The BRASS (BReast Angiosarcoma Surveillance Study): Protocol for a retrospective multicentre cohort study to evaluate the management and outcomes of angiosarcoma of the breast and chest wall

Jenny Banks; Charlotte Ives; Shelley Potter; Chris Holcombe; BRASS Steering Group

doi:10.1016/j.isjp.2017.05.001

The BRASS (BReast Angiosarcoma Surveillance Study): Protocol for a retrospective multicentre cohort study to evaluate the management and outcomes of angiosarcoma of the breast and chest wall

Int J Surg Protoc. 2017 May 22:5:5-10. doi: 10.1016/j.isjp.2017.05.001. eCollection 2017.

Authors

Jenny Banks^{1

2}, Charlotte Ives^{1

2}, Shelley Potter³, Chris Holcombe⁴; BRASS Steering Group

Affiliations

¹ Breast Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Barrack Road, Exeter EX2 5DW, UK.
² Breast Unit, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Newton Road, Torquay Devon TQ2 7AA, UK.
³ Bristol Centre for Surgical Research, School of Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol, 39 Whatley Road, Clifton, Bristol BS8 2PS, UK.
⁴ Linda McCartney Centre, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK.

Abstract

•Multicentre retrospective study involving breast and plastic units across the UK.•Will produce valuable data regarding management and outcomes.•Will inform decision making and help shape a future definitive study.

Keywords: Angiosarcoma; Breast; Chest wall; Outcomes; Radiotherapy; Trainee collaboratives.

Grants and funding

CS-2016-16-019/DH_/Department of Health/United Kingdom