Table 7 Recurrence and survival rates with omission of radiotherapy.
From: Conservative management of breast cancer in the elderly in a developing country
Authors | Inclusion age | Number of patients | Local or regional recurrence | Local recurrence | Regional recurrence | Overall survival | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hughes et al [15] | >70 | 636 | L+T | 4% | Â | Â | Â | Â | L+T | 86% |
| Â | Â | Â | L+T+R | 1% (P < 0.001) | Â | Â | Â | Â | L+T+R | 87% (P = 0.94) |
Fyles et al [52] | > 50 | 769 | Â | Â | L+T | 7.7% | L+T | 2.5% | L+T | 93.2% |
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | L+T+R | 0.6% (P < 0.001) | L+T+R | 0.5% (p = 0.049 | L+T+R | 92.8% (p = 0.83) |
Gruenberger et al [10] | >60 | 356 |  |  | Q+ A ± C ± T | 5.4% |  |  | Q+ A ± C ± T | 82% |
|  |  |  |  |  | Q+ A ± C ± T + R | 5.8% |  |  | Q+ A ± C ± T +R | 82.7% |