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Åke Borg

Åke Borg

Principal investigator

Åke Borg

High risk of in-breast tumor recurrence after BRCA1/2-associated breast cancer.

Author

  • Martin Nilsson
  • Linda Werner Hartman
  • Ulf Kristoffersson
  • Oskar Thor Johannsson
  • Åke Borg
  • Karin Henriksson
  • Elsa Lanke
  • Håkan Olsson
  • Niklas Loman

Summary, in English

The purpose of the study was to compare breast-conserving therapy (BCT) and mastectomy (M) in BRCA1/2 mutation carriers. Women with invasive breast cancer and a pathogenic mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 were included in the study (n = 162). Patients treated with BCT (n = 45) were compared with patients treated with M (n = 118). Endpoints were local recurrence as first recurrence (LR), overall survival (OS), breast cancer death, and distant recurrence. Cumulative incidence was calculated in the presence of competing risks. For calculation of hazard ratios and for multivariable analysis, cause-specific Cox proportional hazards regression was used. Compared to M, BCT was associated with an increased risk of LR in univariable analysis (HR 4.0; 95 % CI 1.6-9.8) and in multivariable analysis adjusting for tumor stage, age, and use of adjuvant chemotherapy (HR 2.9; CI 1.1-7.8). Following M, all local recurrences were seen in the first 5 years after breast cancer diagnosis. Following BCT, the rate of LR continued to be high also after the first 5 years. The cumulative incidence of LR in the BCT group was 15, 25, and 32 % after 5, 10, and 15 years, respectively. There were no significant differences between BCT and M for OS, breast cancer death, or distant recurrence. BRCA1/2 mutation carriers treated with BCT have a high risk of LR, many of which are new primary breast cancers. This must be thoroughly discussed with the patient and is an example of how rapid treatment-focused genetic testing could influence choice of treatment.

Department/s

  • Division of Clinical Genetics
  • Breastcancer-genetics
  • Tumor microenvironment
  • Medical oncology
  • BioCARE: Biomarkers in Cancer Medicine improving Health Care, Education and Innovation
  • EpiHealth: Epidemiology for Health

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

571-578

Publication/Series

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volume

147

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Springer

Topic

  • Cancer and Oncology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1573-7217