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Lai HY, Loh EW, Su CM, Chiang MH, Tam KW. Outcomes of Breast-Conserving Therapy in Patients With Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis. J Surg Res 2024; 293:458-467. [PMID: 37820394 DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2023.08.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 07/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer. Currently, patients who respond to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) are treated with mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection. This study aimed to synthesize real-world data to evaluate the feasibility of breast-conserving therapy (BCT), sentinel lymph node (SLN), and sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) for patients with IBC who respond to NAC. METHODS PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for relevant articles. Clinical studies that compared mastectomy with BCT for IBC treatment were reviewed. The primary outcomes were local recurrence rate and 5-y survival rate in patients with IBC who responded to NAC. Furthermore, the SLN detection rate and false-negative rate (FNR) for SLNB were also evaluated. RESULTS In the final analysis, 17 studies were included. The pooled estimates of the local recurrence rate for mastectomy and no surgical intervention were 18.6% and 15.9%, respectively (P = 0.956). Five-y survival was similar for mastectomy, partial mastectomy, and no surgical intervention (45.8%, 57.1%, and 39.4%, respectively). The pooled estimates of the SLN detection rate and FNR for SLNB were 81.9% and 21.8%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Among patients with IBC who respond to NAC, the local recurrence and 5-y survival rates in those undergoing BCT are noninferior to the rates in those undergoing mastectomy; therefore, BCT could be a feasible option for surgical management. However, a poor SLN detection rate and a high FNR were found in patients undergoing SLNB. Further large-scale clinical studies are required to confirm our findings.
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- Hui-Ying Lai
- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Cochrane Taiwan, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Evidence-based Health Care, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Cochrane Taiwan, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Evidence-based Health Care, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Ali OAH, Elhaj A. How Can Oncoplastic Breast Surgery Contribute to the Management of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer in Sub-Saharan Africa? Breast Care (Basel) 2023; 18:336-343. [PMID: 37901048 PMCID: PMC10601675 DOI: 10.1159/000531151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Background Because of resource constrains in sub-Saharan African countries, breast-conserving surgery (BCS) has no role in patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), and mastectomy remains the standard surgical treatment for these patients. Objectives The first objective of the study was to assess the safety of oncoplastic BCS in patients with LABC who showed good clinical response to NACT in a breast center with enhanced level of resources in Sudan. The second objective was to assess the cosmetic outcome. Patients and Methods Two hundred and fifty patients with LABC were treated with NACT at Khartoum Breast Care Center during the period 2013-2019. Out of this, 52 patients were surgically treated with oncoplastic breast-conserving surgery. Kaplan-Meier curve was used to calculate the survival rates. The cosmetic outcome was subjectively assessed by the Harris scale. Results The median follow-up period was 53 months. The 3- and 5-years distant metastasis-free survival rates were 92.9% and 82.2%, respectively. One patient developed regional recurrence, and 6 patients developed distant metastasis. Eighty percentage of patients were admitted to have good to excellent cosmetic outcome. Conclusion This Sudanese experience showed that oncoplastic BCS is oncologically safe and aesthetically satisfactory in patients with LABC who demonstrated good clinical response to NACT in a setting with enhanced levels of resources for breast cancer care.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Khartoum Breast Care Centre, Khartoum, Sudan
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Sharma A, Mahajan S, Agrawal SK, Ahmed R, Dey D. Assessment of skin response in T4b breast carcinoma patients post-neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Ecancermedicalscience 2021; 15:1271. [PMID: 34567256 PMCID: PMC8426019 DOI: 10.3332/ecancer.2021.1271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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Background Breast cancer patients with skin ulcerations, satellite nodules or Peau d'orange at presentation are classified with stage 4 breast cancer (T4b). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), followed by mastectomy, is the commonly accepted treatment in such patients for fear of adverse outcomes with breast conservation surgery (BCS) and uncertainty over sparing initially involved skin irrespective of the response to chemotherapy. Identifying patients with skin resolution post-NACT can help surgeons in decision-making. Aim To assess skin response in T4b breast cancer patients post-NACT and find the correlation between various clinical and pathological factors associated with no skin involvement on final histology. Methodology Records of breast cancer patients managed at the Tata Medical Center, Kolkata, with NACT for T4b breast carcinoma patients who underwent mastectomy were reviewed between January 2014 and December 2018. Final histology was checked for dermal involvement with the tumour. The Mann-Whitney U test was used for continuous variables for descriptive data, and Pearson's chi-squared and Fischer's exact tests were applied for categorical data. p-value < 0.05 was taken as significant. Results A total of 285 records mentioning skin involvement were reviewed, out of which 111 patients fulfilled the AJCC criterion. The median age at diagnosis of T4b breast cancer was 50 years. The median clinical size pre-chemotherapy was 7 cm. Residual median tumour size on final histology was reported as 1 cm. 78/111 patients showed a post-NACT response of 50% or more, and 43/111 showed a response of more than 90%. 57 (51.4%) patients showed skin involvement on final histopathology, while 54 (48.6%) patients did not.ER negative tumours were more likely to show no dermal involvement (p = 0.006). Residual tumour size of less than 1 cm on final histology (p < 0.05) and nodal stage were significant predictors of dermal response. Conclusion Approximately half of the T4b breast cancer patients showed resolution of dermal skin involvement post-NACT. ER negative and those with residual tumour size less than 1 cm post-NACT are more likely to show dermal resolution. This can help surgeons plan a BCS or skin sparing mastectomy for such patients who usually end up having a mastectomy.
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- Abhishek Sharma
- Department of Breast Oncosurgery, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata 700156, India
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- Department of Breast Oncosurgery, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata 700156, India
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- Department of Breast Oncosurgery, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata 700156, India
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- Department of Pathology, Tata Medical Center, Kolkata 700156, India
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Adesoye T, Lucci A. Current Surgical Management of Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2021; 28:5461-5467. [PMID: 34346020 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10522-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive breast cancer characterized by erythema and edema of at least one-third of the breast. The diagnosis remains a clinical one. Standard of care involves trimodality therapy with anthracycline-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-directed therapy if HER2 positive, followed by modified radical mastectomy and post-mastectomy radiation therapy to the chest wall in addition to regional nodal basins including supraclavicular and internal mammary nodes. Current evidence does not support de-escalation of surgical therapy in the breast and axilla in IBC, and positive surgical margins have been associated with worse outcomes. Furthermore, sentinel node biopsy for axillary staging has a high false negative rate prohibiting its use in IBC. Delayed reconstruction is recommended for IBC due to a high recurrence rate and a potential for delay in adjuvant therapy. Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy may be considered at the time of delayed reconstruction. In this paper, we discuss available evidence and controversies in the current surgical management of patients with IBC.
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- Taiwo Adesoye
- Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. .,Morgan Welch Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Program and Clinic, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
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Trabulsi NH, Shabkah AA, Ujaimi R, Iskanderani O, Kadi MS, Aljabri N, Sharbatly L, AlOtaibi MN, Farsi AH, Nassif MO, Saleem AM, Akeel NY, Malibary NH, Samkari AA. Locally Advanced Breast Cancer: Treatment Patterns and Predictors of Survival in a Saudi Tertiary Center. Cureus 2021; 13:e15526. [PMID: 34277162 PMCID: PMC8269977 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.15526] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Background Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality. About 40% of BC in KSA is locally advanced BC (LABC), which has been associated with poorer survival compared with early diagnosed BC. Objective To review the presentation and outcomes of LABC, including the characteristics of the disease, different treatment modalities, overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and local recurrence in relation to different radiotherapy (RT) techniques. Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 153 female patients with pathologically proven LABC diagnosed at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, KSA, between 2009 and 2017. We obtained data on patient demographics, stage of cancer at diagnosis, tumor characteristics (subtype and receptor status), type of surgery, systemic treatments received (hormonal, targeted therapy, and chemotherapy), RT variables, and recurrence and death dates. Data were analyzed to assess OS and DFS by using Kaplan-Meier analyses and the log-rank test. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analyses were used to explore and identify factors associated with survival. Results The median survival time in the study population was 9.16 years. Older age (65+ years) was associated with worse OS and DFS than was younger age (<65 years) (hazard ratio (HR) 3.20, 95% CI 1.48-6.90, P = 0.003 and HR 2.21, 95% CI 1.12-4.36, P = 0.022, respectively). Regarding the type of surgery, having a mastectomy was associated with worse OS and DFS than was having a lumpectomy (HR 2.44, 95% CI 0.97-6.12, P = 0.05 and HR 2.41, 95% CI 1.13-5.14, P = 0.023, respectively). Positive estrogen and progesterone receptor status was associated with better OS and DFS than was a negative estrogen or progesterone receptor status (HR 0.13, 95% CI 0.05-0.30, P < 0.001 and HR 0.21, 95% CI 0.11-0.41, P < 0.001, respectively). Patients who received RT had a lower risk of recurrence than did those who did not receive RT (P = 0.011). Moreover, three-dimensional conformal RT was associated with lower local recurrence than intensity-modulated RT or volumetric-modulated arc therapy (P = 0.003). Conclusion Multiple factors can affect the OS and DFS in LABC. Younger patients, having hormone-positive disease, and undergoing lumpectomy were associated with better outcomes. Adjuvant RT may improve local control and the use of three-dimensional conformal RT was superior for local control. Prospective studies with larger sample sizes are needed to further highlight these findings and to assess the role of chemotherapy and targeted therapy in patients with LABC.
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- Nora H Trabulsi
- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Community Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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- Department of Surgery, King Abdulaziz University Faculty of Medicine, Jeddah, SAU
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Agrawal S, Raza W, Lal P, Maria Das K, Agarwal G. Post-chemotherapy target volumes are safe as boost volume for intact breast radiotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2020; 25:266-270. [PMID: 32140084 PMCID: PMC7049594 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2020.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The purpose of our study is to evaluate the challenges in identification of postoperative complexes (POC), the utility of clips in delineation of clinical target volume for boost in LABC downstaged with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and to correlate this with patterns of recurrence. METHODS AND MATERIALS LABC patients who underwent NACT followed by BCS and radiotherapy (2007-2014) were the subject of our analysis. The data on visibility and characteristics of postoperative cavity (POC), concordance of its volume with clip volume on radiation planning scan were retrieved. A 1 cm margin beyond POC was delineated as a clinical target volume (CTV). Postoperative whole breast and supraclavicular radiotherapy (50 Gy/25fractions/5wk or 42.4 Gy/16#/3 wk) followed by boost (10-16 Gy/5-8#/1-1.5wk) were delivered. Patterns of recurrence were evaluated. RESULTS Out of 60 patients, 28.3% patients had stage II disease and 71.7% had stage III disease. 25% patients achieved pathological CR (complete response). The median POC volume was 30 cc and the median clip volume was 40 cc. The concordance of POC volume with clip volume was seen in 80%. Clips served as a good surrogate for POC in 80% of patients. At a median follow-up of 65 months (IQ range 32-84 months), and a lost to follow-up rate of 11.6 %, 3.3% (n = 2) patients had local recurrence (LR) and 8.3% (n = 5) had regional recurrence (LRR) in the supraclavicular region. CONCLUSIONS Delineation of post NACT excision cavity as POC for boost radiotherapy is safe. Clips serve as a good surrogate for CTV delineation in 75% patients.
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- Sushma Agrawal
- Departments of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Departments of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Departments of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Departments of Radiotherapy, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Endocrine Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Lima KMLDB, Pereira AAL, de Freitas TB, Silva SB, Carvalho HDA, Mano MS, Marta GN. Patterns of post-operative irradiation in breast cancer patients submitted to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Rep Pract Oncol Radiother 2018; 24:115-123. [PMID: 30532659 DOI: 10.1016/j.rpor.2018.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2018] [Revised: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Background/Aim Post-operative radiation therapy (PORT) is associated with improvement in loco-regional control and survival rates in early breast cancer. However, the evidence of benefit in patients after treatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is poor. We aimed to assess the impact of the type of surgery in the PORT plan and the role of the PORT fields in clinical outcomes in breast cancer patients who had undergone NAC followed by surgery. Materials and methods We performed a retrospective analysis of all non-metastatic breast cancer patients treated between 2008 and 2014 at our institution who had received NAC and PORT. Results A total of 528 women were included of whom 396 were submitted to mastectomy or nipple-sparing/skin-sparing mastectomy. Most (92.8%) of the patients had locally advanced disease (clinical stage IIB to IIIC). All patients underwent irradiation for breast or chest wall. Most patients received PORT to the supraclavicular and axillary (levels II and III) nodes (87.1% and 86.4% for breast-conserving surgery and 95.1% and 93.8% for mastectomy and nipple-sparing/skin-sparing mastectomy, respectively). Irradiation of level I axillary and internal mammary nodes was uncommon. The disease-free survival and overall survival rates at 3 years were 72% and 85%, respectively. There were no statistically significant differences in clinical outcomes according to the use of nodal irradiation. Conclusions After NAC, most patients received irradiation of the breast/chest wall and axillary and supraclavicular nodes. In this setting, PORT to breast/chest wall with or without regional nodal irradiation was safe and effective, with acceptable disease-free and overall survival rates reported in this high-risk population.
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- Kennya Medeiros L de B Lima
- Department of Radiology and Oncology - Radiation Oncology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology and Oncology - Clinical Oncology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology and Oncology - Radiation Oncology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology and Oncology - Clinical Oncology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology and Oncology - Radiation Oncology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - Instituto de Radiologia (INRAD), Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Radiation Oncology - Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology and Oncology - Clinical Oncology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Clinical Oncology - Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Radiology and Oncology - Radiation Oncology Unit, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo - Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Sao Paulo, Brazil.,Department of Radiation Oncology - Hospital Sírio-Libanês, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Panchal H, Pilewskie ML, Sheckter CC, Albornoz CR, Razdan SN, Disa JJ, Cordeiro PG, Mehrara BJ, Matros E. National trends in contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in women with locally advanced breast cancer. J Surg Oncol 2018; 119:79-87. [PMID: 30480805 DOI: 10.1002/jso.25315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Women with unilateral early-stage breast cancer are increasingly choosing contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) despite the absence of survival benefits and increased risk of surgical complications. Data are lacking on whether this trend extends to women with clinically locally advanced nonmetastatic (cT4M0) cancer. This study aims to estimate national CPM trends in women with unilateral cT4M0 breast cancer. METHODS Women aged ≥ 18 years, who underwent mastectomy during 2004 to 2014 for unilateral cT4M0 breast cancer were identified using the National Cancer Database and grouped as all locally advanced (T4), chest wall invasion, skin nodule/ulceration, or both (T4abc), and inflammatory (T4d) cancer. Poisson regression for trends and logistic modeling for predictors of CPM were performed. RESULTS Of 23 943 women, 41% had T4abc disease and 35% T4d. Cumulative CPM rates were 15%, 23%, and 18%, for the T4abc, T4d, and all T4 groups, respectively. Trend analysis revealed a significant upsurge in CPM demonstrating 12% annual growth for T4abc tumors, 8% for T4d and 9% for all T4 (all P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Increasing numbers of women with unilateral cT4M0 breast cancer are undergoing CPM. This rising trend warrants further research to understand stakeholders' preferences in surgical decision-making for women with locally advanced breast cancer.
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- Hinaben Panchal
- Department of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Breast Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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- Department of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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OBJECTIVE The objective of this study is to introduce a single and reproducible tissue-rearrangement oncoplastic technique that is applicable for all quadrants partial-mastectomy defects in small- to medium-sized breasts, using grounds drawn from cosmetic surgery. METHODS Eleven small- to medium-sized breast cancer patients with tumor involvement of more than a quarter of the breast were operated on using the chest wall-based flap technique. The procedure is described in detail, and the results are analyzed in terms of both cosmetic and oncological results. RESULTS The flap successfully reached all breast quadrants as necessary, as well as the areola-nipple complex. The resection borders were found to be free of tumor in all cases, and there were no perioperative complications. Patients rated nearly all the cosmetic parameters as "somewhat satisfied" or "very satisfied," and there was no evidence of fat necrosis in the postoperative mammography examinations. CONCLUSIONS Applying principles taken from the cosmetic plastic surgery lies at the base of any high standard reconstructive surgery in general and oncoplastic breast surgery in particular. The chest wall-based flap is suitable for the reconstruction of a wide range of breast lumpectomy defects and is feasible for small- to medium-sized breasts, which are usually not easily amenable to tissue rearrangement techniques. The learning curve is short, with replicable results.
