Compliance With Consensus Recommendations for Systemic Therapy Is Associated With Improved Survival of Women With Node-Negative Breast Cancer

2004 ◽  
Vol 22 (18) ◽  
pp. 3685-3693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Hébert-Croteau ◽  
Jacques Brisson ◽  
Jean Latreille ◽  
Michèle Rivard ◽  
Nadia Abdelaziz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Systemic Therapy ◽  
Administrative Databases ◽  
Minimal Risk ◽  
Node Negative ◽  
Consensus Recommendations ◽  
Hazard Ratios ◽  
Node Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The impact of consensus recommendations for systemic therapy on outcome of disease is unclear. We evaluated if compliance with guidelines for systemic adjuvant treatment is associated with improved survival of women with node-negative breast cancer. Patients and Methods The study population included women diagnosed with invasive node-negative breast cancer in Québec, Canada, in 1988 to 1989, 1991 to 1992, and 1993 to 1994. Information was collected by chart review, linkage with administrative databases, and queries to attending physicians. Guidelines from the 1992 St Gallen conference were used as standard of care. Survival was estimated by Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards analyses. Results Among 1,541 women, 358 died before December 1999. Median follow-up was 6.8 years. Seven-year event-free and overall survivals were 66% and 81%, respectively. Survival was 88%, 84%, and 74% in women at minimal, moderate, or high risk of recurrence. Virtually all women at minimal risk were treated according to the consensus (98.4% of 370). In comparison, adjusted hazard ratios of death were 1.0 (95% CI, 0.6 to 1.7) and 2.3 (95% CI, 1.3 to 4.0) among women at moderate risk treated according to the consensus or not, respectively. Among women at high risk, adjusted hazard ratios of death were 2.0 (95% CI, 1.4 to 2.8) and 2.7 (95% CI, 1.9 to 3.9), respectively. Both risk category (P < .0005) and compliance with guidelines (P < .0005) were independent significant predictors of survival. Conclusion Treatment according to consensus recommendations is associated with improved survival of women with breast cancer in the community. Promoting the adoption of guidelines for treatment is an effective strategy for disease control.

Time Trends in Systemic Adjuvant Treatment for Node-Negative Breast Cancer

1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1458-1458 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole Hébert-Croteau ◽  
Jacques Brisson ◽  
Jean Latreille ◽  
Gilles Gariépy ◽  
Caty Blanchette ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Adjuvant Therapy ◽  
Adjuvant Treatment ◽  
Minimal Risk ◽  
Node Negative ◽  
Risk Of Recurrence ◽  
Consensus Recommendations ◽  
Node Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Systemic Adjuvant Therapy

PURPOSE: We conducted a population-based study in Quebec, Canada, to assess longitudinal changes in systemic adjuvant therapy for node-negative breast cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A stratified random sample was selected among women with newly diagnosed node-negative breast cancer in 1988, 1991, and 1993. Information on the patient, her tumor, source of care, and treatment was abstracted from medical charts. Patients were classified as being at minimal, moderate, or high risk of recurrence on the basis of criteria proposed at the 4th International Conference on Adjuvant Therapy of Primary Breast Cancer (St. Gallen, Switzerland, 1992), and systemic adjuvant treatment received was dichotomized as being consistent or not consistent with consensus recommendations. RESULTS: Overall, 1,578 cases of invasive breast carcinoma were reviewed. The proportion of patients who were given hormonal or cytotoxic treatment increased from 51.7% to 73.1% from 1988 to 1993. Virtually all women at minimal risk were treated in 1991 and 1993 according to the consensus statement. The proportions of women so treated were 75.0% and 65.4% in the moderate- and high-risk categories, respectively, in 1991. In 1993, these proportions were 71.4% and 67.0%, respectively. Omission of chemotherapy, especially in high-risk women with estrogen receptor–negative tumors who were 50 to 69 years of age, was the most frequent inconsistency with guidelines. CONCLUSION: Systemic adjuvant therapy for node-negative breast cancer has gained acceptance. Better understanding of the decision-making process, of the perception of the risks and benefits involved, and of the impact of alternative strategies for the dissemination of consensus recommendations are needed to promote the use of chemotherapy in specific categories of women who are at high risk of recurrence.

A novel approach for 21-genes testing associated with prognosis in Chinese patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer: A real-world study.

