A prognostic score model to determine which breast cancer patients with 1-3 positive lymph nodes after modified radical mastectomy should receive radiotherapy.

Dawei Chen, Haiyong Wang, Xinyu Song, Fang Shi, Li Kong, Jinming Yu

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Dawei ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated with Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong, China.

Haiyong WangDepartment of Internal Medicine-Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated with Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong, China.

Xinyu SongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated with Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong, China.

Fang ShiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated with Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong, China.

Li KongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated with Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong, China.

Jinming YuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital affiliated with Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Shandong, China.

Shandong First Medical University · CNShandong Tumor Hospital · CNShandong University · CNUniversity of Jinan · CN

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Abstract

There is no consensus on the indication for postmastectomy radiotherapy (PMRT) in breast cancer patients with one to three positive lymph nodes. To identify patients for whom PMRT may be indicated, we used a prognostic score model with the SEER database to retrospectively analyze 8049 patients with one to three positive lymph nodes who underwent mastectomy with or without PMRT between 2010 and 2013. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that PMRT patients had better overall survival (OS) than no-PMRT patients (

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breast cancerpopulation-based studypostmastectomy radiotherapySEER

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PMID29416621

DOI10.18632/oncotarget.21531

PMCPMC5787474

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