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ASO Author Reflections: Axillary Staging in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy—Beyond Clinical Trials

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  1. Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    Giacomo Montagna MD & Monica Morrow MD

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Monica Morrow has received speaking honoraria from Genomic Health. Giacomo Montagna was supported by the Ticino Cancer League, the Hanne Liebermann Foundation, the Fondation Ancrage, and the HEMMI-Stiftung.

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Selecting Node-Positive Patients for Axillary Downstaging with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy,” Ann Surg Oncol 2020. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08650-z.

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Montagna, G., Morrow, M. ASO Author Reflections: Axillary Staging in Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy—Beyond Clinical Trials. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 4523–4524 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08693-2

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