Conservative Surgery With or Without Axillary Lymphnode Removal in Treating Women With T1N0 Breast Cancer

Rationale Axillary surgery is still fundamental part of breast cancer (BC) management for adjuvant treatment planning. Purpose Randomized phase III trial to compare the effectiveness of surgical therapy with or without axillary dissection following conservative treatment in women with stage I breast cancer. To determine the possibility to avoid axillary surgery in patients with early breast cancer, finding an alternative method to define the need of adjuvant treatment without compromising long-term disease control.