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Gowda AU, Nie J, Mets E, Alperovich M, Avraham T. Risk Factors for Lymphedema After Breast Conservation Therapy and Oncoplastic Reduction. Ann Plast Surg 2021; 87:248-252. [PMID: 33346532 DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000002630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lymphedema is a known complication after the surgical management of breast cancer, yet the incidence is poorly defined after breast conserving therapy and oncoplastic reduction. The primary aim of this study was to define lymphedema incidence in this population. Furthermore, we sought to correlate demographic factors, surgical approach, and complementary treatment modalities with incidence. METHODS Data were collected retrospectively on patients who underwent breast conserving therapy at our institution from 2012 to 2015 with greater than 1 year of follow-up. Patients were excluded if they underwent breast surgery before treatment, completion mastectomy, delayed breast reconstruction, or delayed breast reduction. RESULTS Five hundred and eighty-four patients met study criteria with a 11% lymphedema rate. Patients developing lymphedema had higher preoperative body mass index (P = 0.02), larger breast mass resection volume (P < 0.01), higher rate of axillary dissection (P < 0.01), increased rate of adjuvant whole-breast radiation (P = 0.03), supraclavicular radiation (P < 0.01), axillary radiation (P < 0.01), and neoadjuvant medical therapy (P < 0.01). Multivariate analysis showed breast specimen mass, axillary radiation, and neoadjuvant medical therapy, which were associated with lymphedema (P < 0.05). There was no difference in lymphedema incidence between partial mastectomy and oncoplastic reduction cohorts with independent multivariate analyses for each showing axillary radiation and neoadjuvant medical therapy were significantly associated with lymphedema (P < 0.05), although breast specimen mass was not. CONCLUSIONS Elevated preoperative body mass index, radiation, axillary dissection, and neoadjuvant medical therapy are associated with an increased risk of lymphedema after breast conserving surgery. Oncoplastic reconstruction is not a risk factor for lymphedema.
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- Arvind U Gowda
- From the Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Yang P, Hu X, Peng S, Wang L, Yang L, Dong Y, Yang Z, Yuan L, Zhao H, He X, Bao G. Near-infrared laparoscopy with indocyanine green for axillary sentinel lymph node biopsy in early breast cancer: preliminary experience of a single unit. Gland Surg 2021; 10:1677-1686. [PMID: 34164312 DOI: 10.21037/gs-21-223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Background A sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is a routine procedure for axillary staging in cN0 breast cancer (BC) patients. Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence can detect sentinel lymph nodes with higher sensitivity than carbon nanoparticle suspension (CNS). The present study investigated the availability and benefits of a near-infrared (NIR) laparoscopy-assisted SLNB using ICG and carbon nanoparticle suspension as tracers. Methods Forty patients with invasive BC, who had clinically negative axillary lymph nodes, participated in this observational study. ICG and CNS tracers were injected into the periareolar region simultaneously or sequentially. In the endoscopy-assisted group (n=20), the patients were given NIR laparoscopic SLNB based on ICG fluorescence and CNS staining. In the open-surgery group, the patients were given traditional SLNB using an open incision, and CNS tracers were injected into the same region as that in the endoscopy-assisted group. Results In the endoscopy-assisted group, lymphatic vessels and sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) were successfully identified using ICG fluorescence imaging in most patients (19/20). The average number of SLNs removed was 2.85 (range, 1-4) in the endoscopy-assisted group, and 3.40 (range, 1-7) in the open-surgery group. There was no significant difference between the number of detected nodes (P=0.30). The patients who underwent endoscopy-assisted SLNBs had similar operating times, blood loss and hospital-stay lengths, but lower postoperative drainage volumes and higher satisfaction scores, as they did not have axillary incisions. Conclusions The NIR laparoscopy-assisted ICG-guided technique is a feasible and surgeon-friendly method for SLNB with good efficacy and acceptable safety. When combined with CNS, more SLNs can be detected and dissected.
