EClinicalMedicine
Postmastectomy radiation therapy in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer: a retrospective exploratory cohort analysis of the adjuvant lapatinib and/or trastuzumab treatment optimization (ALTTO) trial [BIG 2-06/NCCTG N063D (Alliance)]Research in context
By Maria Carmen De Santis, Christine Campbell, Faye Samy and 7 others.
Abstract
Summary: Background: Postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) improves locoregional control and survival in patients with early breast cancer, but it is unclear whether these benefits extend to human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive patients in the anti-HER2 era.








