Tumor Biomechanics Quantified Using MR Elastography to Predict Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Individuals with Breast Cancer.

Purpose To evaluate the ability of MR elastography (MRE) to noninvasively quantify tissue biomechanics and determine the added diagnostic value of biomechanics for predicting response throughout neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). Materials and Methods In this prospective study (between September 2020 and August 2023; registration no. NCT03238144), participants with breast cancer scheduled to undergo NAC underwent five MRE scans at different time points alongside clinical dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE MRI).

Improving breast cancer multidisciplinary meetings through streamlining with protocol-based management.

Objectives: Multidisciplinary meetings (MDMs) are part of standard of care for patients with cancer. Streamlining is essential for high-quality care and efficiency. This study evaluated the feasibility of implementing a protocol to remove patients with benign breast disease from discussion at the MDM.