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MARCH 31, 2017

Breast Cancer Prediction Tool Can Reduce Morbidity, Drastically Cut Costs

The non–sentinel node (NSN) prediction nomogram for estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer patients, developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York City, may deliver significant medical and economic benefits, a new study confirms.

Investigators from Institut Curie in Paris evaluated the medico-economic effect of using the MSKCC NSN prediction nomogram in 1,036 patients who were treated for operable ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer