Eliminating the Surprise: Mapping the Path for Adjuvant Therapy After Surgery

For a patient, a change in the post-surgical plan can feel like a setback rather than a strategy.

Avoiding the “pivot” narrative requires setting expectations long before the pathology report arrives. This clip explores how clinicians map out every possible treatment trajectory—including the transition to additional adjuvant cytotoxic therapy if residual disease is present—ensuring that next steps feel like a planned escalation rather than an unexpected shift in course.