Retrospective Study of Treatment Patterns and Natural History of Patients with T1a/b N0 Triple-Negative Breast Cancers: A Single-Institution Experience.

Autor: Liu L; Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA., Lewis N; Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA., Sun W; Department of Breast Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA., Whiting J; Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA., Hoover S; Department of Breast Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA., Costa RLB; Department of Breast Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida, USA.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Oncology [Oncology] 2023; Vol. 101 (12), pp. 765-772. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 01.
DOI: 10.1159/000533149
Abstrakt: Introduction: T1a/b, node-negative (node-), triple-negative breast cancers (TNBCs) are underrepresented in randomized drug-approving clinical trials. Given their low incidence, the clinicopathological features, natural history, and treatment patterns of these tumors remain insufficiently understood.
Methods: We conducted a single-institution retrospective cohort study of patients with T1a/b, N0, M0 TNBCs. Deidentified patient- and tumor-related data were collected and summarized. Kruskal-Wallis, χ2, or Fisher exact tests were used to evaluate associations of interest. Kaplan-Meier methods, log-rank tests, and Cox's proportional hazards models were applied for survival analyses.
Results: Of 108 cases of node- TNBCs measuring ≤2 cm, 34 node- T1a/b tumors were included in our analysis. All cases had an intermediate to high histological grade, and most had a Ki-67 score of ≥20%. All patients received adjuvant chemotherapy, and many underwent mastectomy (47%). Docetaxel combined with cyclophosphamide was the most common adjuvant chemotherapy regimen (75%). We did not observe significant associations between improved outcomes and treatment with anthracycline-containing regimens. Among patients with node- pT1a/b tumors, the estimated 3-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) and distant RFS rates were both 96.3% (95% CI: 76.5-99.5), and the overall survival rate was estimated to be 100% (95% CI: 100-100). There were no cases of local recurrences observed.
Conclusions: In our cohort, all patients with T1a/b node- TNBCs were treated with adjuvant chemotherapy and had favorable outcomes even when treated with anthracycline-sparing regimens.
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Databáze: MEDLINE