title: Conservative surgery and radiation therapy for early stage breast cancer. Can large trial experiences be reproduced in a community hospital setting?
abstract: Conservative surgery and radiation therapy were used to treat 212 patients with AJC clinical Stage I or II breast carcinoma at the Baptist Hospital of Miami. All had lumpectomy and most axillary lymph node dissection, followed by breast irradiation to a dose of 45 Gy and a boost dose of 14 to 16 Gy to the surgical bed. Median follow-up was 55 months. The five-year actuarial local control and survival rates were 94% and 86% respectively. Eighty-six percent of the patients had excellent or good cosmetic results with minimal differences between the treated and untreated breasts. Treatment-related complications were minor and infrequent. These results appear comparable to retrospective reviews at major university centers and ongoing prospective randomized trials.
authors.affiliation: Baptist Hospital of Miami, Regional Cancer Treatment Center 33256.
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Lewin
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Abitbol
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Schwade
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Osman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: DerHagopian
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ostroski
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Serago
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Houdek
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bujnoski
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D002285:Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D015996:Survival Rate