Can a simple biopsy spare breast cancer patients from extra surgery?

NCT ID NCT01841749

First seen Nov 01, 2025 · Last updated May 16, 2026 · Updated 33 times

Summary

This study looked at 228 women with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) who needed a mastectomy. The goal was to see if doing a sentinel lymph node biopsy before mastectomy could help some women avoid a more extensive lymph node removal later. The researchers measured how many women had negative sentinel nodes, meaning they could skip the extra surgery.

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Locations

  • Institut Bergonié

    Bordeaux, Aquitaine, 33000, France

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