For patients with early-stage cervical cancer, sentinel lymph node biopsy alone is noninferior to lymphadenectomy with respect to disease-free survival, according to a study published online Oct. 15 ...

For years, it has been a mainstay of treatment to stop the spread of many cancers. But is the removal of lymph nodes – tiny, bean-shaped nodules that filter waste and bacteria – really the best way to ...

Removing lymph nodes during cancer surgery has saved countless lives in many tumor types. Yet recent research is challenging parts of this long-standing practice. Imagine your body's immune defenses ...

Dr. Ko Un “Clara” Park and Dr. Mylin Torres present the latest evidence-based changes to the SLNB in early-stage breast cancer guideline. They discuss the practice-changing trials that led to the ...

Gastric cancer (GC) remains an oncological challenge, with lymph node involvement being a major prognostic factor. Sentinel lymph node (SLN) mapping may improve staging and reduce morbidity. This ...

For clinically node-negative (cN0) breast cancer patients with sonographically suspicious lymph nodes (iN+) but negative fine-needle aspiration cytology (N0(f)), sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy can be considered for node-negative, HR-positive, HER2-negative early breast ...

Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for early cervical cancer achieved non-inferiority versus pelvic lymphadenectomy, according to results of a large randomized study from China. Patients assigned to SLN ...

TRUST: Trial of radical upfront surgical therapy in advanced ovarian cancer (ENGOT ov33/AGO‐OVAR OP7). This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Annual Meeting II. This abstract does not ...

Limited data are available on survival outcomes after sentinel-lymph-node biopsy alone as compared with lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer. In this multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial, we ...