Clinical study on neoadjuvant chemotherapy for phase II B breast cancer / 中华内分泌外科杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate clinical effects of neoadjuvant chemotherapy(NAC)for phase II B breast cancer.Methods From Jan.2002 to Nov.2004,330 female patients with phase II B unilateral breast cancer were enrolled in the study and they were randomly divided into 2 groups.Group A was NAC group and 152 cased were enrolled in this group,among whom 78 cases had left-side cancer and 74 cases had right-side cancer.The mean age of group A was 42.6 years(ranging from 32 to 73 years).Group A were given beth taxane-and anthracycline- based chemotherapy,according to the protocol of group A.After 4 cycles of chemotherapy,patients in group A underwent conservative breast surgery or radical mastectomy according to the result of chemotherapy.Group B,the non-NAC group,had 178 cases in it,among whom 98 had left-side cancer and 80 had rightside cancer.The mean age of group B was 41.4 years(ranging from 31 to 72 years).Group B also underwent conservative breast surgery or radical mastectomy according to tumor size and axillary node status.According to standards of International Union against Cancer(UICC),the primary focus and axillary node status in NAC group were analyzed before and after chemotherapy.Results Group A had a total effective rate of 91.45%.Breast conservation rate in group A and group B was 44.70%and 21.90%respectively.The overall 3 and 5 year survival rate in group A was 96.05%and 75.00%respectively.which was significantly higher than that in group B.Conclusion NAC is effective in reducing clinical stage of phase II B breast cancer,which increases breast conservation rate and postoperative survival rate.