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Malya FU, Kadioglu H, Bektasoglu HK, Gucin Z, Yildiz S, Guzel M, Erdogan EB, Yucel S, Ersoy YE. The role of PET and MRI in evaluating the feasibility of skin-sparing mastectomy following neoadjuvant therapy. J Int Med Res 2018; 46:626-636. [PMID: 29332418 PMCID: PMC5971500 DOI: 10.1177/0300060517719837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/19/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objective To investigate the role of positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in evaluating the feasibility of skin-sparing mastectomy in patients with locally-advanced breast cancer (LABC) who will undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) by evaluating the sensitivity and specificity of PET and MRI compared with skin biopsy results before and after NAC treatment. Methods Patients with LABC who were treated with NAC between November 2013 and November 2015 were included in this study. Demographic, clinical, radiological and histopathological features of the patients were recorded. Results A total of 30 patients were included in the study with a mean age of 52.6 years (range, 35-70 years). Sensitivity and specificity for detecting skin involvement in LABC was 100%/10% (62%/85%) with MRI and 60%/80% (12%/92%) with PET before (after) NAC, respectively. When radiological skin involvement was assessed in relation to the final histopathological results, the preNAC PET results and histopathological skin involvement were not significantly different; and there was no difference between postNAC MRI and histopathological skin involvement. Conclusions As preNAC PET and postNAC MRI more accurately determined skin involvement, it might be possible to use these two radiological evaluation methods together to assess patient suitability for skin-sparing mastectomy in selected patients.
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- Fatma Umit Malya
- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Acibadem University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Surgical Outcomes of Primary Versus Post-Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Breast Conservation Surgery: A Comparative Study from a Developing Country. World J Surg 2018; 42:1364-1374. [DOI: 10.1007/s00268-018-4466-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gentile LF, Plitas G, Zabor EC, Stempel M, Morrow M, Barrio AV. Tumor Biology Predicts Pathologic Complete Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients Presenting with Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2017; 24:3896-3902. [PMID: 28916978 PMCID: PMC5697706 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-017-6085-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is used to convert patients with inoperable locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) to operability, but has not traditionally been used to avoid mastectomy or axillary dissection in this subset. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the rates of pathologic complete response (pCR) in LABC patients, and identify factors predictive of pCR to determine if responding patients might be suitable for limited surgery. METHODS From 2006 to 2016, 1522 patients received NAC followed by surgery; 321 had advanced disease in the breast (cT4) and/or in the nodes (cN2/N3). pCR rates were assessed by T and N stage, and receptor subtype. RESULTS Of 321 LABC patients, 223 were cT4, 77 were cN2, and 82 were cN3. Forty-three percent were hormone receptor (HR) positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative (HR+/HER2-), 23% were triple negative, and 34% were HER2+. The overall pCR rate was 25% and differed by receptor subtype (HR+/HER2- 7%, triple negative 23%, HER2+ 48%; p < 0.001). Breast pCR occurred in 27% of patients and was similar in T4 versus non-T4 disease (29% vs. 22%; p = 0.26). Nodal pCR was achieved in 38% of cN+ patients and did not differ by nodal stage (cN1 43%, cN2 36%, cN3 32%; p = 0.23). Nodal pCR was significantly more common than breast pCR (p = 0.014) across all tumor subtypes. Receptor subtype was the only predictor of overall pCR (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION In patients with LABC, pCR after NAC was seen in 25%, and did not differ by T or N stage. Tumor biology, but not extent of disease, predicted pCR. Studies assessing the feasibility of surgical downstaging with NAC in LABC patients are warranted.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/therapeutic use
- Biomarkers, Tumor/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/drug therapy
- Breast Neoplasms/metabolism
- Breast Neoplasms/pathology
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast/pathology
- Carcinoma, Lobular/drug therapy
- Carcinoma, Lobular/metabolism
- Carcinoma, Lobular/pathology
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Neoadjuvant Therapy
- Prognosis
- Receptor, ErbB-2/metabolism
- Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism
- Receptors, Progesterone/metabolism
- Remission Induction
- Survival Rate
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- Lori F Gentile
- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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Li X, Dai D, Chen B, Tang H, Wei W. Oncological outcome of complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast conserving surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. World J Surg Oncol 2017; 15:210. [PMID: 29183336 PMCID: PMC5706340 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-017-1273-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND With limited sample sizes and single-institution designs, how complete response (CR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) influences breast conserving surgery (BCS) and its value in prognosis are not clear. METHODS A systematic research review was conducted using electronic database. The rate of clinical complete response (cCR) in BCS after NAC and these pathological CR (PCR) and non-pCR BCS patients' local recurrence-free survival (LRFS), distance recurrence-free survival (DRFS), overall survival (OS), and disease-free survival (DFS) rates were collected. A pooled analysis was performed using a fixed or random effects model and a Q test to determine heterogeneity. RESULTS Sixteen studies with a total of 4639 patients were included. The pooled data revealed that cCR patients compared with non-cCR patients had significantly higher rates of BCS, with a summary estimate odds ratios (OR) of 4.54 (95% CI 2.03-10.17). The pooled data revealed that BCS patients who achieved pCR after NAC had significantly lower rates of LRFS (RR = 0.59, 95% CI 0.38-0.92) and DRFS (RR = 0.27, 95% CI 0.13-0.55). Better DFS (RR = 0.09, 95% CI 0.04-0.25) and OS (RR = 0.36, 95% CI 0.03-3.90) were also seen, but OS was not significantly different. CONCLUSIONS The rate of successful BCS is higher in the cCR group than in the non-cCR group, means cCR after NAC can encourage patients to receive BCS. The achievement of pCR after NAC in BCS patients was associated with a good prognosis in terms of LRFS and DRFS, but its value in DFS and OS requires further investigation.
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- Xuan Li
- Present Address: Department of Breast Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, 651 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- Present Address: Department of Breast Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, 651 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- Present Address: Department of Breast Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, 651 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- Present Address: Department of Breast Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, 651 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou, 510060, China
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- Present Address: Department of Breast Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, 651 East Dongfeng Road, Guangzhou, 510060, China.
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Rosso KJ, Ueno NT, Woodward WA, Lucci A. In response to “outcomes of patients with inflammatory breast cancer treated by breast conserving surgery”: the argument against breast conservation and sentinel lymph node biopsy in IBC. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2017; 165:779-781. [DOI: 10.1007/s10549-017-4337-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 06/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Murphy BL, Hoskin TL, Boughey JC, Degnim AC, Carter JM, Glazebrook KN, Hieken TJ. Contemporary operative management of T4 breast cancer. Surgery 2016; 160:1059-1069. [PMID: 27521042 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2016.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2016] [Revised: 06/11/2016] [Accepted: 06/23/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Guidelines advise modified radical mastectomy following neoadjuvant systemic therapy for T4 breast cancer. We studied the influence of current systemic therapy and tumor subtype on pathologic stage and practice patterns to identify patients for whom less aggressive operative treatment might be considered. METHODS We identified 98 clinical T4 M0 cases operated on at our institution from October 2008-July 2015. Patient, tumor, and treatment variables were analyzed. RESULTS Clinical T4 substage was 7% T4a, 32% T4b, 3% T4c, and 58% T4d. Tumor biologic subtype was 41% ER+/HER2-, 36% HER2+, and 23% ER-/HER2-. A total of 86 patients (88%) had neoadjuvant systemic therapy; 87% of patients underwent total mastectomy, 9% skin-sparing mastectomy, and 4% breast conservation. Axillary dissection was performed in 74% of patients and sentinel node surgery with (14%) or without (11%) axillary dissection in the remainder; 41/98 (42%) were lymph node negative at operation. The pathologic complete response rate in the breast (31%) and axilla (39%, cN+ cases) correlated with biologic subtype (P < .0001). Overall 5-year, disease-free, and breast cancer-specific survival were 68% and 86%. CONCLUSION Alignment with guidelines was substantial for both breast and axillary operation. Favorable breast cancer-specific survival suggests current multidisciplinary treatment has improved outcomes. Careful assessment of pathology and treatment response may identify clinical T4 patients appropriate for breast or axillary conservation.