2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e12528-e12528
Author(s):  
Yinduo Zeng ◽  
Qian Li ◽  
Jiannan Wu ◽  
Heran Deng ◽  
Ying Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Recurrence Score ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Node Negative ◽  
Node Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Er Positive ◽  
The Impact

e12528 Background: We previously reported a Chinese version of 21-genes Recurrence Score (RS) provides reduction chemotherapy prescription in patients with ER-Positive/HER2-Negative node negative breast cancer, while Oncotype Dx was hardly to be reached. However, the impact on clinical outcome was not mentioned. Herein, we explored whether this 21-genes recurrence score (RS) impacted on prognosis in patients with this molecular subtype of breast cancer. Methods: From Jan 2013 to Aug 2018, 378 patients with ER-Positive/HER2-Negative early stage breast cancer were enrolled. All patients received a Chinese version of 21-genes RS test, which is a new method using RNA extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue performed by SurExam Campany, Guangzhou, China. . The RS score for each patient was calculated based on expression level of 21-genes used in a prosperctively defined algorithm and calculate a recurrence score range from 0 to 100 and divided three risk groups according to TAILORs study.Distant metastases-free survival (DMFS) were correlated with the 21-genes RS by Kaplan-Meier (log-rank method), and Cox regression. Multivariable logistic regression was performed to determine factors correlated with RS testing and receipt of a high-risk RS. Results: Median patient age was 46 years (18 to 77 years). The Chinese version of 21-gene RS was generated for 378 patients: 61 (16.1%) low risk ( < 11), 241 (63.8%) intermediate risk (11 to 25), and 76 (20.1%) high risk (≥ 26). At a median follow-up of 40 months, the 4-year-rate of estimated DMFS was 100%, 98.7% and 92.9% in low risk, intermediate risk and high risk groups. Meanwhile, there was no difference in RFS among three risk groups. For all patients, 21-gene RS was associated with DMFS ( P = .021). In multivariable Cox regression models, 21-gene RS was independently prognostic factor of DMFS (hazard ratio, 5.375; 95% CI, 1.00 to 28.84; P = .05). Tumor size (>2cm vs ≤2cm, OR = 2.31, P = .005), high grade ( OR = 2.15, P = .013), ki67 index ( > 14% vs ≤14%, OR = 4.24, P = .002), progesterone receptor expression ( < 20% vs ≥20%, OR = 5.07, P < .001) were predictor of high risk of RS. Conclusions: The Chinese version of 21-genes RS is independently prognostic factor for DMFS patients with ER–positive/HER2-negative node negative breast cancer. Future study was needed to explore the impact of 21 gene RS on long-term prognosis.

scholarly journals A population-based study of the impact of the St-Gallen treatment guidelines on survival of women with node-negative breast cancer

The Breast ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. S17-S18
Author(s):  
N. Hebert-Croteau ◽  
J. Brisson ◽  
J. Latreille ◽  
M. Rivard ◽  
G. Martin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Treatment Guidelines ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Population Based Study ◽  
Node Negative ◽  
Node Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
The Impact

183 A DNA signature to identify high-risk small node-negative breast cancer patients

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Gravier ◽  
G. Pierron ◽  
A. Vincent-Salomon ◽  
N. Gruel ◽  
V. Raynal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Node Negative ◽  
Node Negative Breast Cancer

scholarly journals Tumor-Biological Factors Upa and PAI-1 as Stratification Criteria of a Multicenter Adjuvant Chemotherapy Trial in Node-Negative Breast Cancer

2000 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Prechtl ◽  
N. Harbeck ◽  
C. Thomssen ◽  
C. Meisner ◽  
M. Braun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Adjuvant Chemotherapy ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Plasminogen Activator ◽  
Systemic Therapy ◽  
Axillary Node ◽  
Breast Cancer Patients ◽  
Node Negative ◽  
Node Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Pai 1

In axillary node-negative primary breast cancer, 70% of the patients will be cured by locoregional treatment alone. Therefore, adjuvant systemic therapy is only needed for those 30% of node-negative patients who will relapse after primary therapy and eventually die of metastases. Traditional histomorphological and clinical factors do not provide sufficient information to allow accurate risk group assessment in order to identify node-negative patients who might benefit from adjuvant systemic therapy. In the last decade various groups have reported a strong and statistically independent prognostic impact of the serine protease uPA (urokinase-type plasminogen activator) and its inhibitor PAI-1 (plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1) in node-negative breast cancer patients. Based on these data, a prospective multicenter therapy trial in node-negative breast cancer patients was started in Germany in June 1993, supported by the German Research Association (DFG). Axillary node-negative breast cancer patients with high levels of either or both proteolytic factors in the tumor tissue were randomized to adjuvant CMF chemotherapy versus observation only. Recruitment was continued until the end of 1998, by which time 684 patients had been enrolled. Since then, patients have been followed up in order to assess the value of uPA and PAI-1 determination as an adequate selection criterion for adjuvant chemotherapy in node-negative breast cancer patients. This paper reports on the rationale and design of this prospective multicenter clinical trial, which may have an impact on future policies in prognosis-oriented treatment strategies.

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