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This is the Scientific Surgery Archive, which contains all randomized clinical trials in surgery that have been identified by searching the top 50 English language medical journal issues since January 1998. Compiled by Jonothan J. Earnshaw, former Editor-in-Chief, BJS

Axillary dissection versus no axillary dissection in patients with breast cancer and sentinel-node micrometastases (IBCSG 23-01): 10-year follow-up of a randomised, controlled phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2018; 19: 1385-1393.

Published: 9th April 2019

Authors: Galimberti V, Cole BF, Viale G, Veronesi P, Vicini E, Intra M et al.

Conclusion

The late results of this trial that included 934 women corroborated the 5-year findings. After 10 years, disease-free survival was no better after axillary dissection (74.9 per cent) than after no dissection (76.8 per cent).

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