During the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS), CancerNetwork® spoke with several multidisciplinary oncology experts from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota about their respective key takeaways from the presentations on developments in the breast cancer space, including surgery, radiotherapy, and biomarker research. 

Judy C. Boughey, a surgical oncologist of the Division of Breast and Melanoma Surgical Oncology and the Department of Surgery, discussed her research on the impact of breast conservation therapy on local recurrence rates in multiple ipsilateral breast cancer in the phase 2 ACOSOG Z11102 (Alliance) trial (NCT01556243).

Robert Mutter, MD, an associate professor of the Department of Radiation Oncology, spoke about his work on a randomized phase 2 trial assessing the use of conventional vs hypofractionated proton radiotherapy following a mastectomy among patients with breast cancer. 

Siddhartha Yadav, MD, MBBS, a medical oncologist and assistant professor of Medicine and Oncology, highlighted data from the population-based CARRIERS study, assessing germline pathogenic variants and other factors as risks for contralateral breast cancer.

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