title: Optimizing Radiation Treatment Decisions for Patients Who Receive Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.
abstract: The indications for postoperative radiotherapy after surgery following neoadjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer are reviewed and the controversial issues summarized. Current standards and areas of future development are delineated. The need of collecting data on radiotherapy characteristics and results, according to different clinical and biological parameters, in the framework of perspective clinical studies, is underlined.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology Department of the University and Istituto del Radio, Brescia, Italy (SMM, MB, LC). stefano.magrini@unibs.it.
authors.forename: Stefano M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Magrini
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology Department of the University and Istituto del Radio, Brescia, Italy (SMM, MB, LC).
authors.forename: Michela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buglione
authors.affiliation: Radiation Oncology Department of the University and Istituto del Radio, Brescia, Italy (SMM, MB, LC).
authors.forename: Loredana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Costa
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery* / Q000628:therapy*; D059186:Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011184:Postoperative Period; D057285:Precision Medicine / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends; D011379:Prognosis; D047368:Tumor Burden / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects