Journal article
External beam accelerated partial breast irradiation versus whole breast irradiation after breast conserving surgery in women with ductal carcinoma in situ and node-negative breast cancer (RAPID): a randomised controlled trial
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Whole breast irradiation delivered once per day over 3-5 weeks after breast conserving surgery reduces local recurrence with good cosmetic results. Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) delivered over 1 week to the tumour bed was developed to provide a more convenient treatment. In this trial, we investigated if external beam APBI was non-inferior to whole breast irradiation.
METHODS: We did this multicentre, randomised, …
Authors
Whelan TJ; Julian JA; Berrang TS; Kim D-H; Germain I; Nichol AM; Akra M; Lavertu S; Germain F; Fyles A
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 394, No. 10215, pp. 2165–2172
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
12 2019
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(19)32515-2
ISSN
0140-6736