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iBRA-Net Publications 

Br J Surg​

. 2022 Jan 28;znab443. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab443. Online ahead of print.

Wire- and magnetic-seed-guided localization of impalpable breast lesions: iBRA-NET localisation study

Rajiv V Dave 1, Emma Barrett 2, Jenna Morgan 3, Mihir Chandarana 4, Suzanne Elgammal 5, Nicola Barnes 1, Amtul Sami 4, Tahir Masudi 6, Sue Down 7, Chris Holcombe 8, Shelley Potter 9 10, Santosh K Somasundaram 11, Matthew Gardiner 12 13, Senthurun Mylvaganam 14, Anthony Maxwell 1 15, James Harvey 1 16, iBRA-NET Localisation Study collaborative

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Int J Surg Protoc​

. 2021 Apr 16;25(1):26-33. doi: 10.29337/ijsp.136.

A Novel Mixed-Methods Platform Study Protocol for Investigating New Surgical Devices, with Embedded Shared Learning: Ibra-net Breast Lesion Localisation Study

Hannah L Bromley 1 2, Rajiv Dave 1, Chris Holcombe 3, Shelley Potter 4 5, Anthony J Maxwell 1 6, Cliona Kirwan 1 7, Senthurun Mylvaganam 8, Suzanne Elgammal 9, Jenna Morgan 10, Sue Down 11, Tahir Masudi 12, Amtul Sami 13, Nicola Barnes 1, James Harvey 1 7

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BMJ Open​

. 2021 Apr 16;11(4):e046622. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046622.

Protocol for a mixed-method study to inform the feasibility of undertaking a large-scale multicentre study comparing the clinical and patient-reported outcomes of oncoplastic breast conservation as an alternative to mastectomy with or without immediate breast reconstruction in women unsuitable for standard breast-conserving surgery (the ANTHEM Feasibility Study)

Charlotte Davies 1, Christopher Holcombe 2, Joanna Skillman 3, Lisa Whisker 4, William Hollingworth 5, Carmel Conefrey 6, Nicola Mills 6, Paul White 7, Charles Comins 8, Douglas Macmillan 4, Patricia Fairbrother 9, Shelley Potter 10 11

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Breast Cancer Res Treat​

. 2021 Jan;185(1):13-20. doi: 10.1007/s10549-020-05918-6. Epub 2020 Sep 10.

Impalpable breast lesion localisation, a logistical challenge: results of the UK iBRA-NET national practice questionnaire

Santosh K Somasundaram 1, Shelley Potter 2 3, Suzanne Elgammal 4, Anthony J Maxwell 5 6, Amtul S Sami 7, Sue K Down 8, Rajiv V Dave 5, James Harvey 5

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BJS Open​

. 2021 Jan 8;5(1):zraa063. doi: 10.1093/bjsopen/zraa063.

Patient-reported outcomes of immediate implant-based breast reconstruction with and without biological or synthetic mesh

E Sewart 1, N L Turner 1, E J Conroy 2, R I Cutress 3, J Skillman 4, L Whisker 5, S Thrush 6, N Barnes 7, C Holcombe 8, S Potter 1 9, implant Breast Reconstruction Evaluation (iBRA) Steering Group and the Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative

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Ann Surg​

. 2020 Jul 9. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000004245. Online ahead of print.

The Impact of Radiotherapy on Patient-reported Outcomes of Immediate Implant-based Breast Reconstruction With and Without Mesh

Emma Sewart 1, Nicholas L Turner 1, Elizabeth J Conroy 2, Ramsey I Cutress 3, Joanna Skillman 4, Lisa Whisker 5, Steven Thrush 6, Nicola Barnes 7, Chris Holcombe 8, Shelley Potter 1 9, iBRA Steering Group and the Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative

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BMJ Open​

. 2020 Jan 26;10(1):e033641. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033641.

The Pre-BRA (pre-pectoral Breast Reconstruction EvAluation) feasibility study: protocol for a mixed-methods IDEAL 2a/2b prospective cohort study to determine the safety and effectiveness of prepectoral implant-based breast reconstruction

Kate Louise Harvey 1, Nicola Mills 2, Paul White 3, Christopher Holcombe 4, Shelley Potter 2 5, Pre-BRA Feasibility Study Steering Group

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BJS Open​

. 2020 Jun;4(3):380-390. doi: 10.1002/bjs5.50275. Epub 2020 Mar 17.

Experiences of implant loss after immediate implant-based breast reconstruction: qualitative study

B Mahoney 1, E Walklet 1, E Bradley 2, S Thrush 3, J Skillman 4, L Whisker 5, N Barnes 6, C Holcombe 7, S Potter 8 9

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Trials​

. 2020 Apr 6;21(1):316. doi: 10.1186/s13063-020-4227-1.

Perceived barriers to randomised controlled trials in breast reconstruction: obstacle to trial initiation or opportunity to resolve? A qualitative study

Gareth Davies 1, Nicola Mills 1, Chris Holcombe 2, Shelley Potter 3 4, iBRA Steering Group

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Lancet Oncol​

. 2019 Feb;20(2):254-266. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(18)30781-2. Epub 2019 Jan 9.

Short-term safety outcomes of mastectomy and immediate implant-based breast reconstruction with and without mesh (iBRA): a multicentre, prospective cohort study

Shelley Potter 1, Elizabeth J Conroy 2, Ramsey I Cutress 3, Paula R Williamson 4, Lisa Whisker 5, Steven Thrush 6, Joanna Skillman 7, Nicola L P Barnes 8, Senthurun Mylvaganam 9, Elisabeth Teasdale 10, Abhilash Jain 11, Matthew D Gardiner 11, Jane M Blazeby 12, Chris Holcombe 13, iBRA Steering Group; Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative

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Eur J Surg Oncol​​

. 2018 May;44(5):708-716. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2018.01.098. Epub 2018 Feb 7.

Adherence to best practice consensus guidelines for implant-based breast reconstruction: Results from the iBRA national practice questionnaire survey

Senthurun Mylvaganam 1, Elizabeth J Conroy 2, Paula R Williamson 2, Nicola L P Barnes 3, Ramsey I Cutress 4, Matthew D Gardiner 5, Abhilash Jain 5, Joanna M Skillman 6, Steven Thrush 7, Lisa J Whisker 8, Jane M Blazeby 9, Shelley Potter 10, Christopher Holcombe 11, iBRA Steering Group; Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative

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Breast​

. 2017 Oct;35:182-190. doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2017.07.016. Epub 2017 Jul 30.

Variation in the provision and practice of implant-based breast reconstruction in the UK: Results from the iBRA national practice questionnaire

Senthurun Mylvaganam 1, Elizabeth Conroy 2, Paula R Williamson 2, Nicola L P Barnes 3, Ramsey I Cutress 4, Matthew D Gardiner 5, Abhilash Jain 5, Joanna M Skillman 6, Steven Thrush 7, Lisa J Whisker 8, Jane M Blazeby 9, Shelley Potter 10, Christopher Holcombe 11, iBRA Steering Group; Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative

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Pilot Feasibility Stud​

. 2016 Aug 4;2:41. doi: 10.1186/s40814-016-0085-8. eCollection 2016.

The iBRA (implant breast reconstruction evaluation) study: protocol for a prospective multi-centre cohort study to inform the feasibility, design and conduct of a pragmatic randomised clinical trial comparing new techniques of implant-based breast reconstruction

Shelley Potter 1, Elizabeth J Conroy 2, Paula R Williamson 2, Steven Thrush 3, Lisa J Whisker 4, Joanna M Skillman 5, Nicola L P Barnes 6, Ramsey I Cutress 7, Elizabeth M Teasdale 8, Nicola Mills 1, Senthurun Mylvaganam 9, Olivier A Branford 10, Katherina McEvoy 11, Abhilash Jain 12, Matthew D Gardiner 12, Jane M Blazeby 1, Christopher Holcombe 8, Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative

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Br J Cancer​

. 2019 Apr;120(9):883-895. doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0438-1. Epub 2019 Mar 29.

The impact of immediate breast reconstruction on the time to delivery of adjuvant therapy: the iBRA-2 study

Rachel L O'Connell 1, Tim Rattay 2, Rajiv V Dave 3, Adam Trickey 4, Joanna Skillman 5, Nicola L P Barnes 3, Matthew Gardiner 6 7, Adrian Harnett 8, Shelley Potter 9 10, Chris Holcombe 11, iBRA-2 Steering Group; Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative

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BMJ Open​

. 2016 Oct 7;6(10):e012678. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012678.

The iBRA-2 (immediate breast reconstruction and adjuvant therapy audit) study: protocol for a prospective national multicentre cohort study to evaluate the impact of immediate breast reconstruction on the delivery of adjuvant therapy

Rajiv Dave 1, Rachel O'Connell 2, Tim Rattay 3, Zoe Tolkien 4, Nicola Barnes 2, Joanna Skillman 5, Paula Williamson 6, Elizabeth Conroy 6, Matthew Gardiner 7 8, Adrian Harnett 9, Ciara O'Brien 10, Jane Blazeby 4, Shelley Potter 4, Chris Holcombe 11, Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative

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Int J Surg Protoc​

. 2016 Sep 14;1:3-10. doi: 10.1016/j.isjp.2016.08.001. eCollection 2016.

The TeaM ( T h e r a peutic M ammaplasty) study: Protocol for a prospective multi-centre cohort study to evaluate the practice and outcomes of therapeutic mammaplasty

Elizabeth Baker 1, Baek Kim 2, Tim Rattay 3, Kathryn Williams 4, Charlotte Ives 5, Dennis Remoundos 6, Chris Holcombe 7, Matthew D Gardiner 8 9, Abhilash Jain 8 10, Richard Sutton 11, Rajgopal Achuthan 1, Philip Turton 1, Patricia Fairbrother 12, Lisa Brock 13, Shweta Aggarwal 14, Naren Basu 15, John Murphy 4, Adam Trickey 16, R Douglas Macmillan 13, Shelley Potter 16, TeaM Steering Group; Mammary Fold Academic and Research Collaborative

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Br J Surg​​

. 2018 Dec;105(13):1778-1792. doi: 10.1002/bjs.10959. Epub 2018 Aug 22.

Current practice and short-term outcomes of therapeutic mammaplasty in the international TeaM multicentre prospective cohort study

R L O'Connell 1, E Baker 2, A Trickey 3, T Rattay 4, L Whisker 5, R D Macmillan 5, S Potter 3 6, TeaM Steering Group; Mammary Fold Academic and Research Collaborative

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Br J Surg​

. 2020 Jun;107(7):832-844. doi: 10.1002/bjs.11468. Epub 2020 Feb 19.

Therapeutic mammaplasty is a safe and effective alternative to mastectomy with or without immediate breast reconstruction

S Potter 1 2, A Trickey 1, T Rattay 3, R L O'Connell 4, R Dave 5, E Baker 6, L Whisker 7, J Skillman 8, M D Gardiner 9 10, R D Macmillan 7, C Holcombe 11, TeaM and iBRA-2 Steering Groups, the Breast Reconstruction Research Collaborative, and the Mammary Fold Academic and Research Collaborative

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