Adjuvant systemic chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. Effect on local recurrence in the conservatively treated breast cancer patient
Haffty B, Wilmarth L, Wilson L, Fischer D, Beinfield M, McKhann C. Adjuvant systemic chemotherapy and hormonal therapy. Effect on local recurrence in the conservatively treated breast cancer patient. Cancer 1994, 73: 2543-2548. PMID: 8174051, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19940515)73:10<2543::aid-cncr2820731015>3.0.co;2-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant systemic therapyAdjuvant systemic chemotherapyLower relapse rateMajority of patientsSystemic therapySystemic chemotherapyRadiation therapyBreast relapseHormonal therapyLymph nodesRelapse rateSignificant independent prognostic factorAdjuvant hormonal therapyNegative lymph nodesCox regression analysisIndependent prognostic factorBreast cancer patientsAxillary dissectionLocal relapseLocal recurrencePatient agePrognostic factorsCancer patientsRetrospective analysisIntact breast