Surgery With or Without Lymph Node Removal in Treating Older Women With Stage I Breast Cancer
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
RATIONALE: Surgery to remove axillary lymph nodes may be an effective treatment for women
with breast cancer.
PURPOSE: Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of therapy with or without
axillary lymph node dissection following quadrantectomy in treating older women with stage I
breast cancer that is estrogen receptor positive.