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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2023

The role of irradiation in the management of the axilla in early breast cancer patients.

Thiraviyam Elumalai, Urvashi Jain, Charlotte E Coles, John R Benson

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Thiraviyam ElumalaiCambridge Breast Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Cambiridge, United Kingdom.
Urvashi JainCambridge Breast Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Cambiridge, United Kingdom.
Charlotte E ColesCambridge Breast Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Cambiridge, United Kingdom.
John R BensonCambridge Breast Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, Cambiridge, United Kingdom.
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The need for axillary radiotherapy in patients with invasive breast cancer (IBC) has been a topic of great debate in the last decade. Management of the axilla has evolved significantly over the past four decades with a trend towards de-escalation of surgical interventions and the aim of reducing morbidity and enhancing QOL without compromising long-term oncology outcomes. This review article will address the role of axillary irradiation with a focus on the omission of completion axillary lymph node dissection in selected patients with sentinel lymph node (SLN) positive early breast cancer (EBC) with reference to current guidelines based on evidence to date.

Indexed as

axillary radiotherapybreast cancerneoadjuvant chemotherapyregional nodal irradiation (RNI)sentinal lymph node biopsy

Identifiers

PMID37434967
PMCPMC10332143
OpenAlexW4382023226

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