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Do you recommend PMRT and if so, do you treat the regional nodes, in patients who are cT4N0 (non-inflammatory) treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy who have a pCR at the time of mastectomy?

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Radiation Oncology · Varian Medical Systems/Allegheny health network

I would recommend PMRT and treat chest wall and regional node comprehensively. At present those who present with clinical stage III disease like above and have pCR we recommend PMRT. Some of them are suitable for B51 also (stage III and node positive upfront converted to node negative) and we do off...