Journal article
Ten-Year Multi-Institutional Results of Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiotherapy in BRCA1/2-Associated Stage I/II Breast Cancer
Abstract
PURPOSE: We compared the outcome of breast-conserving surgery and radiotherapy in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with breast cancer versus that of matched sporadic controls.
METHODS: A total of 160 BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with breast cancer were matched with 445 controls with sporadic breast cancer. Primary end points were rates of in-breast tumor recurrence (IBTR) and contralateral breast cancers (CBCs). Median follow-up was 7.9 years for …
Authors
Pierce LJ; Levin AM; Rebbeck TR; Ben-David MA; Friedman E; Solin LJ; Harris EE; Gaffney DK; Haffty BG; Dawson LA
Journal
Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 24, No. 16, pp. 2437–2443
Publisher
American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
Publication Date
June 1, 2006
DOI
10.1200/jco.2005.02.7888
ISSN
0732-183X
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Fields of Research (FoR)
Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
AdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsCanadaCase-Control StudiesFemaleGenes, BRCA1Genes, BRCA2HeterozygoteHumansIncidenceIsraelMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMutationNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingOdds RatioOvariectomyPredictive Value of TestsRadiotherapy, AdjuvantTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited States