Postmastectomy irradiation in breast in breast cancer patients with T1-2 and 1-3 positive axillary lymph nodes: Is there a role for radiation therapy?

Table 2 The distribution of recurrences and survivals in radiotherapy and no-radiotherapy group

Group	Radiotherapy n = 66		No-Radiotherapy n = 24		P
	n	%	n	%
Local-regional recurrence
Chest wall alone	1	1.5	2	8
Peripheral lymphatics alone	1	1.5	2	8
Total LRR^a	2	3.0	4	17	0.038
Distant metastasis	8	12	10	42	0.004
Total Events	10	15	14	58	0.009
Current Status
Death	6	9.0	10	42	0.002
DFS^b (5 yrs actuarial)	82.4		52.4		0.034
OS^c (5 yrs actuarial)	90.2		61.9		0.087

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