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Murphy BL, Hoskin TL, Boughey JC, Degnim AC, Glazebrook KN, Hieken TJ. Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy for Women with T4 Locally Advanced Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2016; 23:3365-70. [PMID: 27364506 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5367-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The use of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM) for women with unilateral breast cancer is increasing. The authors were interested in assessing whether this trend extended to patients with T4 disease. METHODS We identified 92 patients from our prospective breast surgery registry with unilateral clinical T4 M0 disease who underwent mastectomy at our institution from October 2008 to July 2015. Patient, tumor, and treatment variables were compared between patients who did and those who did not undergo CPM, and the reasons patients elected CPM were ascertained. RESULTS Of the 92 patients, 33 (36 %) underwent a CPM, including 25 of 55 patients (45 %) with inflammatory breast cancer. Immediate breast reconstruction was performed for 11 of the 92 patients (12 %), including 4 CPM patients. Pathology showed benign findings in all 33 CPM cases, including 3 patients with atypical hyperplasia. The primary reason for CPM reported by the patients included fear of occult current or future breast cancer in 12 cases (36 %), symmetry in 11 cases (33 %), avoidance of future chemotherapy in 5 cases (15 %), deleterious BRCA mutation in 2 cases (6 %), contralateral benign breast disease in 2 cases (6 %), and medical oncologist recommendation in 1 cases (3 %). Patients selecting CPM were younger and more likely to have undergone BRCA testing. CONCLUSIONS A substantial rate of CPM was observed among women undergoing mastectomy for unilateral T4 breast cancer despite the considerable risk of mortality from their index cancer. The reasons for selection of CPM paralleled those reported for patients with early-stage disease. The most common motivation was fear of occult current or future breast cancer and included the desire to avoid further chemotherapy.
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- Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
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Silverman D, Ruth K, Sigurdson ER, Egleston BL, Goldstein LJ, Wong YN, Boraas M, Bleicher RJ. Skin involvement and breast cancer: are T4b lesions of all sizes created equal? J Am Coll Surg 2014; 219:534-44. [PMID: 25026875 PMCID: PMC4143438 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2014] [Accepted: 04/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nonmetastatic, noninflammatory, invasive breast cancers with skin involvement (SI) are classified as T4b, regardless of size. This study evaluated disease-specific survival (DSS) to determine whether size should be considered for these lesions rather than grouping them all into stage III. STUDY DESIGN Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data linked to Medicare claims were reviewed. Skin involved and non-SI tumors were reclassified using the American Joint Committee on Cancer, 7(th) edition groupings using tumor size and nodal involvement alone without considering SI (neostage). Disease-specific survival was adjusted for demographics, histology, and treatment using competing risk methods with propensity score-based weighting and bootstrap standard errors. RESULTS Among 924 SI patients diagnosed between 1992 and 2005, tumors were 0.1 to 2.0 cm, 2.1 to 5.0 cm, and >5.0 cm in 11.6%, 51.1%, and 37.3% of patients, respectively. There were no nodal metastases in 22.3%, 1 to 3 positive nodes in 31.7%, 4 to 9 positive in 28.6%, and ≥10 positive in 17.4% of patients. For SI patients, adjusted 5-year DSS was 95.8% (95% CI, 95.6-96.0) for neostage I, declining progressively to 36.4% (95% CI, 33.8-39.2) for neostage IIIC patients. Adjusted 5-year DSS for SI and non-SI tumors (n = 66,185) was similar for neostage I, IIA, and IIB, and markedly lower for IIIA and IIIC. Adjusted DSS for SI IIIA was similar to non-SI IIIC. CONCLUSIONS Noninflammatory SI breast cancers have widely varied DSS that differs by tumor size and nodal involvement and therefore should not all be stage III. Skin involvement should be subordinate to T and N groupings to classify SI with non-SI lesions having similar prognoses.
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- Diana Silverman
- Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Hospital and Health Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA.
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El-Sayed MI, Maximous DW, Zakhary MM, Mikhail NNH. Biological markers and response to neoadjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced breast cancer. ISRN ONCOLOGY 2013; 2012:245891. [PMID: 23316390 PMCID: PMC3536061 DOI: 10.5402/2012/245891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/24/2012] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Introduction. Biological markers as Her2/neu, p53, and hormonal receptors (HmRs) may be reliable parameters for prognostic assessment of patients of locally advanced breast cancer (LABC). This work aims at assessing the potential value of these biological markers for the prediction of disease outcome after neoadjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy and its implication on the surgical role. Patients and Methods. From March 2006 to September 2011, 95 patients with LABC were treated by neoadjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy given at intervals of 3 weeks. Expression of Her2/neu and p53 was examined in the initial tissue biopsy by using ELISA technique. Status of HmRs was determined using a commercial enzyme immunoassay. Three weeks after the third cycle, patients underwent surgical resection followed by 3 more cycles of taxane-based chemotherapy and radiotherapy as an adjuvant therapy. Relations of Her2/neu overexpression to p53, HmRs, and conventional prognostic factors were analyzed. Results. Median followup was 61 months. The 5-year DFS and OAS rates were significantly higher in patients with positive HmRs than in those with negative HmRs, patients with Her2- than those with Her2+ breast cancer, and patients with intact p53 breast cancer than those with inactive p53. HER-2 overexpression was statistically significant associated with loss of HmR positive immunostaining (P < 0.0001), grade III breast cancer (P < 0.0001), advanced nodal status (P = 0.0039), and younger (<50 years) age (P = 0.0108). Conclusion. Her2/neu overexpression was associated with poor DFS and OAS rates, as it was significantly associated with negative HmR and high grade.
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- Mohamed I El-Sayed
- Department of Radiation Oncology, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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Incidence of skin recurrence after breast cancer surgery. Radiother Oncol 2012; 103:275-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2011.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 12/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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A multidisciplinary protocol for planned skin-preserving delayed breast reconstruction for patients with locally advanced breast cancer requiring postmastectomy radiation therapy: 3-year follow-up. Plast Reconstr Surg 2011; 127:2154-2166. [PMID: 21311392 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e3182131b8e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The authors examined the safety of a protocol for planned skin-preserving delayed breast reconstruction after postmastectomy radiotherapy with placement of a tissue expander for patients with locally advanced breast cancer (stages IIB and III). METHODS The authors compared 47 patients treated according to the protocol between December 2003 and May 2008 with 47 disease-stage-matched control patients who underwent standard delayed reconstruction after postmastectomy radiotherapy (no skin preservation or tissue expander) during the same period. RESULTS Protocol-group complication rates were 21 percent for skin-preserving mastectomy and placement of the expander (stage 1), 5 percent for postmastectomy radiotherapy, 25 percent for expander reinflation after radiotherapy, and 24 percent for skin-preserving delayed reconstruction. The complication rate for standard delayed reconstruction was 38 percent. Tissue-expander loss rates were 32 percent overall, 9 percent for stage 1, 5 percent for postmastectomy radiotherapy, and 22 percent for reinflation. Wound-healing complications after reconstruction occurred in 3 percent of protocol-group and 10 percent of control-group patients. The median follow-up time for patients still alive at last follow-up was 40 months (range, 8.5 to 85.3 months). Three-year recurrence-free survival rates were 92 percent (95 percent CI, 83 to 100 percent) and 86 percent (95 percent CI, 76 to 98 percent) for the protocol and control groups, respectively (p = 0.87). CONCLUSION In patients with locally advanced breast cancer, skin-preserving mastectomy with a deflated tissue expander on the chest wall during postmastectomy radiotherapy does not increase locoregional recurrence risk and is associated with lower complication rates of definitive reconstruction.
