Molecular markers for prognosis after isolated postmastectomy chest wall recurrence
Haffty BG, Hauser A, Choi DH, Parisot N, Rimm D, King B, Carter D. Molecular markers for prognosis after isolated postmastectomy chest wall recurrence. Cancer 2004, 100: 252-263. PMID: 14716758, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11915.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER-2/neu statusChest wall recurrencePositive HER-2/neu statusLocal-regional controlLocal recurrenceNeu statusDistant metastasisPR statusProgesterone receptorBreast carcinomaDistant metastasis-free survival ratesLocal chest wall recurrenceDistant metastasis-free rateMetastasis-free survival ratesHER-2/neuLymph node recurrencePositive PR statusProgression-free rateSimultaneous distant metastasesOperable breast carcinomaLocal-regional recurrenceMetastasis-free ratePostmastectomy chest wallExternal beam radiotherapyLong-term survival