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Table 3 Multivariate 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

 

LRR

p

DM

p

HR (95% CI)

HR (95% CI)

Age (≤40 vs. >40)

1.75 (1.16–2.66)

.008

1.69 (1.21–2.36)

0.002

Tumor location (inner quadrant vs. non-inner quadrant)

1.92 (1.32–2.79)

.001

1.48 (1.09–2.01)

0.012

Positive lymph node (2–3 vs. 1)

1.73 (1.21–2.47)

.003

  

Lympho-vascular invasion (yes vs. no)

  

1.44 (0.97–2.16)

0.074

Stage (AJCC 8th ed.)

 Ia

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Ib-IIa

2.10 (1.23–3.56)

.006

1.45 (1.01–2.08)

0.044

 IIb-IIIa

5.95 (3.46–10.24)

< .001

3.34 (2.26–4.93)

<  0.001

  1. Abbreviations: LRR loco-regional recurrence, DM distance metastasis, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, AJCC 8th ed. American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Manual, 8th edition