Using Chemotherapy Response to Personalize Choices Regarding Locoregional Therapy: A New Era in Breast Cancer Treatment?

The reduction in breast cancer mortality rates in the United States is one of the hallmark successes of modern oncology. This progress is largely the result of a rich tapestry of clinical research that has been conducted over the last three decades and has consistently, yet largely incrementally, improved screening and therapy. However, therapeutic strategies do not necessarily advance in unison, and as a result, evolution of one treatment may...