Radiation Boost for Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) After Whole
Breast Radiation Therapy (WBRT) Improves Local Control:
Collaborative Analysis of Patients Treated at Ten Academic
Institutions,
Moran MS, Zhao Y, Ma S, Kirova YM, et al, JAMA Oncol, 2017
Purpose:
To estimate the benefit of the DCIS boost
Calculate sample size needed to show this difference
To assess the independent effects of the DCIS-boost on
ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) in a large DCIS cohort