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ArticleJournal of Korean medical science2022

Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Propensity Score Matched Analysis.

Anbok Lee, Hee Yeon Kim, Tae Hyun Kim, Ki Jung Ahn, Heunglae Cho, Sung Kwang Park, Yunseon Choi

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Article in Journal of Korean medical science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anbok Lee *Department of Surgery, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0860-3239
Hee Yeon Kim *Department of Surgery, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2519-8837
Tae Hyun KimDepartment of Surgery, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6675-8872
Ki Jung AhnDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5163-0040
Heunglae ChoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9799-1538
Sung Kwang ParkDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8138-7638
Yunseon ChoiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Busan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea. rtyoon@gmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1397-6753
Inje University Busan Paik Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn patients with early-stage breast cancer, the treatment results of hypofractionated radiation therapy (RT) and conventional RT are evaluated in efficacy and cost.

methodsWe retrospectively evaluated 280 patients with early-stage (Tis-2N0M0) breast cancer (including 100 hypofractionated RT patients) with regards to treatment outcomes according to the RT schedule. The median whole-breast RT dose was 42.56 Gy/16 fractions for hypofractionated RT and 50.4 Gy/28 fractions for conventional RT. Most patients (n = 260, 92.9%) additionally received a tumor bed boost RT. We used propensity score matching (PSM) analysis to balance the baseline risk factors for recurrence. The co-primary endpoints of this study were disease-free survival (DFS) and ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR). DFS or IBTR was analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier survival curve and log-rank test.

resultsTotal 89 pairs of matched patients (1:1 matching, n = 178) were finally evaluated. The median follow-up was 23.6 months. After matching, the 3-year DFS was 100% in the hypofractionated RT group and 98.4% in the conventional RT group; there was no significant difference in DFS between the groups (

conclusionHypofractionated RT showed good IBTR and DFS, which were compatible to those in conventional RT in breast cancer. Hypofractionated RT is expected to be used more widely because of its low cost and convenience.

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Breast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMastectomy, SegmentalNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesBreast CancerHypofractionationPropensity ScoreRadiotherapyRecurrence

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