Ductal Carcinoma In Situ: What Can We Learn from Clinical Trials?

Table 1

Randomized trials results of excision with or without RT.

Trials	NSABP B-17	EORTC 10853	UKCCR	SWE-DCIS
Patients	818	1010	1030	1046
Date	1985–1990	1986–1996	1990–1998	1987–1999
Median F/U (years)	12	10.2	4.3	5.2
Central path review (%)	76	85	79	20
LR with RT (%)	15.7	15	5.6	7
LR w/o RT (%)	31.7	26	13.6	22

Legend: F/U: followup; LR: local recurrence; w/o: without.