Feasibility of the omission of axillary surgery in node-negative early breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Breast · 2025 · PMC12409457 · PMID 40865163

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borderline significancep = 0.067so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

In the random effects meta-analysis there was a negative association between omission and adjuvant chemotherapy with borderline significance (OR 0.49, 95 %CI 0.23–1.06, p = 0.067) ( Supplementary Fig. 1 ).

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