Safety of Omitting Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer Patients With Isolated Chest Wall Recurrence

KK Women's and Children's Hospital300 enrolled

Overview

The axillary management of breast cancer patients with operable isolated chest wall recurrence after mastectomy is unclear. We aim to determine if axillary restaging surgery can be safely omitted with no increased recurrences in this group of patients.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

300

Conditions

Breast Cancer Recurrent Disease

Interventions

axillary surgeryPROCEDURE

one group undergoes axillary surgery

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: Mastectomy patients who developed pathologically confirmed invasive isolated chest wall recurrence. \- Exclusion Criteria: -Patients with bilateral cancers * Patients with evidence of concomitant distant or/and regional recurrences * Patients who did not have surgery for their isolated chest wall recurrences.

Locations (1)

KK Women's and Children's Hospital

Singapore, Singapore

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

recurrence

axillary or distant recuurences

Time frame: from date of surgery to date of recurrence, up to 5 years

Central Contacts

Geok hoon lim

CONTACT

lim.gh@singhealth.com.sg

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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