Association between prolonged metastatic free interval and recurrent metastatic breast cancer survival: findings from the SEER database
Chang E, Mougalian SS, Adelson KB, Young MR, Yu JB. Association between prolonged metastatic free interval and recurrent metastatic breast cancer survival: findings from the SEER database. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2018, 173: 209-216. PMID: 30242577, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4968-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic-free intervalMetastatic breast cancerInitial breast cancer diagnosisBreast cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalitySubsequent metastatic diseaseBreast cancer diagnosisMetastatic diseaseFree intervalBreast cancerCancer diagnosisBreast cancer-specific survival ratesMetastatic breast cancer survivalCancer-specific survival ratesDiagnosis of MBCImproved cancer-specific survivalRecurrent metastatic breast cancerCancer-specific survivalEnd Results (SEER) databaseLow tumor gradeBreast cancer survivalChoice of treatmentStratification of patientsMethodsThe SurveillancePurposeThe prevalence