Impact of deviation from guideline recommended treatment on breast cancer survival in Asia

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Impact of deviation from guideline recommended treatment on breast cancer survival in Asia
Title:
Impact of deviation from guideline recommended treatment on breast cancer survival in Asia
Journal Title:
Scientific Reports
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Publication Date:
28 January 2020
Citation:
Ho, P.J., Ow, S.G.W., Sim, Y. et al. Impact of deviation from guideline recommended treatment on breast cancer survival in Asia. Sci Rep 10, 1330 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58007-5
Abstract:
Breast cancer survival has improved with significant progress in treatment and disease management. However, compliance with treatment varies. Treatment guidelines for older patients are unclear. We aim to identify predictors of noncompliance with recommended therapy in a large breast cancer population and assess the impact of noncompliance on survival. Our study included 19,241 non-metastatic female breast cancer patients, of whom 3,158 (16%) died within 10 years post-diagnosis (median survival = 5.8 years). We studied the association between treatment noncompliance and factors with logistic regression, and the impact of treatment noncompliance on survival with a flexible parametric survival model framework. The highest proportion of noncompliance was observed for chemotherapy (18%). Predictors of noncompliance with chemotherapy, radiotherapy and endocrine therapy included age, tumor size, nodal involvement and subtype (except radiotherapy). Factors associated with not receiving surgery included age and subtype. Treatment noncompliance was associated with worse overall survival for surgery (HR: 2.26 [1.80–2.83]), chemotherapy (1.25 [1.11–1.41]), radiotherapy (2.28 [1.94–2.69]) and endocrine therapy (1.70 [1.41–2.04]). Worse survival was similarly observed in older patients for whom guidelines generally do not apply. Our results highlight the importance of following appropriate treatment as recommended by current guidelines. Older patients may benefit from similar recommendations.
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Funding Info:
The study was supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF-NRFF2017–02). MH was supported by the National Medical Research Council Clinician Scientist Award (Senior Investigator Category, NMRC/CSA-SI/0015/2017), the National University Cancer Institute Singapore Centre Grant Programme (CGAug16M005), the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health Programme of Research Seed Funding (SSHSPH-Res-Prog) and the Asian Breast Cancer Research Fund (N-176-000–023-091).
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ISSN:
2045-2322
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