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Downstaging and surgery by age. a, rate of downstaging to BCS eligibility; b, final surgery according to BCS eligibility; c, rate of axillary downstaging; d, percentage of patients who avoided ALND.
BCS breast-conserving surgery, NAC neoadjuvant chemotherapy, ALND axillary lymph node dissection
