De-escalation of axillary surgery and targeted axillary dissection following neoadjuvant chemotherapy: multicentre prospective regional audit.

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The rate of final axillary surgery differed significantly across the time periods (χ2(4) = 25.3, P < 0.001), reflecting a clear trend towards increasing use of de-escalation over time.

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