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- Ping Yang
- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Tangdu Hospital, Air Force Military Medical University, Xi'an, China
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Akita S, Yamaji Y, Tokumoto H, Tezuka T, Ogata H, Kosaka K, Kanai M, Kuriyama M, Mitsukawa N. Where does subcutaneous lymph from the chest wall flow into after mastectomy? J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2021; 74:2856-2862. [PMID: 34020906 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2021.03.112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Changes of the lymph flow from the chest wall after mastectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) or axillary lymph node dissection (Ax) has yet to be understood. This study aimed to investigate the effect of axillary surgery on lymphatic flow from the chest wall in patients who have undergone mastectomy, including those have undergone breast reconstruction and vascularized lymph node transfer (VLNT). METHODS Following mastectomy in 100 breasts, the directions of lymph flow from the chest wall was compared between the SLNB omission, SLNB, Ax, and Ax followed by VLNT groups using indocyanine green (ICG) lymphography in cross-sectional study. Lymph flow on the deep epigastric artery perforator (DIEP) flap was also investigated. RESULTS Lymph flow directing to the ipsilateral axilla was observed more frequently after SLNB than Ax (48% vs. 12.5%; p = 0.005); however, no significant difference was observed in the frequency of contralateral axillary route adoption between them (8% vs. 15%; p = 0.65). In the VLNT group, lymph flow to the ipsilateral axilla was not observed at a significantly higher frequency than in the Ax group (12.5% vs. 12.5%, p = 1.00). On the transferred DIEP flap, the lymph flowed anterograde or retrograde parallel to the anatomic course of the lymphatic vessels. CONCLUSION To visualize the direction of lymph flow of the chest following mastectomy, ICG lymphography may be useful to discern the direction in which malignant neoplasms, including lymphoma, are transported and to plan for lymph flow restoration.
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- Shinsuke Akita
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Japan Red Cross Maebashi Hospital, Maebashi, Japan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chiba Cancer Center Hospital, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan; Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shinyurigaoka General Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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Riedel F, Heil J, Feisst M, Moderow M, von Au A, Domschke C, Michel L, Schaefgen B, Golatta M, Hennigs A. Analyzing non-sentinel axillary metastases in patients with T3-T4 cN0 early breast cancer and tumor-involved sentinel lymph nodes undergoing breast-conserving therapy or mastectomy. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2020; 184:627-636. [PMID: 32816190 PMCID: PMC7599150 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05876-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 08/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Purpose In the ACOSOG Z0011 trial, completing axillary lymph node dissection (cALND) did not benefit patients with T1–T2 cN0 early breast cancer and 1–2 positive sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) undergoing breast-conserving surgery (BCT). This paper reports cALND rates in the clinical routine for patients who had higher (T3–T4) tumor stages and/or underwent mastectomy but otherwise met the ACOSOG Z0011 eligibility criteria. Aim of this study is to determine cALND time trends and non-sentinel axillary metastases (NSAM) rates to estimate occult axillary tumor burden. Methods Data were included from patients treated in 179 German breast cancer centers between 2008 and 2015. Time-trend rates were analyzed for cALND of patients with T3–T4 tumors separated for BCT and mastectomy and regarding presence of axillary macrometastases or micrometastases. Results Data were available for 188,909 patients, of whom 19,009 were identified with 1–2 positive SLN. Those 19,009 patients were separated into 4 cohorts: (1) Patients with T1–T2 tumors receiving BCT (ACOSOG Z0011 eligible; n = 13,741), (2) T1–T2 with mastectomy (n = 4093), (3) T3–T4 with BCT (n = 269), (4) T3–T4 with mastectomy (n = 906). Among patients with T3–T4 tumors, cALND rates declined from 2008 to 2015: from 88.2 to 62.6% for patients receiving mastectomy and from 96.6 to 58.1% in patients receiving BCT. Overall rates for any NSAM after cALND for cohorts 1–4 were 33.4%, 42.3%, 46.9%, 58.8%, respectively. Conclusions The cALND rates have decreased substantially in routine care in patients with ‘extended’ ACOSOG Z0011 eligibility criteria. Axillary tumor burden is higher in these patients than in the ACOSOG Z0011 trial.
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- Fabian Riedel
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 130.3, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- West German Breast Center GmbH, Bahlenstr. 180, 40589, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Im Neuenheimer Feld 440, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.
