Phase III Trial Finds Equivalent OS Rates Between APBI Brachytherapy and Whole Breast Irradiation Therapy

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A prospective, randomized, multicenter phase III study comparing accelerated partial breast irradiation with interstitial multicatheter brachytherapy to whole breast irradiation showed that APBI brachytherapy lead to equivalent overall survival and local and regional cancer control rates, as compared to WBI after breast conserving surgery for selected patients with early stage breast cancers.

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