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Adjuvant chemotherapy and scar irradiation in breast cancer
Author(s) -
Içli Fikri,
Dinçol Dilek,
Isikman Erdoĝan,
Ünal Muttalip
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930440412
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , breast cancer , mastectomy , adjuvant , axillary nodes , adjuvant chemotherapy , cancer , surgery , radiation therapy , oncology
Abstract Twenty‐three consecutive premenopausal patients with breast cancer who had four or more positive axillary nodes were treated with six cycles of CMFP followed by irradiation limited to the mastectomy scar (CT‐SRT). The relapse‐free survival (RFS) rate was compared with a group of 15 patients who were treated with chemotherapy alone (CT). Following an average follow‐up of 30 months, the relapse rates for the CT‐SRT and CT groups were 30.4% vs. 73.2%, respectively ( P < 0.05).