What adjuvant treatment would you use in a pT1miN0M0 ER -/HER2 IDC of the breast after bilateral mastectomies?
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Medical Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
I generally would not treat microinvasive disease with systemic therapy unless it were multifocal in a surrounding of high grade DCIS, as these cases could recur distantly, although even then, the risk is low. It may be higher over a life time in younger patients - with 20 year breast cancer mortali...
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Medical Oncology · H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida
I do not treat microinvasive HER2+ disease with adjuvant therapy.
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Medical Oncology · Private Practice and Digital Health
This can be a difficult decision. High grade HER2+ DCIS with microinvasion always gives me pause and I take it seriously each time. I have see all too often recurrence with systemic disease or regional lymph nodes within as early as 2-3 years after surgery.
Especially when extensive, it can be hard...