Metastasis-Free Interval Is Closely Related to Tumor Characteristics and Has Prognostic Value in Breast Cancer Patients with Distant Relapse

We investigated the relationships between metastasis-free interval (MFI) and tumor characteristics, and assessed the prognostic value of MFI for survival after metastasis in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Furthermore, we compared MFI among the subtypes. We identified 335 patients with posto...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of breast cancer 2015, 18(4), 76, pp.371-377
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Hee Jun, Ahn, Sung Gwe, Lee, Hak Min, Park, Jong Tae, Han, Kyunghwa, Lee, Seung Ah, Jeong, Joon
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Zusammenfassung:We investigated the relationships between metastasis-free interval (MFI) and tumor characteristics, and assessed the prognostic value of MFI for survival after metastasis in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Furthermore, we compared MFI among the subtypes. We identified 335 patients with postoperative tumor recurrence at distant site(s). All patients underwent curative resection and had a MFI of at least 6 months. MFI was categorized as short (
ISSN:1738-6756
2092-9900
DOI:10.4048/jbc.2015.18.4.371