Clinical Study

Outcomes Following Salvage Radiation and Systemic Therapy for Isolated Locoregional Recurrence of Breast Cancer after Mastectomy: Impact of Constructed Biologic Subtype

Table 1

Patient characteristics at time of primary diagnosis and initial treatment (n=269).

ParametersValue

Median age (range) (years)47 (26-83)
Menopausal status
Pre-/peri162 (60.2%)
Post-107 (39.8%)
Location of primary tumor
Medial90 (33.5%)
Central21 (7.8%)
Outer158 (58.7%)
Primary tumor histopathology
IDC254 (94.4%)
Others15 (5.6%)
Primary tumor stage
pT187 (32.3%)
pT2157 (58.4%)
pT325 (9.3%)
No. of nodes removed13 (5-31)
Nodal stages
pN0144 (53.5%)
pN1125 (46.5%)
Biologic subtype
Rec+/HER2-158 (58.7%)
Rec+/HER2+26 (9.7%)
Rec-/HER2+24 (8.9%)
Rec-/HER2-61 (22.7%)
Primary surgery
MRM228 (84.8%)
Others41 (15.2%)
Initial systemic therapy
Chemotherapy only104 (38.7%)
Endocrine therapy only11 (4.1%)
Chemotherapy + endocrine therapy147 (54.6%)
Anti-HER24 (1.5%)
None7 (2.6%)

IDC = invasive ductal carcinoma; Rec = hormonal receptor; HER2 = human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; MRM = modified radical mastectomy.