Clinical Response to Induction Chemotherapy Predicts Outcome after Combined-Modality Therapy in Inflammatory Breast Cancer

Mauro Loi, Ariane Dunant, Sahar Ghith, Almudena Maria Cascales-Garcia, Chafika Mazouni, Barbara Pistilli, Marie Christine Mathieu, Eric Deutsch, Rodrigo Arriagada, Sofia Rivera

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    Abstract

    Purpose: To assess predictors of outcome in a cohort of Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) patients receiving induction chemotherapy followed by local treatment. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 95 non-metastatic IBC patient files. Results: Complete clinical response (cCR) was obtained in 15 (16%) patients. Median follow up was 13.4 years (IC95%: 10.4–14.6). Loco-regional control (LC), disease-free survival (DFS), and overall survival (OS) at 5 years were 85%, 41%, and 55%, respectively; cCR was associated with better DFS and OS in multivariate analyses adjusted for age (p = 0.02). Conclusions: Clinical response to upfront chemotherapy predicts the outcome of patients affected by IBC.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)29-38
    Number of pages10
    JournalCancer Investigation
    Volume37
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Jan 2019

    Keywords

    • Breast cancer
    • chemotherapy
    • outcome research
    • radiation oncology

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