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Can Chemotherapy Before Surgery Eliminate the Need for Surgery?
Can Chemotherapy Before Surgery Eliminate the Need for Surgery?
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Nov 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
At the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2023 Congress in Madrid, Spain, Dr. Henry Kuerer presented results from a study looking at whether some women diagnosed with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer or early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer could skip surgery if they had a pathologic complete response to chemotherapy before surgery.
Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Kuerer explain:
what a pathologic complete response is
why no women diagnosed with hormone receptor-positive disease were in the study
the results of the study
what the next steps are for this research
Listen to the podcast to hear Dr. Kuerer explain:
what a pathologic complete response is
why no women diagnosed with hormone receptor-positive disease were in the study
the results of the study
what the next steps are for this research
Released:
Nov 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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