Research Article

Survival Outcomes of Breast-Conserving Therapy versus Mastectomy in Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Including Centrally Located Breast Cancer: A SEER-Based Study

Table 6

Multivariate survival analysis of prognostic factors among CLBC patients.

Cox-OSCox-BCSSFine–GrayCS
HR95% CI-valueHR95% CI-valueHR95% CI -valueHR95% CI-value

Year of diagnosis<0.001<0.001
 2000–2003 vs. 2008–20151.3291.194–1.479<0.0012.0051.715–2.344<0.0011.6291.395–1.903< 0.0011.5361.315–1.795<0.001
 2004–2007 vs. 2008–20151.1341.016–1.2650.0251.4411.226–1.693<0.0011.3101.114–1.5410.0011.2671.078–1.4880.004

Age, years< 0.001<0.001
 64–72 vs. 18–632.4372.200–2.700<0.0011.7571.514–2.039<0.0011.3801.183–1.609< 0.0011.4821.274–1.724<0.001
 73–79 vs. 18–634.9044.419–5.441<0.0013.2582.763–3.843<0.0011.6111.347–1.927< 0.0012.0041.685–2.383<0.001

Race<0.001<0.001
 Black vs. white1.2131.056–1.3930.0061.2631.038–1.5380.0201.1740.952–1.4470.1331.1750.965–1.4310.109
 Others vs. white0.6830.579–0.805< 0.0010.7030.558–0.8850.0030.7660.606–0.9680.0250.7390.587–0.9310.010

Histology type
 ILC vs. IDC0.6270.3510.5760.527

Laterality
 Right vs. left0.1190.8550.756–0.9660.0120.8600.759–0.9750.0180.8600.761–0.9720.016

Grade< 0.001<0.001
 II vs. I1.2071.068–1.3640.0032.6161.964–3.486<0.0012.6511.993–3.526<0.0012.6581.994–3.542<0.001
 III/IV vs. I1.4361.255–1.642<0.0013.4352.567–4.596<0.0013.3992.521–4.583<0.0013.4262.549–4.604<0.001

T stage<0.001<0.001
 T1b vs. T1a1.0810.866–1.3500.4900.8340.555–1.2540.3840.8380.561–1.2510.3860.8420.560–1.2660.408
 T1c vs. T1a1.4631.194–1.793<0.0011.3480.947–1.9200.0971.2620.891–1.7880.1911.3030.913–1.8590.145
 T2 vs. T1a2.0861.697–2.563<0.0012.3981.690–3.403<0.0012.1961.553–3.105< 0.0012.3121.625–3.291<0.001

N stage<0.001<0.001
 N1 vs. N01.4551.322–1.602<0.0011.8591.613–2.141<0.0011.9011.636–2.209<0.0011.9391.678–2.242<0.001
 N2 vs. N02.4912.129–2.914<0.0013.8473.141–4.712<0.0013.7763.037–4.696<0.0013.9693.231–4.875<0.001
 N3 vs. N04.5673.763–5.541<0.0017.0815.603–8.949<0.0016.3534.897–8.242<0.0016.8535.411–8.680<0.001

ER
 Positive vs. negative0.8240.719–0.9450.0050.0990.3440.214

PR
 Positive vs. negative0.8510.763–0.9490.0040.6250.550–0.711<0.0010.6410.543–0.757<0.0010.6440.549–0.755<0.001

Treatment
 BCT vs. mastectomy0.7340.672–0.802<0.0010.6600.576–0.755<0.0010.7090.617–0.815<0.0010.6860.598–0.786<0.001

Chemotherapy
 Yes vs. no or unknown0.7650.695–0.843<0.0010.3810.8090.699

CLBC, centrally located breast cancer; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; ILC, invasive lobular carcinoma; IDC, invasive ductal carcinoma; ER, estrogen receptor; PR, progesterone receptor; BCT, breast-conserving therapy.