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Pattern of care in locally advanced breast cancer: Focus on local therapy. Breast 2011; 20:145-50. [DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2010] [Revised: 08/16/2010] [Accepted: 08/31/2010] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Caudle AS, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Hunt KK, Pusztai L, Kuerer HM, Mittendorf EA, Hortobagyi GN, Meric-Bernstam F. Impact of progression during neoadjuvant chemotherapy on surgical management of breast cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2011; 18:932-8. [PMID: 21061075 PMCID: PMC4347926 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1390-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) is standard therapy for locally advanced breast cancer, it remains controversial for early-stage disease due to concerns that disease progression may make breast-conservation therapy (BCT), or even operability, impossible. The goal of this study was to determine the impact of disease progression during NCT on surgical management. METHODS We reviewed clinicopathological data on patients who received NCT for stage I-III breast cancer from 1994 to 2007. Chemotherapy regimens were anthracycline-and/or taxane-based as determined by the treating medical oncologist. RESULTS Of 1,928 patients who received NCT, 1,762 (91%) had a partial or complete response, 107 (6%) had stable disease (SD), and 59 (3%) progressed (PD) while receiving at least one regimen. Of the patients with progressive disease, 40 (68%) patients underwent mastectomy, 12 (20%) underwent BCT, and 7 (12%) did not undergo surgery. In patients who underwent mastectomy, only three (8%) were BCT candidates before progression. Overall, disease progression changed the operative plan in 11 (0.5%) patients: 3 developed distant metastasis, 2 developed clinical lymphadenopathy, 3 required mastectomy instead of BCT, 2 became inoperable, and 1 required flap closure. CONCLUSIONS Disease progression while receiving NCT is infrequent (3%), but early identification may allow for change to other, potentially beneficial, therapeutic interventions. Patients with breast cancer who receive NCT should be evaluated frequently for response to therapy. Overall, progression during NCT changes the surgical management in a small proportion of patients.
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- Abigail S Caudle
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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Liu SV, Melstrom L, Yao K, Russell CA, Sener SF. Neoadjuvant therapy for breast cancer. J Surg Oncol 2010; 101:283-91. [DOI: 10.1002/jso.21446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Mersin H, Yildirim E, Berberoglu U, Gulben K. Triple negative phenotype and N-ratio are important for prognosis in patients with stage IIIB non-inflammatory breast carcinoma. J Surg Oncol 2010; 100:681-7. [PMID: 19798691 DOI: 10.1002/jso.21411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim is to evaluate novel prognostic factors such as triple negative (TN) phenotype and ratio between positive nodes and total dissected lymph nodes (N-ratio) in stage IIIB breast carcinoma patients. METHODS In this retrospective study, primary endpoints were local recurrence (LR), distant recurrence (DR), and overall survival (OS). Univariate and multivariate prognostic factor analyses were carried out using Cox and Kaplan-Meier methods in the data of 185 patients. RESULTS The median observation time was 36 (range 16-86) months. Pathological tumor size (continuous [cont.], P = 0.002; Hazard ratio [HR], 1.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1-1.3) and N-ratio (cont., P < 0.0001; HR, 1.02; CI, 1.01-1.03) were strongly associated with LR. Tumor phenotype (triple vs. non-triple, P = 0.002; HR, 2.6; CI, 1.4-4.7), N-ratio (cont., P = 0.01; HR, 1.02; CI, 1.01-1.03) and pathological tumor size (cont., P = 0.003; HR, 1.2; CI, 1.1-1.3) for DR, and also tumor phenotype (triple vs. non-triple, P < 0.0001; HR, 3.7; CI, 1.8-7.5), N-ratio (cont., P = 0.03; HR, 1.02; CI, 1.01-1.03) and pathological tumor size (cont., P = 0.006; HR, 1.3; CI, 1.2-1.4) for OS were the most important prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS N-Ratio and TN phenotype were the most important prognostic factors for stage IIIB breast carcinoma patients.
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- Hakan Mersin
- Department of Surgery, Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
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Güth U, Huang DJ, Schötzau A, Dirnhofer S, Wight E, Singer G. Breast cancer with non-inflammatory skin involvement: current data on an underreported entity and its problematic classification. Breast 2009; 19:59-64. [PMID: 20015652 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2009] [Revised: 09/17/2009] [Accepted: 11/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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We evaluated 166 breast cancer cases with non-inflammatory skin involvement (NISI), which were classified in the TNM classification as T4b. The distribution of tumour sizes and stages was: < or =3 cm:24.1%, 3.1-5 cm:21.7%, 5.1-10 cm:33.1%, >10 cm:21.1%; stages:I/II:21.0%, III:43.4%, IV:35.6%. To assess the impact of NISI on axillary lymph node involvement (ALNI), we analyzed a sub-group of 50 patients with tumours < or =5 cm and compared them with a matched control group. NISI was found to be associated with increased ALNI (HR, 2.66; 95%CI, 1.59-4.63; p<0.0001). According to the inherent rules of tumour classification, only tumours with similar morphologic extent and prognostic significance should be combined. Since there is a high grade of heterogeneity, this basic tenet is clearly violated regarding breast cancer with NISI. Our proposal is to eliminate these tumours from the T4 category and to classify them simply by size (T1-3). Due to its prognostic significance, NISI should be indicated by an optional descriptor (e.g. S1).
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- Uwe Güth
- University Hospital Basel, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Spitalstrasse 21, Basel, Switzerland.
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Alm El-Din MA, Taghian AG. Breast conservation therapy for patients with locally advanced breast cancer. Semin Radiat Oncol 2009; 19:229-35. [PMID: 19732687 DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2009.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy achieves high response rates in patients with breast cancer and has been used to reduce tumor size and allow for breast conservation in individuals who initially required mastectomy. The goals of this approach are to achieve optimal locoregional control together with acceptable cosmesis. In the setting of locally advanced disease, breast preservation appears to be feasible for appropriately selected patients whose tumors show adequate downstaging in response to induction chemotherapy. Nevertheless, further prospective randomized trials are warranted to better evaluate the results of this approach as compared with mastectomy.
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- Mohamed A Alm El-Din
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA
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Costa SD, Loibl S, Kaufmann M, Zahm DM, Hilfrich J, Huober J, Eidtmann H, du Bois A, Blohmer JU, Ataseven B, Weiss E, Tesch H, Gerber B, Baumann KH, Thomssen C, Breitbach GP, Ibishi S, Jackisch C, Mehta K, von Minckwitz G. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy shows similar response in patients with inflammatory or locally advanced breast cancer when compared with operable breast cancer: a secondary analysis of the GeparTrio trial data. J Clin Oncol 2009; 28:83-91. [PMID: 19901111 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.23.5101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by mastectomy is the treatment of choice in patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) or locally advanced breast cancer (LABC), but it is considered less effective in these diseases than in operable breast cancer (OBC). We report a prospective comparison of the GeparTrio trial of patients with IBC (cT4 days) or LABC (cT4a-c or cN3; stage IIIB or IIIC) and patients with OBC (cT2-3). PATIENTS AND METHODS Participants were stratified by stage and were randomly assigned to six or eight cycles of docetaxel/doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (TAC) or to two cycles of TAC followed by four cycles of vinorelbine/capecitabine. We present results of a secondary aim of the study, which was to compare pathologic complete response (pCR; ie, no remaining invasive/noninvasive tumor in breast and lymph nodes) in different stage groups. Results A total of 287 patients with IBC (n = 93) or LABC (n = 194) and 1,777 patients with OBC were entered onto the trial. At baseline, parameters were as follows for the three types of cancer, respectively: median tumor sizes: 8.0 cm, 7.0 cm, and 4.0 cm (P < .001); multiple lesions: 31.2%, 27.3%, and 19.6% (P < .001); nodal involvement: 86.6%, 71.2%, and 51.6% (P < .001); grade 3: 44.4%, 30.4%, and 39.9% (P = .178); lobular-invasive type: 7.5%, 17.5%, and 13.3% (P = .673); negative hormone receptor status: 38.0%, 20.0%, and 36.4% (P = .008); and positive human growth factor receptor 2 status: 45.1%, 38.9%, and 35.7% (P = .158). Response rates for IBC, LABC, and OBC, respectively, were 8.6%, 11.3%, and 17.7% for pCR (P = .002); 71.0%, 69.6%, and 83.4% for overall response by physical or sonographic examination (P < .001); and 12.9%, 33.0%, and 69.9% for breast conservation (P < .001). All P values were for IBC and LABC versus OBC. However, tumor stage itself was not an independent predictor for pCR in multivariable analysis (odds ratio, 1.51; 95% CI, 0.88 to 2.59; P = .13). CONCLUSION No evidence of a difference in response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy was found by tumor stage when analysis was adjusted for baseline characteristics.
