Adjuvant breast radiotherapy outcome in older women: A Malaysian experience
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2022
Abstract
Adjuvant breast radiotherapy is offered to patients with localized breast cancer. We performed a retrospective review of older women receiving adjuvant breast radiotherapy in University Malaya Medical Centre, Malaysia (UMMC) in 2014. Out of 191 women, 23 (43) were 60 years old and above. At a median follow up of 6.6 years, 4.6 (2) had local recurrence and 19 (8) distant metastasis. In a subgroup of low risk older patients with hormone-sensitive, HER2 negative, T1N0 disease, all (3/43) are still alive with no local recurrence. We propose further research for treatment de-escalation in low risk elderly patients. © 2022, Malaysian Medical Association. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Aged, Breast, Breast neoplasms, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Female, Humans, Malaysia, Middle aged, Neoplasm recurrence, Local, Neoplasm staging, Retrospective studies, Treatment outcome, Ki 67 antigen
Divisions
fac_med,Faculty_of_Business_and_Accountancy
Funders
None
Publication Title
Medical Journal of Malaysia
Volume
77
Issue
1
Publisher
Malaysian Medical Association
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