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The PROSPECT of selective use of radiotherapy for low risk early breast cancer

VCCC Alliance Grand Round Breast Cancer with Professor Bruce Mann

PROSPECT is a single-arm prospective study of 200 patients using preoperative MRI to identify patients with early breast cancer in whom adjuvant radiotherapy may be safely omitted. This will be a presentation of the primary analysis, performed when the 100th participant reached 5 years of follow-up. The results suggest that using MRI to locally stage early breast cancer may allow more effective and more tailored treatments.

Professor Bruce Mann

Professor Bruce Mann is a specialist breast surgeon with clinical positions at the Royal Women’s Hospital, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, he also holds honorary appointments at the University of Melbourne and the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.

With over 20 years’ experience, Professor Mann began his training in Melbourne followed by a PhD from the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and a fellowship at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre, New York and the National Cancer Centre Hospital, Tokyo. 

Professor Mann has successfully led several clinical trials; implementing new approaches to cancer care with evidence-based, best practice standards. In addition, over the last 15 years, He has been central to the development of processes for tissue banking and data collection to enable translational breast cancer research.

VCCC Alliance Grand Rounds

The VCCC Alliance Research and Education (R&E Lead) Breast Cancer program has developed a learning environment where researchers and clinical care teams can share information to improve cancer outcomes.

The VCCC Alliance Breast Cancer Grand Round aims to provide a shared view of what is happening in the development of breast cancer care and is helping to stimulate discussion and collaborations among experienced and novice researchers and clinicians.

For further information on the program, please contact Jasper de Boer, VCCC Alliance Program Manager, Distributed Leadership [email protected] 

Wednesday 5 October
12.30-1.30pm

This virtual event will be hosted via Zoom. Zoom is accessible on your computer, tablet or phone via the Zoom app. If you have any issues with this platform on your device, please visit the Zoom support site. Alternatively please contact your IT administrator.

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