Surgery

Patients with breast cancer who omitted sentinel lymph node surgery did not have an increased uptake in other forms of treatment like radiation therapy.

Post-surgical treatment, functional gains were improved among patients with breast cancer.

Patrick A. Kenney, MD; and David A. Braun, MD, PhD, discussed parameters they use to determine a patient’s eligibility for cytoreductive nephrectomy.

Tousimis explored the feasibility, complications, and surgical strategies for nipple-sparing mastectomy in patients with a history of radiation therapy.

Marc Lehrer Greenwald, MD, spoke with CancerNetwork® about how North Shore University Hospital treats young patients with colorectal cancer.

A predetermined change control plan was authorized as part of the premarket approval, allowing for AI enhancements without the need for FDA oversight.

Patrick Borgen, MD, discussed using ctDNA for “molecular interception” to de-escalate surgery and minimize AEs in biology-driven breast cancer care.

Emily Papai, MD, discussed her study on RECIST responses to neoadjuvant radiation in retroperitoneal sarcoma and the challenges of organ-sparing surgery.

Surgical updates for invasive breast cancer from the NCCN Breast Cancer meeting revealed insights on neoadjuvant endocrine therapy and SLNB omission.

The complicated nature of gastroesophageal cancer underscores the importance of collaboration between teams to safely treat patients with the disease.

Bodies like the NCCN must keep up with data related to ctDNA so that it can be incorporated in a measured manner, said Nicholas Hornstein, MD, PhD.

Circulating tumor DNA may particularly help adjuvant treatment decision-making in stage II colon cancer, according to Nicholas Hornstein, MD, PhD.

Investigators assessed recurrence rates between axillary lymph node dissection recipients after neoadjuvant chemotherapy vs nonrecipients.

The 60-month local regional recurrence-free rate was 93.2% in the MRI arm vs 95.7% in the no MRI arm among patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer.

Axillary dissection was more likely to be omitted among patients in the ALTERNATE trial when there was one positive sentinel node compared with 2 or more.

Qualified surgeons may offer laparoscopic distal gastrectomy as an alternative to open distal gastrectomy among those with clinical T4a gastric cancer.

Fertility-sparing surgery showed comparable efficacy vs hysterectomy in early-stage cervical cancer, with a 5-year RFS rate of 92% vs 96.4%, respectively.

The 3-year DFS rate was 96.9% in patients who received sentinel-lymph node biopsy alone vs 94.6% in those who received lymphadenectomy.

Receiving treatment at an academic center may improve the probability of receiving subsequent curative care among those with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Considering historical trends of underpowered data in NET surgical studies, CUTNETs established a collaboration of surgical teams to better power research.

An 80% disease metastasis–free survival rate occurred in those with uveal melanoma who received a brachytherapy plaque with vitrectomy and silicone oil.

Induction chemotherapy may allow investigators to biologically select patients with a favorable prognosis who benefit most from chemoradiotherapy.

Outcomes favoring robotic surgery for CRC may be influenced by patient selection factors, including clinical stability.

Ronald Bleday, MD, credits a chronic pain clinic for consulting patients who may be at a greater risk for prolonged opioid use following surgery.

Tran Ho, DO, FSSO, FACS, discussed how she found her passion in breast surgical oncology and how her mentors helped her achieve success.