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Table 7 ASTRO APBI consensus statement categories and classification criteria

From: Comparison of accelerated partial breast irradiation via multicatheter interstitial brachytherapy versus whole breast radiation

Criteria

Suitable

Cautionary

Unsuitable

Age

≥ 60

50-59

< 50

Tumor Size

≤ 2 cm

2-3 cm

> 3 cm

T Stage

T1

Tis and T2

T3-T4

Nodal biopsy

Yes

-

No

Margins

Negative (≥ 2 mm)

Close (< 2 mm)

Positive

Histology

Invasive ductal or other favorable subtypes

Invasive Lobular

-

Pure DCIS

No

≤ 3 cm

> 3 cm

ER Receptor

Positive

Negative

-

LVSI*

No

Limited/Focal

Extensive

EIC*

No

≤ 3 cm

> 3 cm

  1. * Presence of LVSI and EIC were considered cautionary in this study. Multicentricity, multifocality, neoadjuvant chemo/endocrine therapy, and known BRCA1/2 mutations were not present in any patients in this study. Pathologic nodal stage was pN0 for all patients who underwent axillary assessment