Abstract:
:The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between the clinicopathological and demographic factors, and the survival time of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in China. The patients had received adjuvant chemotherapy consisting of 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (FEC; 500 mg/m2 cyclophosphamide, day 1; 75 mg/m2 epirubicin, day 1; 500 mg/m2 5-fluorouracil, days 1 and 8; every 3 weeks, for at least 4 cycles). The clinicopathological and demographic factors affecting the outcome of the patients with TNBC that received adjuvant FEC chemotherapy were evaluated. Within these variables, the overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) times were analyzed using the log-rank test, which was constructed using the multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression model and Kaplan-Meier analysis. Additionally, Spearman's χ2 test was used to analyze categorical variables. In the univariate statistical analysis, the significant risk factors for TNBC patient survival were the stage of disease and lymph node status, which were associated with the OS and DFS, and the total number of pregnancies, which was associated with the DFS. In the multivariate Cox proportional hazard model, lymph node status was an independent prognostic indicator of OS [P<0.001; hazard ratio (HR), 1.996; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.465-2.720] and DFS (P<0.001; HR, 1.824; 95% CI, 1.315-2.531). By the Kaplan-Meier method, the stage of disease and lymph node status demonstrated a significant effect on OS and DFS. Patients with the lymph node status N3 and stage III disease possessed a poor prognosis and survival. An association between lymph node status and the tumor recurrence and mortality rate was identified. The area under the curves of the lymph node status for TNBC recurrence and mortality were 0.676 (P=0.002) and 0.685 (P=0.001), respectively. Additionally, the number of pregnancies was associated with tumor size, lymph node status and stages of disease. Lymph node status is an independent prognostic indicator of OS and DFS to TNBC patients with FEC adjuvant chemotherapy.
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Oncol Lettjournal_title
Oncology lettersauthors
Sun W,Li C,Liu M,Liu W,Yang C,Cai LIdoi
10.3892/ol.2016.4176subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-03-01 00:00:00pages
2320-2326issue
3eissn
1792-1074issn
1792-1082pii
OL-0-0-4176journal_volume
11pub_type
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