Abstract:Background: Serial biopsies (bx) of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in the curative neoadjuvant setting provides critical information on dynamic changes in the tumor in response to neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NAST) and can help inform the development of novel therapeutic strategies. However, neoplastic seeding following image guided breast bx has previously been reported in TNBC, raising concerns that serial bx may worsen clinical outcomes. Thus, we sought to determine if serial bx were associated with … Show more
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