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ArticleCancer research and treatment2022

Effect of Postoperative Radiotherapy after Primary Tumor Resection in De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer: A Multicenter Retrospective Study (KROG 19-02).

Yeon Joo Kim, Yeon-Joo Kim, Yong Bae Kim, Ik Jae Lee, Jeanny Kwon, Kyubo Kim, Jihye Cha, Myungsoo Kim, In Young Jo, Jung Hoon Kim and 5 more

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Article in Cancer research and treatment, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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15 authors at 14 institutions in 1 country.

Yeon Joo KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Yeon-Joo KimProton Therapy Center, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea.
Yong Bae KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ik Jae LeeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jeanny KwonDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Chungnam National University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Kyubo KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Ewha Womans University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jihye ChaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Wonju Severance Christian Hospital, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Myungsoo KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea.
In Young JoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Soonchunhyang University Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Jung Hoon KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Jaehyeon ParkDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Yeungnam University Medical Center, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Jin Hee KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Juree KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, CHA Ilsan Medical Center, CHA University School of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
Kyung Hwan ShinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Su Ssan KimDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ulsan College · KRAsan Medical Center · KRCHA University · KRChungnam National University · KREwha Womans University · KRGangnam Severance Hospital · KRKeimyung University · KRKeimyung University Dongsan Medical Center · KRSeoul National University · KRSoonchunhyang University · KRThe Catholic University of Korea Incheon St. Mary's Hospital · KRUniversity of Ulsan · KRWonju Severance Christian Hospital · KRYeungnam University Medical Center · KR

Funding

National Research Foundation of Korea 2018R1D1A1B07049970
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to investigate the impact of postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in de novo metastatic breast cancer (dnMBC) patients undergoing planned primary tumor resection (PTR) and to identify the subgroup of patients who would most benefit from PORT. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study enrolled 426 patients with dnMBC administered PTR alone or with PORT. The primary and secondary outcomes were overall and progression-free survival (OS and PFS), respectively.

resultsThe median follow-up time was 53.7 months (range, 3.1 to 194.4). The 5-year OS and PFS rates were 73.2% and 32.0%, respectively. For OS, clinical T3/4 category, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), postoperative chemotherapy alone were significantly poor prognostic factors, and administration of PORT failed to show its significance. Regarding PFS, PORT was a favorable prognostic factor (hazard ratio, 0.64; 95% confidence interval, 0.50 to 0.82; p < 0.001), in addition to T1/2 category, ≤ 5 metastases, and non-TNBC. According to the multivariate analyses of OS in the PORT group, we divided the patients into three groups (group 1, T1/2 and non-TNBC [n=193]; group 2, T3/4 and non-TNBC [n=171]; and group 3, TNBC [n=49]), and evaluated the effect of PORT. Although PORT had no significance for OS in all subgroups, it was a significant factor for good prognosis regarding PFS in groups 1 and 2, not in group 3.

conclusionPORT was associated with a significantly better PFS in patients with dnMBC who underwent PTR. Patients with clinical T1/2 category and non-TNBC benefited most from PORT, while those with TNBC showed little benefit.

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Triple Negative Breast NeoplasmsHumansPrognosisProgression-Free SurvivalProportional Hazards ModelsRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateBreast surgeryPostoperative radiotherapyStage IV breast cancerSurvival

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