The landmark surgical trials of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project.
In this paper we provide a summary of several of the completed and ongoing surgical trials of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project, one of the cancer cooperative trials groups supported by the US National Cancer Institute.
Wickerham
D Lawrence
DL
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, USA. larry.wickerham@nsabp.org
Costantino
Joseph P
JP
Mamounas
Eleftherios P
EP
Julian
Thomas B
TB
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D016019:Survival Analysis; D014481:United States
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents