Publications by authors named "Katherine Chaisson"
Background: HER2/neu is a potentially interesting variable that has been demonstrated to have a profound impact on the management of invasive breast carcinoma, and we performed this study to evaluate the differences between HER2-positive and HER2-negative ductal carcinoma in situ. The impetus for this study was our poor recruitment to the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project Protocol B-43 trial that was designed to evaluate the potential role of trastuzumab in breast conservation therapy for patients with HER2-positive ductal carcinoma in situ.
Methods: All patients with ductal carcinoma in situ and an assessment for the HER2/neu receptor were identified.