Multi-Institutional Experience of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Black vs White Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery and Whole Breast Radiation Therapy
Nelson C, Bai H, Neboori H, Takita C, Motwani S, Wright JL, Hobeika G, Haffty BG, Jones T, Goyal S, Moran MS. Multi-Institutional Experience of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Black vs White Patients Treated With Breast-Conserving Surgery and Whole Breast Radiation Therapy. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2012, 84: e279-e283. PMID: 22672752, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.03.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhole breast radiation therapyLocal relapse-free survivalRelapse-free survivalBreast-conserving surgeryBreast radiation therapyDCIS patientsRadiation therapyBreast conservationBlack patientsDuctal carcinomaRacial disparitiesUniversity-based cancer centerSignificant overall survival differenceFunction of raceAdjuvant radiation therapyBreast conserving surgeryOverall survival differenceEstrogen receptor statusMulti-institutional cohortMulti-institutional experiencePositive margin rateSignificant racial differencesTreatment delivery parametersPaucity of dataHormonal therapy