Changes in patient management after preoperative MRI for newly diagnosed breast cancer: a multicentre prospective observational study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To understand whether and how breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at cancer diagnosis influences treatment planning, and whether subpopulations of patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer benefit in terms of most appropriate management.

Design

Multicentre prospective observational study.

Setting

Seven centres across New South Wales, Victoria and Western Australia during the period 15 September 2020 to 14 July 2022.

Participants

Patients with newly diagnosed early breast cancer meeting predefined criteria for whom multidisciplinary team normal practice deemed MRI would aid treatment planning.

Intervention

Preoperative contrast-enhanced MRI.

Main outcome measures

Reasons for requesting MRI; pre-MRI versus post-MRI changes in treatm

SUBMITTER: Marinovich ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12683308 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature