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ABSTRACT: Purpose
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) on loco-regional recurrence-free survival (LRRFS), disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) in pT1-2N1 patients treated with taxane-based chemotherapy.Materials and methods
We retrospectively reviewed the medical data of pathological N1 patients who were treated with modified radical mastectomy and adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy in 12 hospitals between January 2006 and December 2010.Results
We identified 714 consecutive patients. The median follow-up duration was 69 months (range, 1 to 114 months) and the 5-year LRRFS, DFS, and OS rates were 97%, 94%, and 98%, respectively, in patients who received PMRT (PMRT [+]). The corresponding figures were 96%, 90%, and 96%, respectively, in patients who did not receive PMRT (PMRT [-]). PMRT had no significant impact on survival. Upon multivariable analysis, only the histological grade (HG) was statistically significant as a prognostic factor for LRRFS and DFS. In a subgroup analysis of HG 3 patients, PMRT (+) showed better DFS (p=0.081).Conclusion
PMRT had no significant impact on LRRFS, DFS, or OS in pT1-2N1 patients treated with taxane-based chemotherapy. PMRT showed a marginal benefit for DFS in HG 3 patients. Randomized studies are needed to confirm the benefit of PMRT in high risk patients, such as those with HG 3.
SUBMITTER: Kim YJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5654163 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

Kim Yeon-Joo YJ Park Won W Ha Boram B Park Boram B Joo Jungnam J Kim Tae Hyun TH Park In Hae IH Lee Keun Seok KS Lee Eun Sook ES Shin Kyung Hwan KH Kim Haeyoung H Yu Jeong Il JI Choi Doo Ho DH Huh Seung Jae SJ Wee Chan Woo CW Kim Kyubo K Park Kyung Ran KR Kim Yong Bae YB Ahn Sung Ja SJ Lee Jong Hoon JH Kim Jin Hee JH Chun Mison M Lee Hyung-Sik HS Kim Jung Soo JS Cha Jihye J
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<h4>Purpose</h4>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) on loco-regional recurrence-free survival (LRRFS), disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) in pT1-2N1 patients treated with taxane-based chemotherapy.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>We retrospectively reviewed the medical data of pathological N1 patients who were treated with modified radical mastectomy and adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy in 12 hospitals between January 2006 ...[more]