Loco-regional treatment in metastatic breast cancer patients: is there a survival benefit?
Breast Cancer Res Treat
; 119(3): 537-45, 2010 Feb.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19876731
ABSTRACT
A number of studies have recently demonstrated a survival benefit in stage IV breast cancer patients following surgical resection of the primary tumor. Here, we investigate the relationship between loco-regional treatment and survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer and evaluate the impact of different loco-regional treatments. We conducted a systematic review of the literature using PubMed to analyze studies with the following criteria Type of loco-regional treatment (surgery alone or combined with radiation, radiotherapy), overall survival, progression-free survival, selection factors for local treatment, and complication rates. Thirteen studies evaluated the effect of loco-regional treatment on overall survival with overall median survival increasing from a range of 12.6-28.3 months among patients without surgery to a range of 25-42 months among patients with surgery. In addition, six studies reported a 3-year survival benefit of 28-95% and 17-79% in women with and without locoregional therapy respectively. Two studies did not find any improvement in overall survival. One study found an improvement in 5-year breast cancer-specific survival of 27% with negative surgical margins versus 12% with no surgery. Three studies reported an advantage in progression-free survival in the treatment group compared with the non-treatment group. Loco-regional treatment for breast cancer patients with distant metastases at diagnosis is an important issue because of possible improvement of survival or disease-free survival. The possibility of surgery and/or radiotherapy following induction chemotherapy should be weighed and left to individual practice. Participation in randomized controlled trials should be encouraged.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Neoplasias da Mama
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Systematic_reviews
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Breast Cancer Res Treat
Ano de publicação:
2010
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos