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Table 2 Univariate analysis of risk factors for LRR and DM in 1521 patients without PMRT

From: Effectiveness of the AJCC 8th edition staging system for selecting patients with T1–2N1 breast cancer for post-mastectomy radiotherapy: a joint analysis of 1986 patients from two institutions

 

5-year LRR % (events)

p

5-year DM % (events)

p

Treatment era

 

.521

 

0.446

 1/2000–12/2009

7.2 (83)

 

9.9 (137)

 

 1/2010–12/2014

6.0 (44)

 

8.7 (66)

 

Age (years)

 

.012

 

0.003

  ≤ 40

11.1 (29)

 

14.2 (44)

 

  > 40

5.9 (98)

 

8.5 (159)

 

Tumor location

 

.003

 

0.025

 Inner quadrant

10.7 (42)

 

11.5 (59)

 

 Other quadrants

5.3 (82)

 

8.5 (141)

 

 Unknown

    

Stage (AJCC 8th ed.)

 

< .001

 

<  0.001

 IA

2.5 (18)

 

4.9 (43)

 

 IB- IIA

6.1 (60)

 

8.1 (95)

 

 IIB- IIIA

16.7 (49)

 

21.9 (65)

 

No. of nodes dissected

 

.144

 

0.134

  < 10

10.3 (10)

 

13.9 (14)

 

  ≥ 10

6.4 (117)

 

9.1 (189)

 

No. of positive nodes

 

.001

 

0.059

 1

5.7 (55)

 

8.7 (102)

 

 2–3

7.9 (72)

 

10.1 (101)

 

Lympho-vascular invasion

 

.226

 

0.042

 Yes

7.7 (17)

 

15.7 (28)

 

 No

6.5 (110)

 

8.6 (175)

 

Histological grade

 

.044

 

0.461

 I

1.6 (1)

 

9.3 (8)

 

 II

6.1 (81)

 

8.1 (128)

 

 III

8.7 (45)

 

11.9 (67)

 

T stage

 

< .001

 

<  0.001

 T1

3.7 (35)

 

6.8 (76)

 

 T2

9.7 (92)

 

11.9 (127)

 

Estrogen receptor

 

< .001

 

<  0.001

 Positive

5.0 (81)

 

6.7 (131)

 

 Negative

12.0 (46)

 

17.8 (72)

 

Progesterone receptor

 

< .001

 

<  0.001

 Positive

4.6 (74)

 

6.4 (126)

 

 Negative

13.1 (53)

 

18.4 (77)

 

HER2

 

.685

 

0.519

 Positive

7.7 (9)

 

8.4 (10)

 

 Negative

6.6 (118)

 

9.4 (193)

 
  1. Abbreviations: LRR loco-regional recurrence, DM distant metastasis, PMRT post-mastectomy radiotherapy, AJCC 8th ed. American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual, 8th edition