Patterns of relapse in older women diagnosed with estrogen receptor (ER) –positive early-stage breast cancer (BC) treated with lumpectomy without adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET)

ConclusionPatterns of relapse in older women with ER-positive early-stage BC note that local relapse is the most common site of failure. In this study, we also observed a low risk of distant relapse among patients not receiving ET. These observations on relapse patterns suggest that older women with early-stage BC may derive more benefit from adjuvant RT alone and be spared the potential side effects of ET.
Source: Journal of Radiation Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research