Clinical Study

Identifying Patients Who May Be Candidates for a Clinical Trial of Salvage Accelerated Partial Breast Irradiation after Previous Whole Breast Irradiation

Table 2

Characteristics of 157 local recurrences after whole-breast irradiation.

Clinical T stage
 Tis32 (20.4%)
 T190 (57%)
 T214 (9%)
 T3/413 (9%)
 Unknown8 (5%)
Pathologic T stage
 Tis/T1110 (70%)
 T2/3/414 (9%)
 Unknown33 (21%)
Location
 Unifocal139 (89%)
 Multifocal/diffuse9 (6%)
 Skin involvement5 (3%)
 Unknown4 (2%)
Time to recurrence
 Median (range)73 mos (7–265)
24 months12 (8%)
 >24 months138 (92%)