Article Breast conservation and axillary management after primary systemic therapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer: the Lucerne toolbox Published in the Lancet Oncology

EUROPA DONNA President, Tanja Spanic, EUROPA DONNA Past President, Mona Elzayat and EUROPA DONNA C.E.O., Susan Knox were panelists in a Conference held in Lucerne, Switzerland on 8 February 2019, aimed at reaching a consensus on the major clinical questions from diagnosis to surgery and providing clinical Guidelines and recommendations as well as a toolbox, “The Lucerne Toolbox”, to improve breast conservation rates and to guide axillary management after preoperative systemic therapy (PST). The consensus meeting resulted in the paper: Breast conservation and axillary management after primary systemic therapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer: the Lucerne toolbox which was published in the January 2021 edition of The Lancet, Oncology.