title: The landmark surgical trials of the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP), Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, USA. larry.wickerham@nsabp.org
authors.forename: D Lawrence
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Wickerham
authors.forename: Joseph P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Costantino
authors.forename: Eleftherios P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Mamounas
authors.forename: Thomas B
authors.initials: TB
authors.lastname: Julian
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents