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Breast Cancer • Medical Oncology
Would you consider delaying radiation to wait for OncoType results to guide adjuvant chemotherapy for early stage HR+ node negative breast cancer?
Often patients are referred to medical oncology for adjuvant therapy for early stage breast cancer after BCS and just before starting radiation.
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
I would definitely recommend obtaining the information from a predictive genomic signature, independent of the timing of radiation consultation.While the standard approach is to administer chemotherapy (if indicated) prior to radiation therapy, there is a paucity of evidence based studies to clearly...
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