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Table 3 Studies of the IORT and the role of irradiation for elderly

From: A phase I/II trial of intraoperative breast radiotherapy in an Asian population: 5-year results of local control and cosmetic outcome

study

No. of patients

Follow-up (years)

Age

Treatment

Local Recurrence rate

P

ELIOT [7]

1305

5.8

48-75

IORT

4.4 %

<.0001

    

WBI

0.4 %

 

TARGIT-A [11]

1222

5

>45

IORT

3.3 %

.042

    

WBI

1.3 %

 

PRIME II [13]

1326

5

>65

Tam or AI

4.1 %

.0002

    

Tam or AI + RT

1.3 %

 

CALGB9343 [14]

636

12.6

>70

Tam

10 %

<.001

    

TamRT

2 %

 
  1. p, statistical significance; IORT, intraoperative radiotherapy; WBI, whole breast irradiation; Tam, tamoxifen; AI, aromatase inhibitor; RT, radiotherapy; TamRT, tamoxifen plus radiation therapy