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Would you consider administration of neoadjuvant anthracycline for cT2N1 ER+/PR+/HER2- patients given that this may be excessive for N1 disease, or do you wait until nodal status is confirmed on surgical pathology? 

How do you stage and evaluate premenopausal patients with >= cN1 ER+ PR+ HER2- breast cancer prior to surgery to avoid this pitfall?
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Medical Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Yes, I would consider anthracycline-based therapy in cT2N1M0 HR+/HER2-negative breast cancer. The ABC trial, the only large-scale trial testing anthracycline specifically in HER-negative cases, showed only a marginal benefit in disease-free survival (not quite statistically significant), and appeare...

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