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Mathew J, Asgeirsson K, Cheung K, Chan S, Dahda A, Robertson J. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer: A review of the literature and future directions. Eur J Surg Oncol 2009; 35:113-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2007] [Accepted: 03/28/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A management algorithm and practical oncoplastic surgical techniques for repairing partial mastectomy defects. Plast Reconstr Surg 2008; 122:1631-1647. [PMID: 19050516 DOI: 10.1097/prs.0b013e31818cbf1b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND In patients undergoing a partial mastectomy, choosing the best method with which to repair the defect is essential to optimizing outcomes and minimizing the potential for postoperative complications. METHODS The authors present a management algorithm for repairing partial mastectomy defects based on clinically relevant parameters to allow clinicians to better select the most appropriate indications for the various reparative oncoplastic procedures. The clinicopathologic factors considered in surgical decision-making for reconstruction after partial mastectomy include timing of reconstruction in relation to radiation therapy, status of the tumor margin, extent of breast skin resection, breast size, and whether the cosmetic outcome would be better after a total mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction, thereby avoiding the need for radiation therapy. RESULTS Most patients with medium or large breasts will likely benefit from immediate repair, whereas some with small breasts may not. Immediate repair of partial mastectomy defects is preferred with the use of local breast tissue (local tissue rearrangement or breast reduction techniques) because of the simplicity of these approaches and because techniques using local tissue maintain the color and texture of the breast. Waiting to repair a large deformity until after whole-breast radiation therapy usually necessitates a complex transfer of a large volume of autologous tissue, which many patients who undergo breast conservation therapy are not willing to pursue. Use of lower abdominal flaps to repair partial breast defects is generally discouraged. CONCLUSION Although the authors' management algorithm and practical oncoplastic techniques should prove useful, it is up to the multidisciplinary breast team and the patient to determine the best approach.
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Emmering J, Krak N, Van der Hoeven J, Spreeuwenberg M, Twisk J, Meijer S, Pinedo H, Hoekstra O. Preoperative [18F] FDG–PET after chemotherapy in locally advanced breast cancer: prognostic value as compared with histopathology. Ann Oncol 2008; 19:1573-7. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Tewari M, Krishnamurthy A, Shukla HS. Breast conservation in locally advanced breast cancer in developing countries: wise or waste. Surg Oncol 2008; 18:3-13. [PMID: 18722112 DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2008.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2008] [Revised: 06/20/2008] [Accepted: 07/09/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Breast conservation as an additional benefit was beyond the initial expectations of the investigators who pioneered neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). In recent years an increasing number of patients with locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) are being treated with NACT, followed by breast conservation surgery with axillary dissection and radiation as a part of the multimodality management. Breast conservation has not been the standard of care for women with LABC, owing to concerns of increased chances of local recurrence, and possible survival disadvantage and psychological trauma from experiencing a recurrence of malignancy. LABC is still a common form of presentation of breast cancer in developing countries. Strict adherence to treatment protocols and regular follow-ups for years may not be practical for a large majority of patients hailing from the regions most affected by LABC. Defaulters often thus have a heavy price to pay. Hence lies the importance of carefully selecting LABC patients for a breast conservation approach from others that would have a higher risk of locoregional recurrence. Can we extrapolate the lessons learnt in early breast cancer to LABC and offer selected patients with LABC breast conservation therapy? Would the local control and survival results with conservative therapy be comparable to those obtained using mastectomy, or does the increased tumor burden in LABC necessitate ablative surgery in all women? This review aims to address these important questions.
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- Mallika Tewari
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, U.P., India
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Mathew J, Agrawal A, Asgeirsson KS, Buhari SA, Jackson LR, Cheung KL, Robertson JFR. Primary endocrine therapy in locally advanced breast cancers--the Nottingham experience. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2008; 113:403-7. [PMID: 18311583 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-008-9930-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2008] [Accepted: 01/29/2008] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION There are trials comparing different neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens for locally advanced primary breast cancer (LAPC). Few studies have evaluated alternative therapeutic approaches towards LAPC. A previous trial from our institute in LAPC patients unselected for oestrogen receptor (ER) status, comparing primary endocrine therapy versus multimodal treatment, showed no difference in breast cancer related deaths or overall survival. We report our experience of primary endocrine therapy in ER+ LAPC. METHODS Between 1988 and 2007, 195 ER+, non-inflammatory LAPC patients were treated with primary endocrine agents in our institute, due to patient choice, being unfit for chemotherapy, or recruitment into the above mentioned trial. All patients had disease assessable by UICC criteria. RESULTS Median age was 69 years. The median follow-up was 61 months. 154 patients (79%) received endocrine treatment alone. 185 patients (95%) derived clinical benefit (complete response/ partial response/ stable disease) for > or =6 months from primary endocrine therapy. Overall 5-year survival was 76% and 5-year breast cancer specific survival was 86%. CONCLUSION In selected group of ER+ LAPC patients, primary endocrine treatment achieves excellent survival outcome and is a viable alternative to other modalities of treatment.
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- Division of Breast Surgery, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.
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Chia S, Swain SM, Byrd DR, Mankoff DA. Locally Advanced and Inflammatory Breast Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:786-90. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2008.15.0243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Stephen Chia
- From the Department of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Washington Cancer Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC; and Departments of Surgery and Radiology, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- From the Department of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Washington Cancer Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC; and Departments of Surgery and Radiology, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- From the Department of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Washington Cancer Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC; and Departments of Surgery and Radiology, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- From the Department of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; Washington Cancer Institute, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC; and Departments of Surgery and Radiology, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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Practical guidelines for repair of partial mastectomy defects using the breast reduction technique in patients undergoing breast conservation therapy. Plast Reconstr Surg 2008; 120:1755-1768. [PMID: 18090737 DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000287130.77835.f6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND The authors previously compared the local tissue rearrangement, breast reduction, and latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction techniques for repairing partial mastectomy defects and showed the benefits of breast reduction. METHODS In this study, the authors focused solely on factors influencing outcome in 41 patients who underwent repair of a partial mastectomy defect using breast reduction. RESULTS Tumor location had a significant effect on the design of the parenchymal pedicle (p = 0.05). Most repairs were performed with an inferior pedicle. Fifty percent of the lower outer and central quadrant tumors required an amputative design with a free nipple graft. The complication rates for immediate and delayed repair were 24 and 50 percent, respectively. The superior pedicle was associated with the highest complication rates. Tumors in the upper outer quadrant of the breast were associated with the highest complication rate (35 percent). Ninety percent of patients with planned repairs had a viable nipple-areola complex (p = 0.05) and did not require a free nipple graft. More favorable cosmetic outcomes were achieved using an inferior pedicle; less favorable cosmetic outcomes were achieved for tumors in the upper inner quadrant of the breast. Larger defects did not result in less favorable cosmetic outcomes than smaller defects. Only 7 percent of patients had a positive tumor margin. Five percent of patients developed local breast cancer recurrence after a mean follow-up of 36 months. CONCLUSION The authors provide practical guidelines for repairing a partial mastectomy defect using breast reduction that should minimize the occurrence of complications and optimize the cosmetic outcome.
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Harms K, Wittekind C. Prognosis of women with pT4b breast cancer: the significance of this category in the TNM system. Eur J Surg Oncol 2008; 35:38-42. [PMID: 18215492 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2007] [Accepted: 11/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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AIMS The T4b/pT4b category of the TNM System for breast cancer is discussed controversially. For a more detailed analysis, we explored the prognosis of patients with breast cancer strictly fulfilling the criteria for T4b/pT4b tumors according to the TNM System. METHODS Retrospectively analysed data from patients with pT4b breast tumors diagnosed between January 1994 and December 2004 were collected. Reclassification was undertaken according to the TNM System criteria establishing a study group including only "correctly" classified T4b/pT4b tumors. A control group with pT1-3 carcinomas was used for analysing the prognostic value of criteria for T4b/pT4b tumors. RESULTS Eighty-six patients with pT4b carcinomas were found. After reclassification, 65 remained as pT4b fulfilling the strict criteria. The study group showed a 60% three-year Disease Specific Survival (DSS). Age (p<0.01) and regional lymph node status (p<0.01) were significantly related to prognosis. Compared to the control group, the DSS in the study group of patients with a tumor size >2 cm to 5 cm was significantly worse (three-year survival: 82% vs. 51%, p<0.01). For tumors >5 cm, the DSS was not significantly different between both groups (three-year survival: 68% vs. 72%, p=0.7). CONCLUSIONS The criteria for T4b/pT4b breast cancer are associated with a poorer prognosis in patients with a tumor size >2 cm to 5 cm. For tumors >5 cm, prognosis is independent of T4b/pT4b criteria. These findings do not justify the demanded deletion of the T4b/pT4b category. The missing uniformity in applying the correct criteria of T4b/pT4b tumors queries the practicability of this category.
