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Dr. Monica Morrow has received speaking honoraria from Genomic Health. Dr. Giacomo Montagna was supported by the Ticino Cancer League, the Hanne Liebermann Foundation, the Fondation Ancrage, and the HEMMI-Stiftung. Dr. Melisssa Pilewskie has no conflict of interest.
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This ASO Author Reflections article offers a brief invited commentary on the article, “How Effective Is Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy (NET) in Downstaging the Axilla and Achieving Breast-Conserving Surgery?” Ann Surg Oncol. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08888-7.
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Montagna, G., Morrow, M. & Pilewskie, M. ASO Author Reflections: Nodal Downstaging and Conversion to Breast-Conserving Surgery Following Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy. Ann Surg Oncol 27 (Suppl 3), 693–694 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08971-z
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