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The 2018 assisi think tank meeting on breast cancer: International expert panel white paper.

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Arenas, Meritxell 
Selek, Ugur 
Kaidar-Person, Orit 
Perrucci, Elisabetta 
Montero Luis, Angel 

Abstract

We report on the second Assisi Think Tank Meeting (ATTM) on breast cancer which was held under the auspices of the European Society for RadioTherapy & Oncology (ESTRO). In discussing in-depth current evidence and practice it was designed to identify grey areas in diverse forms of the disease. It aimed at addressing uncertainties and proposing future trials to improve patient care. Before the meeting, three key topics were selected: 1) primary systemic therapy, mastectomy, breast reconstruction and post-mastectomy radiation therapy, 2) therapeutic options in ductal carcinoma in situ, and 3) therapy de-escalation in early stage breast cancer. Clinical practice in these areas was investigated by means of an online questionnaire. The time lapse period between the survey and the meeting was used to review the literature and on-going clinical trials. At the ATTM both were discussed in depth and research protocols were proposed.

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Breast cancer, Breast reconstruction, De-escalating therapy, Ductal carcinoma in situ, Hypofractionation, Neoadjuvant chemotherapy, Partial breast irradiation, Post-mastectomy radiation therapy, Radiation therapy, Breast Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating, Humans, Mastectomy, Mastectomy, Segmental, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant

Journal Title

Crit Rev Oncol Hematol

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Journal ISSN

1040-8428
1879-0461

Volume Title

151

Publisher

Elsevier BV

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