Results from the BRIOS randomised trial – Authors' reply

Results from the BRIOS randomised trial – Authors' reply

[...]we commend Potter and colleagues for their excellent work and look forward to the results of the iBRA study.4 We are fully aware that this trial has limitations. Randomised control trials are considered the gold standard; however, when expert judgment and surgical skills play an important role...

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Veröffentlicht in:The lancet oncology 2017-04, Vol.18 (4), p.e191-e191
Hauptverfasser: Mullender, Margriet G, Dikmans, Rieky E G, Negenborn, Vera L, Ruhé, P Quinten, Mureau, Marc A M, Bouman, Mark-Bram
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Sprache:eng
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Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine
Mastectomy
Plastic surgery
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Zusammenfassung:[...]we commend Potter and colleagues for their excellent work and look forward to the results of the iBRA study.4 We are fully aware that this trial has limitations. Randomised control trials are considered the gold standard; however, when expert judgment and surgical skills play an important role in the success of treatment, a randomised controlled trial might not be the optimum study design.5 Charalampoudis and colleagues state that ADM-assisted IBBR is a delicate procedure and...
ISSN:1470-2045
1474-5488
DOI:10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30161-4