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- K Harms
- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Güth U, Jane Huang D, Holzgreve W, Wight E, Singer G. T4 breast cancer under closer inspection: A case for revision of the TNM classification. Breast 2007; 16:625-36. [PMID: 17604172 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2007.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2007] [Accepted: 05/13/2007] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The presence of skin involvement in breast cancer results in the classification of the tumor into the highest tumor category, and accordingly into the highest non-metastatic disease stage (current TNM classification: T4/stage III). This traditional view is no longer justifiable, as tumors that show non-inflammatory skin involvement (T4b) make up a considerably heterogeneous group with a high percentage of small-sized tumors. Classifying all lesions demonstrating this feature together results in the combination of tumors with widely differing prognostic and therapeutic implications into a single group. This violates the basic principle of the TNM concept in that only tumors exhibiting similar extension and prognosis should be grouped into one category/stage. Furthermore, the currently valid definitions of non-inflammatory skin involvement are misconceived for the substantial group of small tumors which often have ambiguous morphologic findings: the clinical classification depends on the subjective perception of the individual observer, and the pathologic staging considers histologic criteria that are not justifiable from a functional-morphological point of view. For these reasons, we strongly feel that there is a need to revise the current T4 category. We recommend that breast carcinomas currently classified as T4a-c should be eliminated from the T4 category and classified simply according to their tumor size (T1-3). The prognostically very unfavorable inflammatory carcinoma (T4d) should be maintained as the only clinicopathologic entity in the T4 category. This proposal, which will also lead to a revision of the stage III group, adheres more closely to the goals and principles of the TNM classification than do the current classification guidelines. Through the revision of the T4 category, the definitions and guidelines of inflammatory breast carcinoma should be adapted to the internationally accepted nomenclature.
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- Uwe Güth
- University Hospital Basel, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Spitalstrasse 21, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland.
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Massidda B, Atzori F, Scanu A, Contu A, Farris A, Catino AM, Palmeri S, Minerba L, Ionta MT. Dose-Dense Primary Chemotherapy, as Part of Multidisciplinary Treatment, for Inoperable Stage III B Breast Cancer – Long-Term Results of a Phase II Trial. Oncology 2007; 72:17-26. [DOI: 10.1159/000111084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2007] [Accepted: 06/16/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Mathew J, Asgeirsson KS, Agrawal A, Mukherjee A, Ellis IO, Cheung KL, Chan SY, Robertson JFR. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced primary breast cancers: the Nottingham experience. Eur J Surg Oncol 2007; 33:972-6. [PMID: 17391905 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2006] [Accepted: 02/06/2007] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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AIM Of our study was to assess and compare the outcome of patients undergoing anthracycline based neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced primary breast cancers with patients receiving mitoxantrone, methotrexate and mitomycin (MMM) as neoadjuvant agents. METHODS Records of 50 consecutive patients receiving anthrcycline based chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancers from July 1996 to July 2004 were analysed with regard to locoregional recurrence, metastasis and survival. The MMM group comprised of 56 consecutive patients receiving MMM chemotherapy between 1989 and 1994. The unit protocol for patients receiving multimodal therapy has been neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by Patey's mastectomy, radiotherapy and endocrine treatment if ER-positive. Patients were followed-up in the clinic until either death or the last clinic visit on or before December 2005 in the anthracycline group and on or before December 1999 in the MMM group. RESULTS There was no significant difference between the two groups with regard to number of patients, tumour size, grade, ER positivity and median duration of follow-up from start of chemotherapy. Significantly more patients in the anthracycline group had complete clinical response and 44% of the patients in anthracycline group had node negative disease compared to 4% in the MMM group. Anthracycline group when compared to MMM group had a lower incidence of locoregional recurrence (6% vs 19%), distant metastasis (20% vs 55%) and survival (82% vs 45%) at the end of follow-up, which was statistically significant. CONCLUSION Anthracycline based neoadjuvant chemotherapy has better response and significantly better outcome compared to MMM chemotherapy.
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- J Mathew
- Professorial Unit of Surgery, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, UK.
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Loibl S, von Minckwitz G, Raab G, Blohmer JU, Dan Costa S, Gerber B, Eidtmann H, Petrich S, Hilfrich J, Jackisch C, du Bois A, Kaufmann M. Surgical Procedures After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Operable Breast Cancer: Results of the GEPARDUO Trial. Ann Surg Oncol 2006; 13:1434-42. [PMID: 16983592 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9011-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2005] [Accepted: 02/13/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant chemotherapy can increase the rate of breast-conserving surgery in patients with operable breast cancer. However, uncertainty remains regarding surgical procedures and predictors for successful breast-conserving surgery. METHODS This study was an analysis of surgical data of a representative data subset of 607 patients enrolled in the GEPARDUO study. This prospective, multicenter, phase III study randomly assigned patients with operable breast cancer (> or = 2 cm) to neoadjuvant 8-week dose-dense doxorubicin plus docetaxel or a 24-week schedule of doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel (AC-DOC). RESULTS Breast conservation was attempted in 493 (81.2%) patients, but 43 patients eventually required mastectomy, thus resulting in a breast-conserving surgery rate of 74.1%. Breast-conserving re-excision was performed in 61 patients (12.4%). Factors associated with a significantly higher breast-conserving surgery rate were a prechemotherapy tumor size < or = 40 mm, nonlobular histological characteristics, treatment with AC-DOC, clinical response, postchemotherapy tumor size < or = 20 mm, and treatment in a larger center (>10 enrolled patients). Nonlobular histological characteristics and intraoperative frozen-section analysis for margin evaluation were associated with significantly lower reoperation rates (P = .015). CONCLUSIONS Breast conservation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is feasible in most patients with operable breast cancer. For surgical planning, tumor characteristics and response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy should be taken into account. Improved breast-imaging modalities are necessary to improve detection of residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, especially when breast cancer is of lobular invasive histology. Margin assessment by intraoperative frozen-section analysis is helpful to avoid reoperation. To achieve an optimal result, an interdisciplinary surgical approach is important.
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- Sibylle Loibl
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, J. W. Goethe University, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
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Determining the Optimal Approach to Breast Reconstruction after Partial Mastectomy. Plast Reconstr Surg 2006. [DOI: 10.1097/00006534-200609010-00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Güth U, Wight E, Schötzau A, Langer I, Dieterich H, Rochlitz C, Herberich L, Holzgreve W, Mihatsch MJ, Singer G. Correlation and significance of histopathological and clinical features in breast cancer with skin involvement (T4b). Hum Pathol 2006; 37:264-71. [PMID: 16613321 DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2005.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A retrospective review was performed to investigate the prognostic significance and validity of the pathological and clinical TNM staging of noninflammatory skin involvement in breast cancer. In 128 tumors with histologically proven skin involvement and a size up to 5 cm (64% of the entire group), we distinguished clearly between group A) cases showing the classical clinical signs (cT4b) and those that do not, and between group B) carcinomas infiltrating the epidermis (pT4b) and those infiltrating only the dermis. We found only moderate concordance (kappa = 0.44) between the pathological and clinical TNM staging system. In the analysis of 80 patients with a tumor size from 2.1 to 5.0 cm, neither the appearance of classical clinical signs nor the histological diagnosis of infiltration of the epidermis was shown to be a relevant factor. In comparison to the control groups, similar clinicopathologic entities without significant differences in long-term outcome were observed. After regrouping of the patients having tumor infiltration of the papillary dermis from the control group into the study group (pT4), the study group showed a significant higher number of involved axillary lymph nodes (P = .014) and a more extensive lymph node involvement (pN3; P = .025). The combination epidermis-papillary dermis seems to be more a functional unit than the epidermis alone that is defined as the crucial and delineating factor in the TNM Classification. Our results challenge the validity of the TNM rules and recommendations concerning T4b breast cancer because it leads, in the majority of cases, to tumors of comparable extent and prognosis being placed in different categories.
