Axillary Dissection and Nodal Irradiation Can Be Avoided for Most Node-positive Z0011-eligible Breast Cancers

Objective:To determine rates of axillary dissection (ALND) and nodal recurrence in patients eligible for ACOSOG Z0011.Background:Z0011 demonstrated that patients with cT1-2N0 breast cancers and 1 to 2 involved sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) having breast-conserving therapy had no difference in locoregi