Strut Adjusted Volume Implant(SAVI) - An Interim Report of Patient Satisfaction and Outcomes

• Published in: Gan to kagaku ryoho Vol. 44; no. 12; p. 1503
• Main Authors: Yamamoto, Daigo, Siga, Toshiko, Yoshikawa, Katsuhiro, Tsubota, Yu, Sueoka, Noriko, Chiba, Tsukuru, Ishizuka, Mariko, Kon, Masanori
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japan 01.11.2017
• Subjects: Aged; Breast Implants; Breast Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Female; Humans; Mastectomy, Segmental; Middle Aged; Multimodal Imaging; Patient Satisfaction; Radiotherapy Dosage

Strut adjusted volume implant(SAVI)was approved by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA)for the treatment of breast cancer in 2006. The phase II study was conducted to investigate the activity and safety of SAVI in breast cancer patients. Criteria for SAVI treatments were N0, T<2 cm, and age≥40....