Radiation Therapy without Endocrine Therapy for Women Age 70 or Above with Low-Risk Early Breast Cancer: A Microsimulation

We investigated the effectiveness and economic implications of radiation therapy alone (without endocrine therapy) for women with low-risk early ER+ breast cancer who are age 70 or over. We created a Markov microsimulation based on available prospective data. The model demonstrated that both treatments were comparable, although radiation was more expensive in the long run by $3,809.

Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - June 14, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Matthew C. Ward, Frank Vicini, Manjeet Chadha, Lori Pierce, Abram Recht, James Hayman, Nikhil G. Thaker, Atif Khan, Martin Keisch, Chirag Shah Source Type: research