast irradiation in stages I and II invasive breast cancer.
Guideline in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 182 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Feasibility Clinical Trial of Intraoperative Radiotherapy (IORT) and Second Breast-conserving-surgery After Local Recurrence of Breast Carcinoma
Precision Breast Conserving Surgery With the Guidance of Localization Combined With Multidetector CT 3-dimensional Image Reconstruction: a Single Center, Prospective, Cohort Study.
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182 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 425 citations in OpenAlex.
- Laparoscopically Harvested Pedicled Omental Flap in Immediate Unilateral Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review of Surgical Techniques and Clinical Outcomes.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2026Pooled it
- Margin status, re-excision, and completion mastectomy after oncoplastic versus conventional breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Local recurrence and residual tumor rates following cryoablation for small early-stage breast cancers: systemic review and meta-analysis.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2025Pooled it
- Wire-Free, Nonradioactive Localization Techniques to Guide Surgical Excision of Nonpalpable Breast Tumours: A Health Technology Assessment.Ontario health technology assessment series · 2023Pooled it
- Pathological Diagnosis, Work-Up and Reporting of Breast Cancer 1st Central-Eastern European Professional Consensus Statement on Breast Cancer.Pathology oncology research : POR · 2022Pooled it
- Novel imaging techniques for intraoperative margin assessment in surgical oncology: A systematic review.International journal of cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Preoperative non-palpable breast lesion localization, innovative techniques and clinical outcomes in surgical practice: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2021Pooled it
- Evaluation of guidelines regarding surgical treatment of breast cancer using the AGREE Instrument: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2017Pooled it
- Technical success, technique efficacy and complications of minimally-invasive imaging-guided percutaneous ablation procedures of breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.European radiology · 2017Pooled it
- Pooled it
- Society of Surgical Oncology-American Society for Radiation Oncology-American Society of Clinical Oncology Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole-Breast Irradiation in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2016Guideline
- Society of Surgical Oncology-American Society for Radiation Oncology-American Society of Clinical Oncology Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery with Whole-Breast Irradiation in Ductal Carcinoma In Situ.Annals of surgical oncology · 2016Guideline
- Society of Surgical Oncology-American Society for Radiation Oncology-American Society of Clinical Oncology Consensus Guideline on Margins for Breast-Conserving Surgery With Whole-Breast Irradiation in Ductal Carcinoma in Situ.Practical radiation oncologyGuideline
- A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Radioguided Occult Lesion Localization (ROLL) and Magnetic Seed Localization for the Localization of Nonpalpable Breast Lesions: Analysis of Surgical Outcomes, Patient's Perception, and Costs.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Trial
- Surgical outcomes after radioactive 125I seed versus hookwire localization of non-palpable breast cancer: a multicentre randomized clinical trial.The British journal of surgery · 2021Trial
- Margin Assessment in Breast-Conserving Surgery: A Comparative Analysis of Frozen Section and Cavity Shave Techniques.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- Therapeutic mammoplasty in selected East Asian patients: oncologic safety and cosmetic outcomes.Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) · 2026Observational
- A pH/ATP Dual-Sensitive Nanoprobe-Based Bioluminescence Imaging for Intraoperative Human Multicancer Detection.Chemical & biomedical imaging · 2026Article
- Specimen PET-CT Imaging for Intraoperative Margin Assessment in Early-Stage Breast Cancer: The BrIMA Nonrandomized Clinical Trial.JAMA surgery · 2026Article
- Impact of preoperative MRI on long-term outcomes of breast-conserving therapy with electronic kV-intraoperative radiotherapy: A risk-stratified analysis based on ASTRO criteria.Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland) · 2026Article
122 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
purposeControversy exists regarding the optimal margin width in breast-conserving surgery for invasive breast cancer.
methodsA multidisciplinary consensus panel used a meta-analysis of margin width and ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) from a systematic review of 33 studies including 28,162 patients as the primary evidence base for consensus.
resultsPositive margins (ink on invasive carcinoma or ductal carcinoma in situ) are associated with a two-fold increase in the risk of IBTR compared with negative margins. This increased risk is not mitigated by favorable biology, endocrine therapy, or a radiation boost. More widely clear margins do not significantly decrease the rate of IBTR compared with no ink on tumor. There is no evidence that more widely clear margins reduce IBTR for young patients or for those with unfavorable biology, lobular cancers, or cancers with an extensive intraductal component.
conclusionThe use of no ink on tumor as the standard for an adequate margin in invasive cancer in the era of multidisciplinary therapy is associated with low rates of IBTR and has the potential to decrease re-excision rates, improve cosmetic outcomes, and decrease health care costs. J Clin Oncol 32. 2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology®, American Society for Radiation Oncology®, and Society of Surgical Oncology®. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission by the American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Society for Radiation Oncology, and Society of Surgical Oncology.
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