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ArticleCancers2023

Quality Indicators Compliance and Survival Outcomes in Breast Cancer according to Age in a Certified Center.

Fernando Osório, António S Barros, Bárbara Peleteiro, Isabel Amendoeira, José Luís Fougo

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Article in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Fernando OsórioBreast Center, São João University Hospital, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0921-836X
António S BarrosUnIC@RISE, Department of Surgery and Physiology, Cardiovascular Research and Development Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-9103-5852
Bárbara PeleteiroHospital Epidemiology Center, São João University Hospital, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0579-9988
Isabel AmendoeiraDepartment of Pathology, São João University Hospital, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.
José Luís FougoBreast Center, São João University Hospital, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal.

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Abstract

Age as a breast cancer (BC) prognostic factor remains debatable. Several studies have investigated clinicopathological features at different ages, but few make an age group direct comparison. The European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists quality indicators (EUSOMA-QIs) allow a standardized quality assurance of BC diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up. Our objective was to compare clinicopathological features, compliance to EUSOMA-QIs and BC outcomes in three age groups (≤45 years, 46-69 years, and ≥70 years). Data from 1580 patients with staged 0-IV BC from 2015 to 2019 were analyzed. The minimum standard and desirable target on 19 mandatory and 7 recommended QIs were studied. The 5-year relapse rate, overall survival (OS), and BC-specific survival (BCSS) were also evaluated. No meaningful differences in TNM staging and molecular subtyping classification between age groups were found. On the contrary, disparities in QIs compliance were observed: 73.1% in ≤45 years and 46-69 years women vs. 54% in older patients. No differences in loco-regional or distant progression were observed between age groups. Nevertheless, lower OS was found in older patients due to concurrent non-oncological causes. After survival curves adjustment, we underscored evidence of undertreatment impacting BCSS in ≥70 years women. Despite a unique exception-more invasive G3 tumors in younger patients-no age-specific differences in BC biology impacting outcome were found. Although increased noncompliance in older women, no outcome correlation was observed with QIs noncompliance in any age group. Clinicopathological features and differences in multimodal treatment (not the chronological age) are predictors of lower BCSS.

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agedage groupsbreast neoplasmscombined modality therapyhealth careneoplasms stagingoutcome assessmentprognosisquality indicatorsundertreatment

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PMID36900236
PMCPMC10000816

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