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Excess of cardiovascular mortality among node-negative breast cancer patients irradiated for inner-quadrant tumors

Bouchardy, C. ; Rapiti, E. ; Usel, M. ; Majno, S. Balmer ; Vlastos, G. ; Benhamou, S. ; Miralbell, R. ; Neyroud-Caspar, I. ; Verkooijen, H. M. ; Vinh-Hung, V.

In: Annals of Oncology, 2009, vol. 21, no. 3, p. 459-465

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    Titre
    • Excess of cardiovascular mortality among node-negative breast cancer patients irradiated for inner-quadrant tumors
    Auteur
    • Bouchardy, C.. Geneva Cancer Registry, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva
    • Rapiti, E.. Geneva Cancer Registry, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva
    • Usel, M.. Geneva Cancer Registry, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva
    • Majno, S. Balmer. Division of Radiation Oncology, Geneva University Hospitals
    • Vlastos, G.. Senology Unit, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
    • Benhamou, S.. Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, U946, Fondation Jean Dausset Centre d'Etude du Polymorphisme Humain, Paris
    • Miralbell, R.. Division of Radiation Oncology, Geneva University Hospitals
    • Neyroud-Caspar, I.. Geneva Cancer Registry, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva
    • Verkooijen, H. M.. Geneva Cancer Registry, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva
    • Vinh-Hung, V.. Geneva Cancer Registry, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Geneva
    Type de document
    • Postprint
    Langue
    • Anglais
    Publié dans
    • Annals of Oncology, 2009, vol. 21, no. 3, p. 459-465. Oxford University Press
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    Identifiant OAI-PMH
    • oai:doc.rero.ch:303152
    Summary
    Background: Radiotherapy of the left breast is associated with higher cardiovascular mortality linked to cardiotoxic effect of irradiation. Radiotherapy of inner quadrants can be associated with greater heart irradiation, but no study has evaluated the effect of inner-quadrant irradiation on cardiovascular mortality. Patients and methods: We identified 1245 women, the majority with breast-conserving surgery, irradiated for primary node-negative breast cancer from 1980 to 2004 registered at the Geneva Cancer Registry. We compared breast cancer-specific and cardiovascular mortality between inner-quadrant (n = 393) versus outer-quadrant tumors (n = 852) by multivariate Cox regression analysis. Results: After a mean follow-up of 7.7 years, 28 women died of cardiovascular disease and 91 of breast cancer. Patients with inner-quadrant tumors had a more than doubled risk of cardiovascular mortality compared with patients with outer-quadrant tumors (adjusted hazard ratio 2.5; 95% confidence interval 1.1-5.4). Risk was particularly increased in the period with higher boost irradiation. Patients with left-sided breast cancer had no excess of cardiovascular mortality compared with patients with right-sided tumors. Conclusions: Radiotherapy of inner-quadrant breast cancer is associated with an important increase of cardiovascular mortality, a possible result of higher irradiation of the heart. For patients with inner-quadrant tumors, the heart should be radioprotected