Conservative surgery with and without radiotherapy in elderly patients with early-stage breast cancer: A prospective randomised multicentre trial
| Autor: | Roberto Murgo, Corrado Tinterri, P. Sismondi, C. Pedrazzoli, L. Regolo, M. Orlandi, Wolfgang Gatzemeier, P. Fenaroli, Carlo Tondini, C. Andreoli, V. Zanini, E. Cianchetti, G. Gentile, Claudio Amanti, G. Sacchetto, Mario Taffurelli, E. Rondini |
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| Přispěvatelé: | C.Tinterri, W.Gatzemeier, V. Zanini, L. Regolo, C. Pedrazzoli, E. Rondini, C. Amati, G. Gentile, M. Taffurelli, P. Fenaroli, C. Tondini, G. Saccetto, P. Sismondi, R. Murgo, M. Orlandi, E. Cianchetti, C. Andreoli |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.medical_treatment Breast Neoplasms Mastectomy Segmental law.invention Breast cancer Randomized controlled trial law Humans Medicine Cumulative incidence Stage (cooking) skin and connective tissue diseases Aged business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Surgery Radiation therapy Clinical trial Female Radiotherapy Adjuvant breast breast conserving therapy clinical trial conservative surgery radiation treatment rt Neoplasm Recurrence Local business Mastectomy Follow-Up Studies |
| Popis: | Breast conserving therapy (BCT) including postoperative irradiation of the remaining breast tissue is generally accepted as the best treatment for the majority of patients with early-stage breast cancer. The question is whether there is a necessity for irradiating all patients. Between 2001 and 2005, 749 women aged 55-75 years with infiltrating breast carcinoma were randomly assigned to breast conservative surgery, with or without radiotherapy (RT), to evaluate the incidence of in-breast recurrence (IBR). After 5 years of median follow-up, the cumulative incidence of IBR was 2.5% in the surgery-only arm and 0.7% in the surgery plus RT arm. There are no differences in terms of overall survival and distant disease-free survival. The preliminary evaluation suggests that breast irradiation after conservative surgery can be avoided without exposing these patients to an increased risk of distant-disease recurrence. Prolonged follow-up will further clarify the possible risks and late sequelae potentially induced by breast RT. |
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