scholarly journals Nationwide population‐based study of the impact of immediate breast reconstruction after mastectomy on the timing of adjuvant chemotherapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 106 (12) ◽  
pp. 1640-1648
Author(s):  
E. Heeg ◽  
J. X. Harmeling ◽  
B. E. Becherer ◽  
P. J. Marang‐van de Mheen ◽  
M. T. F. D. Vrancken Peeters ◽  
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BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Mi Jung ◽  
Byung-Joon Jeon ◽  
Jinsun Woo ◽  
Jai Min Ryu ◽  
Se Kyung Lee ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Immediate breast reconstruction with tissue expander in breast cancer patients who were expected to receive adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy, has been a topic of debate. Postoperative complications from tissue expander procedures can delay the timing of adjuvant treatment and subsequently increase the probability of recurrence. The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on postoperative complications in patients who underwent immediate reconstruction (IR) using tissue expander. Methods We conducted a retrospective study of 1081 breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy and IR using tissue expander insertion between 2012 and 2017 in Samsung Medical Center. The patients were divided into two groups based on complications (complication group vs. no complication group). Complication group was regarded to have surgical removal or conservative treatment based on clinical findings such as infection, capsular contracture, seroma, hematoma, rupture, malposition, tissue viability, or cosmetic problem. The complication group had 59 patients (5.5%) and the no complication group had 1022 patients (94.5%). Results In univariate analysis, adjuvant radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy were significantly associated with postoperative complications. In multivariate analysis, however, only higher pathologic N stage was significantly associated with postoperative complications (p < 0.001). Chemotherapy (p = 0.775) or radiotherapy (p = 0.825) were not risk factors for postoperative complications. Conclusions IR with tissue expander after mastectomy may be a treatment option even when the patients are expected to receive adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy. These results will aid patients who are concerned about the complications of IR caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy determine whether or not to have IR. Trial registration Patients were selected and registered retrospectively, and medical records were evaluated.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Mi Jung ◽  
Byung-Joon Jeon ◽  
Jinsun Woo ◽  
Jai Min Ryu ◽  
Se Kyung Lee ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Immediate breast reconstruction with tissue expander in patients who were expected to receive adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy, has been a topic of debate. Postoperative complications from tissue expander procedures can delay the timing of adjuvant treatment and subsequently increase the probability of recurrence. The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on postoperative complications in patients who underwent immediate reconstruction (IR) using tissue expander.Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 1,081 breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy and IR using tissue expander insertion between 2012 and 2017 in Samsung Medical Center. The patients were divided into two groups based on complications (complication group vs. no complication group). Complication group was regarded to have surgical removal or conservative treatment based on clinical findings such as infection, capsular contracture, seroma, hematoma, rupture, malposition, tissue viability, or cosmetic problem. The complication group had 59 patients (5.5%) and the no complication group had 1,022 patients (94.5%). Results: In univariate analysis, adjuvant radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy were significantly associated with postoperative complications. In multivariate analysis, however, only higher pathologic N stage was significantly associated with postoperative complications (p < 0.001). Chemotherapy (p = 0.775) or radiotherapy (p = 0.825) were not risk factors for postoperative complications.Conclusions: IR with tissue expander after mastectomy may be a treatment option even when the patients are expected to receive adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy. These results will aid patients who are concerned about the complications of IR caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy determine whether or not to have IR.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 1751
Author(s):  
Ilmo Kellokumpu ◽  
Matti Kairaluoma ◽  
Jukka-Pekka Mecklin ◽  
Henrik Kellokumpu ◽  
Ville Väyrynen ◽  
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This retrospective population-based study examined the impact of age and comorbidity burden on multimodal management and survival from colorectal cancer (CRC). From 2000 to 2015, 1479 consecutive patients, who underwent surgical resection for CRC, were reviewed for age-adjusted Charlson comorbidity index (ACCI) including 19 well-defined weighted comorbidities. The impact of ACCI on multimodal management and survival was compared between low (score 0–2), intermediate (score 3) and high ACCI (score ≥ 4) groups. Changes in treatment from 2000 to 2015 were seen next to a major increase of laparoscopic surgery, increased use of adjuvant chemotherapy and an intensified treatment of metastatic disease. Patients with a high ACCI score were, by definition, older and had higher comorbidity. Major elective and emergency resections for colon carcinoma were evenly performed between the ACCI groups, as were laparoscopic and open resections. (Chemo)radiotherapy for rectal carcinoma was less frequently used, and a higher rate of local excisions, and consequently lower rate of major elective resections, was performed in the high ACCI group. Adjuvant chemotherapy and metastasectomy were less frequently used in the ACCI high group. Overall and cancer-specific survival from stage I-III CRC remained stable over time, but survival from stage IV improved. However, the 5-year overall survival from stage I–IV colon and rectal carcinoma was worse in the high ACCI group compared to the low ACCI group. Five-year cancer-specific and disease-free survival rates did not differ significantly by the ACCI. Cox proportional hazard analysis showed that high ACCI was an independent predictor of poor overall survival (p < 0.001). Our results show that despite improvements in multimodal management over time, old age and high comorbidity burden affect the use of adjuvant chemotherapy, preoperative (chemo)radiotherapy and management of metastatic disease, and worsen overall survival from CRC.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (27_suppl) ◽  
