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

Effect of axillary dissection vs no axillary dissection on 10-year overall survival among women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis. The ACOSOG Z0011 (Alliance) randomized clinical trial. JAMA 2017; 318: 918-926.

Published: 5th January 2018

Authors: Giuliano AG, Ballman KV, McCall L, Beitsch P, Brennan MB, Keleman PR et al.

Conclusion

At median follow-up of 9.3 years, the addition of axillary dissection did not improve disease-free (0.85, 95 per cent confidence interval 0.62 to 1.17) or overall survival (0.85, 0 to 1.16) in this study that included 891 women.

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