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Table 4 Univariate analysis of prognostic factors related to local progression-free survival rate, distant progression-free survival rate and overall survival rate

From: Prospective results of concurrent radiation therapy and weekly paclitaxel as salvage therapy for unresectable locoregionally recurrent breast cancer

Parameters

No. of patients

5-year local progression-free survival rate (%)

5-year distant progression-free survival rate (%)

5-year overall survival rate (%)

Age at time of recurrence

 ≤50 years

30

50.8 ± 11.3

29.1 ± 8.6

43.3 ± 10.5

 >50 years

21

56.8 ± 11.8

48.7 ± 11.8

49.9 ± 12.3

P value

 

0.995

0.476

0.912

Disease-free interval

≤2 year

27

34.8 ± 11.6

18.7 ± 8.0

25.3 ± 10.0

> 2 year

24

73.2 ± 10.5

57.5 ± 10.9

69.4 ± 10.7

P value

 

0.014

0.007

0.003

No. of recurrence

Single

25

80.0 ± 8.0

58.8 ± 10.1

73.2 ± 9.5

Multiple and diffused

26

18.2 ± 10.6

10.7 ± 7.0

14.5 ± 8.9

P value

 

0.003

0.001

0.001

Size of largest recurrence

< 3 cm

32

52.1 ± 10.7

31.0 ± 8.8

40.6 ± 10.3

≥3 cm

19

55.8 ± 13.0

46.2 ± 11.8

53.9 ± 12.2

P value

 

0.819

0.769

0.885

Systemic treatment after concurrent CRT

Yes

46

59.8 ± 9.1

38.0 ± 8.0

48.5 ± 8.9

No

9

29.6 ± 16.4

29.6 ± 16.4

33.9 ± 18.2

P value

 

0.080

0.453

0.378

Tumor response

CR

36

60.4 ± 9.4

38.6 ± 8.5

52.9 ± 9.6

PR/SD/PD

15

33.6 ± 15.3

30.2 ± 13.6

27.9 ± 13.3

P value

 

0.054

0.799

0.047