Premastectomy Radiotherapy and Immediate Breast Reconstruction: A Randomized Clinical Trial

• Published in: JAMA network open Vol. 7; no. 4; p. e245217
• Main Authors: Schaverien, Mark V, Singh, Puneet, Smith, Benjamin D, Qiao, Wei, Akay, Catherine L, Bloom, Elizabeth S, Chavez-MacGregor, Mariana, Chu, Carrie K, Clemens, Mark W, Colen, Jessica S, Ehlers, Richard A, Hwang, Rosa F, Joyner, Melissa M, Largo, Rene D, Mericli, Alexander F, Mitchell, Melissa P, Shuck, John W, Tamirisa, Nina, Tripathy, Debasish, Villa, Mark T, Woodward, Wendy A, Zacharia, Rensi, Kuerer, Henry M, Hoffman, Karen E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Medical Association 01.04.2024
• Subjects: Online Only; Original Investigation; Surgery

Premastectomy radiotherapy (PreMRT) is a new treatment sequence to avoid the adverse effects of radiotherapy on the final breast reconstruction while achieving the benefits of immediate breast reconstruction (IMBR). To evaluate outcomes among patients who received PreMRT and regional nodal irradiati...