Open AccessAccuracy of core biopsy in predicting pathologic complete response in the breast in patients with complete/near complete clinical and radiological response (Complete Responders in the Breast - CRBr) - Trial design and conduct
Author(s) -
Nisha Hariharan,
T. Subramanyeshwar Rao,
Senthil Rajappa,
C.C.K. Naidu,
Kalyani Raju,
Veeraiah Koppula,
Sudha Murthy,
Suseela Kodandapani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of surgery protocols
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.291
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2468-3574
DOI - 10.1016/j.isjp.2019.05.002
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , biopsy , radiology , mammography , histopathology , neoadjuvant therapy , clinical trial , core biopsy , cancer , surgery , pathology
With the advent of taxanes and targeted agents in neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) for breast cancer, the rates of pathologic complete response (pCR) have been steadily increasing. One of the roles of surgery in these women is to serve as a biopsy to confirm or negate a pCR.