The article discusses the debate surrounding the necessity of regional nodal irradiation in breast cancer patients with positive axillary lymph nodes that turn negative after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Dr. Eleftherios Mamounas led a trial that randomized women to receive regional nodal irradiation or no nodal irradiation post-surgery, showing no significant differences in outcomes between the two groups. The study suggests that regional nodal irradiation can be omitted in certain cases, reducing unnecessary toxicity and complications.
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