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ArticleRadiation oncology (London, England)2019

Omission of adjuvant radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery for elderly women with early-stage pure mucinous breast carcinoma.

San-Gang Wu, Feng-Yan Li, Jun Wang, Chen-Lu Lian, Juan Zhou, Zhen-Yu He

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Article in Radiation oncology (London, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

San-Gang WuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, 361003, People's Republic of China.
Feng-Yan LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China.
Jun WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, 361003, People's Republic of China.
Chen-Lu LianDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Hospital, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, 361003, People's Republic of China.
Juan ZhouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Teaching Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Xiamen, People's Republic of China. juanzhou12345@163.com.
Zhen-Yu HeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, 510060, People's Republic of China. hezhy@sysucc.org.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1402-8963
Fujian Medical University · CNSun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81872459, 81803050the Commission Young and Middle-aged Talents Training Project of Fujian Health Commission 2019-ZQNB-25the Science and Technology Planning Projects of Xiamen Science & Technology Bureau 3502Z20174070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to ascertain population-based practice patterns and survival outcomes of postoperative radiotherapy following breast conserving-surgery (BCS) in elderly women (aged ≥65 years) with early-stage pure mucinous breast carcinoma (PMBC).

methodsPatients aged ≥65 years diagnosed with T1-2N0 and hormone receptor-positive PMBC between 1990 and 2010 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. Binomial logistic regression, Kaplan-Meier method, Multivariate Cox proportional hazards models, and propensity score matching (PSM) were used for statistical analysis.

resultsWe enrolled 3416 patients, including 1225 (35.9%) and 2191 (64.1%) in the no-radiotherapy and radiotherapy cohorts, respectively. The percentage of patients receiving postoperative radiotherapy following BCS was significantly lower after 2004 (59.5% between 2004 and 2010), relative to that before 2004 (71.1% between 1990 and 2003; P < 0.001). Before PSM, the 10-year breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) rates were 98.1 and 93.2% for patients with and without postoperative radiotherapy (log-rank test, P < 0.001), respectively. In the PSM cohort, receiving postoperative radiotherapy was associated with better BCSS rates, with 10-year BCSS rates of 97.6 and 94.5% in patients with and without postoperative radiotherapy, respectively (log-rank test, P = 0.001). Multivariate Cox proportional analysis indicated that receiving postoperative radiotherapy was an independent factor associated with better BCSS before (P < 0.001) and after PSM (P = 0.001), relative to those not receiving postoperative radiotherapy.

conclusionsThis study shows a decreasing utilization of postoperative radiotherapy following BCS of elderly PMBC patients over time. However, postoperative radiotherapy following BCS should be administered for elderly women with PMBC owing to independent association with better survival.

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Mastectomy, SegmentalAdenocarcinoma, MucinousAgedAged, 80 and overBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansNeoplasm StagingPrognosisPropensity ScoreProportional Hazards ModelsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSEER ProgramElderlyPrognosisPropensity score matchingPure mucinous breast cancerRadiotherapy

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