| Title: |
Adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy in breast cancer: 30 year follow-up of survival |
| Authors: |
Greenlaw Nicola, McMillan Donald C, McArdle Colin S, Morrison David S |
| Source: |
BMC Cancer, Vol 10, Iss 1, p 398 (2010) |
| Publisher Information: |
BMC, 2010. |
| Publication Year: |
2010 |
| Collection: |
LCC:Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens |
| Subject Terms: |
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens, RC254-282 |
| More Details: |
Abstract Background The long term outcome (more than 15 years) of adjuvant treatment in patients with primary operable breast cancer has rarely been examined. Methods A randomised clinical trial of radiotherapy, chemotherapy (28 day cycles of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate and 5-fluorouracil) or both on women with primary operable breast cancer (n = 322) was followed-up for a median of 27 years. Results 260 (81%) patients died, 204 (78%) from breast cancer. Cancer specific survival (SE) at 10 years, 20 years and 30 years was 41 (3)%, 34 (3)% and 33 (3)% respectively. Presence of more than 3 involved lymph nodes increased cancer-specific mortality (HR 1.88, 95% CI 1.34-2.63) after adjustment for age, socio-economic deprivation and adjuvant treatment. Both age (HR 1.63, 95% CI 1.19-2.22) and involved lymph nodes (HR 1.59, 95% CI 1.17-2.14) were significant predictors of all-cause mortality after adjustment for other factors. There was no significant difference in all-cause or cancer-specific survival between patients in each of the 3 treatment arms. Conclusions The present study highlights the long term impact of node positive disease but does not indicate that any regimen was associated with significantly better long-term survival. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
electronic resource |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1471-2407 |
| Relation: |
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/398; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2407 |
| DOI: |
10.1186/1471-2407-10-398 |
| Access URL: |
https://doaj.org/article/dc0838a8bb224a588c5f950c53aba176 |
| Accession Number: |
edsdoj.0838a8bb224a588c5f950c53aba176 |
| Database: |
Directory of Open Access Journals |