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Akita S, Yamaji Y, Takeuchi N, Wakai K, Azuma K, Nakagawa A, Fujimoto H, Sangai T, Nagashima T, Mitsukawa N, Ikehara Y. Detection of Nonpalpable Tiny Axillary Lymph Nodes Surrounded by Adipose Tissue Using a Near-Infrared Camera. Lymphat Res Biol 2020; 18:455-463. [PMID: 32048903 DOI: 10.1089/lrb.2019.0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background: It is not always possible to detect nonpalpable small lymph nodes (LNs) surrounded by adipose tissue under the wavelength of visible light. A newly developed near-infrared camera with InGaAs element was able to capture photographs using light at >1000-nm wavelength, at which the difference in absorbance between water and lipids is large. This study investigated the ability to detect nonvisible small LNs using light at 1300-nm wavelength. Methods and Results: Following retrieval of LNs through axillary LN dissection from 20 patients with breast cancer, residual specimens were simultaneously photographed using light at 970-, 1070-, 1200-, 1300-, 1450-, and 1600-nm wavelengths. A total of 45 specimens were observed pathologically at the selected portions in which the 1300-nm light was absorbed (high absorbance group [HA group], n = 25) and those in which the 970-nm light was absorbed instead (low absorbance group [LA group], n = 20). All specimens categorized in the HA group detected the LNs, whereas none of those categorized in the LA group detected an LN. The sensitivity and specificity in the identification of an LN were 1.0. The LNs detected using this camera were significantly smaller than those detected by surgeons (3.00 ± 2.93 mm vs. 5.90 ± 3.91 mm, p < 0.01). Discussion: The light at 1300-nm wavelength was absorbed by axillary LNs. This camera detected LNs that were undetectable by surgeons. This novel technology may be applied to lymphatic microsurgery and contribute to the development of a minimally invasive LN dissection method.
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- Shinsuke Akita
- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Chiba, Japan.,Biotechnology Research Institute for Drug Discovery, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Japan
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Schmitz KH, Troxel AB, Dean LT, DeMichele A, Brown JC, Sturgeon K, Zhang Z, Evangelisti M, Spinelli B, Kallan MJ, Denlinger C, Cheville A, Winkels RM, Chodosh L, Sarwer DB. Effect of Home-Based Exercise and Weight Loss Programs on Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema Outcomes Among Overweight Breast Cancer Survivors: The WISER Survivor Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 2019; 5:1605-1613. [PMID: 31415063 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.2109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Importance To our knowledge, no randomized clinical trials have assessed the effects of the combination of weight loss and home-based exercise programs on lymphedema outcomes. Objective To assess weight loss, home-based exercise, and the combination of weight loss and home-based exercise with clinical lymphedema outcomes among overweight breast cancer survivors. Design, Setting, and Participants This randomized clinical trial (Women in Steady Exercise Research [WISER] Survivor clinical trial ) of 351 overweight breast cancer survivors with breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL) was conducted in conference rooms at academic and community hospitals and in the homes of participants from March 12, 2012, to May 28, 2016; follow-up was conducted for 1 year from the start of the intervention. Statistical analysis by intention to treat was performed from September 26, 2018, to October 28, 2018. Interventions A 52-week, home-based exercise program of strength/resistance training twice per week and 180 minutes of walking per week, a weight loss program of 20 weeks of meal replacements and 52 weeks of lifestyle modification counseling, and a combination of the home-based exercise and weight loss programs. Main Outcomes and Measures The 12-month change in the percentage of interlimb volume difference. Results Of 351 participants, 90 were randomized to the control group (facility-based lymphedema care with no home-based exercise or weight loss intervention), 87 to the exercise intervention group, 87 to the weight loss intervention group, and 87 to the combined exercise and weight loss intervention group; 218 (62.1%) were white, 122 (34.8%) were black, and 11 (3.1%) were of other races or ethnicities. Median time since breast cancer diagnosis was 6 years (range, 1-29 years). Mean (SD) total upper extremity score changes from the objective clinical evaluation were -1.40 (11.10) in the control group, -2.54 (13.20) in the exercise group, -3.54 (12.88) in the weight loss group, and -3.84 (10.09) in the combined group. Mean (SD) overall upper extremity score changes from the self-report survey were -0.39 (2.33) in the control group, -0.12 (2.14) in the exercise group, -0.57 (2.47) in the weight loss group, and -0.62 (2.38) in the combined group. Weight loss from baseline was -0.55% (95% CI, -2.22% to 1.11%) in the control group, -8.06% (95% CI, -9.82% to 6.29%) in the combined group, -7.37% (95% CI, -8.90% to -5.84%) in the weight loss group, and -0.44% (95% CI, -1.81% to 0.93%) in the exercise group. Conclusions and Relevance Study results indicate that weight loss, home-based exercise, and combined interventions did not improve BCRL outcomes; a supervised facility-based program of exercise may be more beneficial than a home-based program for improving lymphedema outcomes. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01515124.
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- Kathryn H Schmitz
- Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey
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- Department of Biostatistics, New York University School of Medicine, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Population and Public Health Sciences, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey
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- Department of Radiology, Harlem Hospital Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State College of Medicine, Hershey
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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