Reina Maeda, Tadahiko Shien, Mina Takahashi, Kengo Kawada, Yukiko Kajiwara, Shinichiro Kubo, Daisuke Takabatake, Shoichiro Ohtani, Kinya Matsuoka, Hajime Hikino, Yutaka Ogasawara, Naruto Taira, Shozo Osumi, Masahiko Ikeda, Hiroyoshi Doihara
While local treatment of metastases is considered to be unrelated to prognosis, previous studies have suggested that local treatment of isolated lung metastases may have positive prognostic impact. We designed this prospective cohort study to investigate the clinical situation and its outcomes. We enrolled patients with fewer than 3 lung nodules suspected of being oligometastases after curative breast cancer surgery. Treatments, including local and systemic therapy, were selected by the physician and patient in consultation...
February 2024: Acta Medica Okayama