Are baseline ultrasound and mammographic features associated with rates of pathological completes response in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer?

Are baseline ultrasound and mammographic features associated with rates of pathological completes response in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer?

Abstract Background Increasing numbers of breast cancer patients receive neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). We seek to investigate whether baseline mammographic and ultrasound features are associated with complete pathological response (pCR) after NACT. Methods A database of NACT patients was reviewed...

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Main Authors: Sarah L. Savaridas, Yee Ting Sim, Sarah J. Vinnicombe, Colin A. Purdie, Alastair M. Thompson, Andy Evans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:Cancer Imaging
Subjects:
Breast carcinoma
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Pathological complete response
Mammography
Ultrasound
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40644-019-0251-3

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