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The Assisi Think Tank Meeting Survey of post-mastectomy radiation therapy in ductal carcinoma in situ: Suggestions for routine practice

  • A. Montero-Luis*
  • , C. Aristei
  • , I. Meattini
  • , M. Arenas
  • , L. Boersma
  • , C. Bourgier
  • , C. Coles
  • , B. Cutuli
  • , L. Falcinelli
  • , O. Kaidar-Person
  • , M. C. Leonardi
  • , B. Offersen
  • , F. Marazzi
  • , S. Rivera
  • , L. Tagliaferri
  • , V. Tombolini
  • , C. Vidali
  • , V. Valentini
  • , P. Poortmans
  • *Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journal(Systematic) Review articlepeer-review

Abstract

Background: Risk factors for local recurrence after mastectomy in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) emerged as a grey area during the second "Assisi Think Tank Meeting" (ATTM) on Breast Cancer.

Aim: To review practice patterns of post-mastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) in DCIS, identify risk factors for recurrence and select suitable candidates for PMRT.

Methods: A questionnaire concerning DCIS management, focusing on PMRT, was distributed online via SurveyMonkey.

Results: 142 responses were received from 15 countries. The majority worked in academic institutions, had 5-20 years work-experience and irradiated <5 DCIS patients/year. PMRT was more given if: surgical margins <1 mm, high-grade, multicentricity, young age, tumour size > 5 cm, skin- or nipple- sparing mastectomy. Moderate hypofractionation was the most common schedule, except after immediate breast reconstruction (57% conventional fractionation).

Conclusions: The present survey highlighted risk factors for PMRT administration, which should be further evaluated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)207-213
Number of pages7
JournalCritical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology
Volume138
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2019

Keywords

  • Breast cancer
  • Ductal carcinoma in situ
  • Post-mastectomy radiotherapy
  • Hypofractionation
  • Survey
  • BREAST-CONSERVING SURGERY
  • RADIOTHERAPY NSABP B-35
  • LONG-TERM OUTCOMES
  • LOCAL RECURRENCE
  • DOUBLE-BLIND
  • POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN
  • UK STANDARDIZATION
  • CANCER
  • MASTECTOMY
  • TAMOXIFEN

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