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Table 1 Patient demographic, disease, and treatment characteristics

From: Cardiac sparing characteristics of internal mammary chain radiotherapy using deep inspiration breath hold for left-sided breast cancer

 

IMN Treated

IMN Untreated

Patient Characteristics

 Total (n)

16

33

 Median Age (Range), years

47.4 (36.9–69.9)

48 (26.5–69.1)

Disease Characteristics

 Stage

  II

5 (31.3%)

21 (63.6%)

  III

11 (68.8%)

12 (36.4%)

 Node Positive

12 (75%)

25 (75.8%)

 Cell Type

  Ductal

12 (75%)

30 (90.9%)

  Lobular

4 (25%)

3 (9.1%)

 Receptor Status

  ER+

13 (81.3%)

28 (84.8%)

  PR+

12 (75%)

24 (72.7%)

  HER2/neu+

2 (12.5%)

6 (18.2%)

  Triple Negative

2 (12.5%)

3 (9.1%)

Treatment Characteristics

 Surgery

  Mastectomy

15 (93.8%)

21 (63.6%)

  Lumpectomy

1 (6.3%)

12 (36.4%)

 Chemotherapy

  Neoadjuvant

6 (37.5%)

14 (42.4%)

  Adjuvant

10 (67.5%)

12 (36.4%)

  None

0 (0%)

7 (21.2%)

 Radiotherapy Coverage

 

BR + SCF + IMN: 14 (87.5%)

BR + SCF: 12 (36%)

 

CW + SCF + IMN: 1 (6.3%)

CW + SCF: 17 (52%)

 

TE + SCF + IMN: 1 (6.3%)

TE + SCF: 4 (12%)

 Median Dose (Range), Gy

  IMN

50.4 (50.4)

N/A

  SCF

50.4 (45–50.4)

50.4 (45–50.4)

  BR/CW/TE

50.4 (50.4)

50.4 (50–50.4)

  1. Abbreviations: BR breast, CW chest wall, SCF supraclavicular fossa, IMN internal mammary nodes, TE tissue expander, ER estrogen receptor, PR progesterone receptor