pp. 65-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Enright ◽  
Eva Grunfeld ◽  
Lingsong Yun ◽  
Rahim Moineddin ◽  
Susan Faye Dent ◽  
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65 Background: Adjuvant chemotherapy is considered standard care for patients with lymph node (LN) positive and high risk LN negative EBC. While toxicities of chemotherapy are documented in clinical trials, the impact of toxicities on ACU at a population level is unknown. We undertook a population based study of ACU in patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for EBC compared with controls. Methods: All EBC patients diagnosed 01/07 – 12/09 in Ontario, Canada, were identified from the Ontario Cancer Registry. Pt records were linked deterministically to provincial healthcare databases. All patients received ≥1 cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy. EBC cases (n = 4,718) were matched to non-cancer controls (n = 4,718) on age and geographic location. ACUs (emergency room or hospitalizations) within 30 days of chemotherapy were identified. If the primary reason for visit was a common toxicity of chemotherapy, the visit was considered chemotherapy associated (CA). All cause and CA visits were compared between cases and controls. Logistic regression models were used to identify covariates associated with ACU. Results: ACU was significantly higher in EBC pts compared with controls for both all cause (42.1% vs 9.1%, p<.001) and CA (30.7% vs 2.4%, p<.001) visits. Fever was the most common CA toxicity (22.9% vs 1.2%, p<.001). Taxanes were significantly associated with increased ACU compared with anthracycline only. Conclusions: ACU is common among EBC receiving chemotherapy and significantly higher than among controls. Interventions aimed at mitigating CA toxicity, particularly with the use of taxanes may reduce ACUs. [Table: see text]


2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (10) ◽  
pp. 1230-1235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yingyu Feng ◽  
Kathy Flitcroft ◽  
Marina T. van Leeuwen ◽  
Adam G. Elshaug ◽  
Andrew Spillane ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Mi Jung ◽  
Byung-Joon Jeon ◽  
Jinsun Woo ◽  
Jai Min Ryu ◽  
Se Kyung Lee ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Immediate breast reconstruction with tissue expander in patients who were expected to receive adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy, has been a topic of debate. Postoperative complications from tissue expander procedures can delay the timing of adjuvant treatment and subsequently increase the probability of recurrence. The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on postoperative complications in patients who underwent immediate reconstruction (IR) using tissue expander.Method: We conducted a retrospective study of 1,081 breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy and IR using tissue expander insertion between 2012 and 2017 in Samsung Medical Center. The patients were divided into two groups based on complications (complication group vs. no complication group). The complication group had 59 patients (5.5%) and the no complication group had 1,022 patients (94.5%). Results: In univariate analysis, lymphovascular invasion (LVI), pathologic N stage, pathologic prognostic stage, axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), adjuvant radiotherapy, and adjuvant chemotherapy were significantly associated with postoperative complications. In multivariate analysis, however, higher pathologic N stage was significantly associated with postoperative complications. Chemotherapy or radiotherapy were not risk factors for postoperative complications.Conclusions: IR with tissue expander after mastectomy may be a treatment option even when the patients are expected to receive adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy. These results will aid preoperative counseling to patients who are concerned about the complications of IR caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Mi Jung ◽  
Byung-Joon Jeon ◽  
Jinsun Woo ◽  
Jai Min Ryu ◽  
Se Kyung Lee ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Immediate breast reconstruction with tissue expander in patients who were expected to receive adjuvant therapy, such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy, has been a topic of debate. Postoperative complications from tissue expander procedures can delay the timing of adjuvant treatment and subsequently increase the probability of recurrence. The purpose of this study was to identify the impact of chemotherapy and radiotherapy on postoperative complications in patients who underwent immediate reconstruction (IR) using tissue expander. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study of 1,081 breast cancer patients who underwent mastectomy and IR using tissue expander insertion between 2012 and 2017 in Samsung Medical Center. The patients were divided into two groups based on complications (complication group vs. no complication group). Complication group was regarded to have surgical removal or conservative treatment based on clinical findings such as infection, capsular contracture, seroma, hematoma, rupture, malposition, tissue viability, or cosmetic problem. The complication group had 59 patients (5.5%) and the no complication group had 1,022 patients (94.5%). Results: In univariate analysis, adjuvant radiotherapy and adjuvant chemotherapy were significantly associated with postoperative complications. In multivariate analysis, however, only higher pathologic N stage was significantly associated with postoperative complications ( p < 0.001). Chemotherapy ( p = 0.775) or radiotherapy ( p = 0.825) were not risk factors for postoperative complications. Conclusions: IR with tissue expander after mastectomy may be a treatment option even when the patients are expected to receive adjuvant chemotherapy or radiotherapy. These results will aid patients who are concerned about the complications of IR caused by chemotherapy or radiotherapy determine whether or not to have IR. Trial registration: Patients were selected and registered retrospectively, and medical records were evaluated.


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