Radiation therapy to the primary tumor for de novo metastatic breast cancer and overall survival in a retrospective multicenter cohort analysis.

CONCLUSION: ERT was significantly associated with better OS in dnMBC, in the same magnitude as BMT, compared with no-LRT. However, even with statistical models adjusted for known prognostic factors and propensity score analysis, selection biases cannot be eliminated from observational studies.
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Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - January 9, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Pons-Tostivint E, Kirova Y, Lusque A, Campone M, Geffrelot J, Rivera S, Mailliez A, Pasquier D, Madranges N, Firmin N, Crouzet A, Gonçalves A, Jankowski C, De La Motte Rouge T, Pouget N, De La Lande B, Mouttet-Boizat D, Ferrero JM, Uwer L, Eymard JC, Mou Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research