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Single-Port Robotic-assisted Transaxillary Breast-conserving Surgery: A Prospective, Single-arm, Non-randomized Phase IIa Clinical Trial
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[Breast cancer].
1Dept. of Breast Surgery, National Kyushu Cancer Center Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Gan to Kagaku Ryoho. Cancer & Chemotherapy
|April 1, 1989
Summary
Breast cancer treatment reviews show conservative surgeries are standard in the West but need study in Japan. Systemic therapies for advanced cases lack definitive survival benefits, necessitating personalized treatment plans.
Area of Science:
- Oncology
- Surgical Oncology
- Medical Oncology
Context:
- Breast cancer treatment paradigms are evolving globally.
- Established Western practices for early-stage disease contrast with needs in Japan.
- Current systemic therapies for advanced breast cancer show limited efficacy.
Purpose:
- To review current breast cancer treatment strategies.
- To highlight the need for comparative studies on conservative surgery in Japan.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of adjuvant and systemic treatments for breast cancer.
Summary:
- Conservative surgical procedures for early breast cancer are standard in Western countries.
- Comparative studies are needed to establish conservative surgery as a standard in Japan.
- Adjuvant tamoxifen and cytotoxic chemotherapy show some mortality benefits.
- Systemic treatments for advanced breast cancer, including chemotherapy and chemo-endocrine therapy, have not definitively prolonged survival.
Impact:
- Informs the need for localized research and comparative trials in Japan.
- Suggests a shift towards individualized treatment strategies for advanced breast cancer.
- Highlights the importance of evaluating established treatments in different healthcare settings.
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