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RADIOLOGY
Volume 307, Issue 4, Pages -Publisher
RADIOLOGICAL SOC NORTH AMERICA (RSNA)
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.221797
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This study evaluated the impact of preoperative breast MRI on the recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in women with breast cancer who are 35 years and younger. The results showed that preoperative breast MRI was not a significant prognostic factor for recurrence-free survival in this population. Although a tendency toward better overall survival was observed in the MRI group, it was not statistically significant.
Background: The impact of preoperative breast MRI on the long-term outcomes in patients with breast cancer who are 35 years and younger has not been established.Purpose: To evaluate the impact of preoperative breast MRI on recurrence-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in women with breast cancer who are 35 years and younger by using propensity score matching.Materials and Methods: A total of 708 women who were 35 years and younger (mean age, 32 years & PLUSMN; 3 [SD]) and diagnosed with breast cancer from 2007 to 2016 were retrospectively identified. Patients who underwent preoperative MRI (MRI group) were matched with those who did not (no MRI group) according to 23 patient and tumor characteristics. RFS and OS were compared using the Kaplan-Meier method. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was used to estimate the hazard ratios (HRs). Results: Of 708 women, 125 patient pairs were matched. In the MRI group versus the no MRI group, the mean follow-up time was 82 months & PLUSMN; 32 versus 106 months & PLUSMN; 42, and the rates of total recurrence and death were 22% (104 of 478 patients) versus 29% (66 of 230 patients) and 5% (25 of 478 patients) versus 12% (28 of 230 patients), respectively. The time to recurrence was 44 months & PLUSMN; 33 in the MRI group and 56 months & PLUSMN; 42 in the no MRI group. After propensity score matching, the MRI and no MRI groups did not show significant differences in total recurrence (HR, 1.0; P = .99), local-regional recurrence (HR, 1.3; P = .42), contralateral breast recurrence (HR, 0.7; P = .39), or distant recurrence (HR, 0.9; P = .79). The MRI group showed a tendency toward better OS, but this was not statistically significant (HR, 0.47; P = .07). In the entire unmatched cohort, MRI was not an independent significant factor for predicting RFS or OS.Conclusion: Preoperative breast MRI was not a significant prognostic factor for recurrence-free survival in women 35 years and younger with breast cancer. A tendency toward better overall survival was observed in the MRI group, but this was not significant.
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