Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention (아시아태평양암예방학회)
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Lack of Prognostic Impact of Adjuvant Radiation on Oncologic Outcomes in Elderly Women with Breast Cancer

  • Omidvari, Shapour (Breast Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Talei, Abdolrasoul (Breast Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Tahmasebi, Sedigheh (Breast Diseases Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Moaddabshoar, Leila (Department of Radiation Oncology, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Dayani, Maliheh (Department of Radiation Oncology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Mosalaei, Ahmad (Shiraz Institute for Cancer Research, Medical School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Ahmadloo, Niloofar (Department of Radiation Oncology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Ansari, Mansour (Department of Radiation Oncology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Mohammadianpanah, Mohammad (Colorectal Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences)
  • Published : 2015.12.03
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Abstract

Background: Radiotherapy plays an important role as adjuvant treatment in locally advanced breast cancer and in those patients who have undergone breast-conserving surgery. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic impact of adjuvant radiation on oncologic outcomes in elderly women with breast cancer. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, we reviewed and analyzed the characteristics, treatment outcome and survival of elderly women (aged ${\geq}60years$) with breast cancer who were treated and followed-up between 1993 and 2014. The median follow up for the surviving patients was 38 (range 3-207) months. Results: One hundred and seventy-eight patients with a median age of 74 (range 60-95) years were enrolled in the study. Of the total, 60 patients received postoperative adjuvant radiation (radiation group) and the remaining 118 did not (control group). Patients in the radiation group were significantly younger than those in the control group (P value=0.004). In addition, patients in radiation group had higher node stage (P value<0.001) and disease stage (P=0.003) and tended to have higher tumor grade (P=0.031) and received more frequent (P value<0.001) adjuvant and neoadjuvant chemotherapy compared to those in the control group. There was no statistically significant difference between two groups regarding the local control, disease-free survival and overall survival rates. Conclusions: In this study, we did not find a prognostic impact for adjuvant radiation on oncologic outcomes in elderly women with breast cancer.

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