Jana de Boniface1, Matilda Appelgren1, Robert Szulkin2
1Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Surgery, Breast Center, Capio St Göran's Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
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Completion axillary lymph node dissection (cALND) for early breast cancer patients may identify need for adjuvant abemaciclib but causes significant arm morbidity. Omitting cALND in select patients avoids arm problems without compromising survival outcomes.
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