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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2023

Adjuvant chemotherapy for pT1-3N0-1 breast cancer patients with HR+, HER2- subtype: a propensity-score matched study with competing risk analysis.

Hong Dong, Xinyu Su, Xun Li, Peng Fu, Lun Tan

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Hong Dong *Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Xinyu Su *Department of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430014, Hubei, China.
Xun LiDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430014, Hubei, China.
Peng FuDepartment of Thyroid and Breast Surgery, The Central Hospital of Wuhan, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430014, Hubei, China.
Lun TanDepartment of Cardiology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China. lixunwl@163.com.

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Health Commission of Hubei Province WJ2019H396
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Abstract

objectiveTo wholly evaluate the prognostic value of CHT for pT1-3N0-1 breast cancer patients with HR+, HER2- subtype using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database.

methodA total of 126,102 eligible cases diagnosed between January 2010 and December 2018 were included in the SEER database. A propensity-score matched (PSM) study with competing risk analysis was conducted. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to visualize the survival disparities between chemotherapy (CHT) and no CHT groups. The cumulative incidences of different subgroups were compared by Fine-Gray's test.

resultsBefore PSM, patients in the CHT group had worse OS and CSS (both P < 0.001). After PSM, we were surprised that patients in the CHT group had a better OS than those in the no CHT group (HR 0.74, 95% CI 0.68-0.80, P < 0.001), while no significant survival disparities were observed for CSS (HR 1.00, 95% CI 0.89-1.12, P = 0.952). In the competing risk analysis, the OS disparities between the CHT and no CHT groups were mainly attributed to deaths of other causes (subdistribution HR [95% CI] 0.50 [0.44-0.57]). After adjusting for other competitive risk events, there was no significant difference in cumulative death risk of breast cancer between the CHT and no CHT groups (subdistribution HR [95% CI] 1.01 [0.90-0.1.13]).

conclusionThe present study is the first, to our knowledge, to wholly evaluate the prognostic value of CHT for pT1-3N0-1 breast cancer patients with HR+, HER2- subtype using a propensity-score matched study with competing risk analysis. All pT1-3N0-1 breast cancer patients with HR+, HER2- subtype do not benefit from CHT. Genetic testing may be the only effective tool to determine the need for CHT at the present.

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Breast cancerCancer-specific survivalChemotherapyCompeting risk analysisOverall survivalPropensity score matching

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PMCPMC11796705

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