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- Uwe Güth
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel (UHB), CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
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Güth U, Singer G, Langer I, Schötzau A, Herberich L, Holzgreve W, Wight E. T4 category revision enhances the accuracy and significance of stage III breast cancer. Cancer 2006; 106:2569-75. [PMID: 16688772 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND Because of the considerable heterogeneity in breast carcinoma with noninflammatory skin involvement (T4b/Stage IIIB), a revision was proposed of the TNM staging system that would classify these tumors exclusively based on their tumor size and lymph node status. In the current study, the authors evaluated how implementation of this proposal will affect Stage III noninflammatory breast cancer. METHODS Two hundred seven patients who were classified with noninflammatory Stage III breast cancer were treated consecutively between 1990 and 1999 at the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland. To assess the extent of T4b/Stage IIIB tumors independent of the clinicopathologic feature of skin involvement, the reclassification was undertaken. RESULTS Of 68 patients who had nonmetastatic T4b breast cancer, 37 patients (54.4%) had a tumor extent in accordance with Stage I/II and had improved disease-specific survival (DSS) compared with patients who had Stage III breast cancer (P = .008). Excluding those patients from Stage III led to a 17.9% reduction of the number of patients in this group (n = 170 patients). The 10-year DSS declined from 48.5% to 42.9%. CONCLUSIONS Considerable numbers of patients who are classified with noninflammatory Stage IIIB breast cancer show only a limited disease extent. Through a revision of the T4 category, these low-risk patients were excluded from the highest nonmetastatic TNM stage, and overstaging could be avoided. This procedure decreased the degree of heterogeneity of the entire Stage III group and may result in a more precise assessment of this disease entity.
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- Uwe Güth
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Guth U, Wight E, Schotzau A, Langer I, Dieterich H, Rochlitz C, Herberich L, Holzgreve W, Singer G. Breast carcinoma with noninflammatory skin involvement (T4b). Cancer 2005; 104:1862-70. [PMID: 16130140 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND In this study, the authors evaluated the clinical presentation of patients with T4b breast carcinoma, analyzed the impact of noninflammatory skin involvement on long-term survival, and addressed the question whether the T4 tumor category still has any justification. METHODS The clinical course of a study group of 119 patients with skin involvement was compared with the outcome of a control group of 299 consecutive patients who had tumors of the same size but without skin involvement. All tumors were stratified into 1 of 4 subsets according to greatest tumor dimension, as follows: Group A, < or = 3.0 cm; Group B, 3.1-5.0 cm; Group C, 5.1-10.0 cm; and Group D, > 10.0 cm. RESULTS The study group distribution of patients within the size subsets were as follows: Group A, 26.1%; Group B, 24.3%; Group C, 26.1%; and Group D, 23.5%. Differences in disease-specific survival between the tumor size subsets were significant (Groups A and B vs. Groups C and D; P < 0.0001). In contrast to large tumors (> 5.0 cm), carcinomas < or = 5.0 cm showed no statistical significant differences in disease-specific survival between study group patients and control group patients (Group A: P = 0.17; Group B: P = 0.31). CONCLUSIONS There is a broad range of clinicopathologic breast carcinoma entities within the T4b category. For > 50% of patients with T4b breast carcinoma, the feature noninflammatory skin involvement had no significant prognostic impact. Approximately 25% of patients had an extent of disease similar to that observed in patients with Stage I-II disease and, thus, falsely were considered to have more advanced disease. Heterogeneity and a lack of prognostic significance suggest that a revision of the T4 category, a relic of historic tumor classifications, is necessary.
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- Uwe Guth
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Alassas M, Chu Q, Burton G, Ampil F, Mizell J, Li BD. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage III Breast Cancer. Am Surg 2005. [DOI: 10.1177/000313480507100607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced breast cancer can potentially downstage disease prior to definitive surgery. In this study, a doxorubicin-based neoadjuvant regimen was administered to stage III breast cancer patients to assess 1) primary tumor response, 2) tumor involvement of resection margins, and 3) predictive value in cancer outcome. Eighty-two patients with stage IIIA and IIIB breast cancer diagnosed between 1990 and 2003 were studied. All patients received similar chemotherapy regimens, consisting of doxorubicin, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil, plus surgery and radiation therapy. End points measured include primary tumor response [complete response (CR) = 100%, partial response (PR) >50%, or no response (NR) ≤50%], resection margins for tumor, disease-free, and overall survival. Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests were performed. Of the 82 patients studied, 34 received neoadjuvant therapy, 48 received conventional postoperative treatment. Seventy-two per cent of the stage IIIB and 22 per cent of the stage IIIA patients received neoadjuvant therapy. In the neoadjuvant group, 29 (85%) patients demonstrated tumor response, 9 (26%) of which were CR. Tumor-free resection margins were achieved in 94 per cent of the neoadjuvant group. Survival analysis demonstrated no benefit comparing neoadjuvant versus postoperative adjuvant therapy but hints at improved disease-free survival in neoadjuvant CR patients (log-rank test, P = 0.07). Eighty-five per cent of patients with stage III breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy experienced clinical response, with 26 per cent CR, and 97 per cent tumor-free resection margins. CR may portend a better cancer outcome.
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- Mohamed Alassas
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
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- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
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- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
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- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
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- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
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- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana
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Cabioglu N, Hunt KK, Buchholz TA, Mirza N, Singletary SE, Kuerer HM, Babiera GV, Ames FC, Sahin AA, Meric-Bernstam F. Improving local control with breast-conserving therapy. Cancer 2005; 104:20-9. [PMID: 15912514 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND The risk of ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) after breast-conserving therapy (BCT) is associated with treatment and tumor-related variables, such as surgical margin status and the use of systemic therapy, and these variables have changed over time. Correspondingly, the authors of the current study hypothesized that the contemporary multidisciplinary management of breast carcinoma would lead to an improvement in IBTR rates after BCT. METHODS Between 1970 and 1996, 1355 patients with pathologic Stage I-II invasive breast carcinoma underwent BCT (breast-conserving surgery and adjuvant radiation therapy) at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center. Contemporary methods of analyzing surgical margins were in routine use by 1994. To analyze the effect of this variable and others, patient and tumor characteristics and IBTR rates in patients treated during 1994-1996 were compared with those in patients treated from 1970 to 1993. RESULTS Characteristics were similar in patients treated during 1994-1996 (n = 381) and those treated before 1994 (n = 974) except for patients aged >50 years (63.3% vs. 51.7%, P < 0.001), and patients who had a family history of breast carcinoma (37.9% vs. 30.8%, P = 0.017). Patients treated after 1994 were less likely to have positive or unknown margins (2.9 % vs. 24.1 %, P = 0.0001), more likely to receive chemotherapy (40.5% vs. 26%, P < 0.001), and more likely to receive hormonal therapy (33.3% vs. 19.4%, P < 0.001), but less likely to receive radiation boosts to the primary tumor bed (59.8% vs. 89%, P < 0.001). The 5-year cumulative IBTR rate was significantly lower among patients treated in 1994-1996 than among patients treated before 1994 (1.3% vs. 5.7%, P = 0.001) largely because of the drop in IBTR rates among patients aged < or = 50 years (1.4 % vs. 9.1 %, P = 0.0001). On multivariate analysis, age > 50 (hazards ratio [HR] = 0.401; P = 0.0001), presence of negative surgical margins (HR = 0.574; P = 0.017), and use of adjuvant hormonal therapy (HR = 0.402; P = 0.05) were independent predictors of improved 5-year IBTR-free survival. On subgroup analysis, use of chemotherapy was associated with increased IBTR-free survival among women aged < or = 50 years (HR = 0.383; P = 0.001). Although 5-year cumulative IBTR rates were lower among women aged > 50 years than among younger women before 1994 (2.6 % vs. 9.1%, P < 0.0001), no such difference was found in the group treated in 1994-1996 (1.2 % for age > 50 yrs vs. 1.4 % for < or = 50 yrs, P = 0.999). CONCLUSIONS The IBTR rate after BCT appears to be declining, especially among patients < 50 years of age. However, long-term follow-up is necessary to confirm this finding. This finding may reflect changes in surgical approaches and pathologic evaluation as well as an increased use of systemic therapy. The current low incidence of IBTR with multidisciplinary management of breast carcinoma may result in more patients choosing BCT over mastectomy.
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- Neslihan Cabioglu
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA
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Mamounas EP. Tailoring Loco-Regional Therapy with Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Another Step in the Right Direction. Ann Surg Oncol 2004; 11:888-91. [PMID: 15383420 DOI: 10.1245/aso.2004.08.908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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