826-827 / 1816
AMAROS
•
Randomised trial of women with 3-
5cm sized breast cancers and a
positive sentinel node.
•
744 patients radnomised to axillary
clearance versus 681 to axillary
radiotherapy.
•
5 years follow-up
•
Primary outcome: axillary recurrence
(No significant difference).
•
DFS, OS no significant difference
0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1
1.2
1.4
Axillary recurrence
Axillary recurrence
at 5 years
Surgery radiotherapy
0
5
10
15
20
25
% lymphoedema
% lymphoedema at
5 years
Surgery Radiotherapy
P<0.05