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Title
Trends and variation in treatment of early breast cancer in European certified breast centres : an EUSOMA-based analysis
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EUSOMA Working Group
Abstract
Background: Practice indicators (PI) measure provided care making use of realworld data. This study describes trends and variations in adjuvant treatment of early breast cancer (EBC) using the European Society of Breast Cancer Specialists (EUSOMA) database. Methods: The analysis was conducted on anonymous cumulative data registered by 56 certified breast centres, which all entered at least 500 new diagnoses in the database in the 10-year period 2010-2019. Practice trends of radiotherapy, endocrine treatment, chemotherapy, and anti-HER2 therapy were evaluated. The association with age group (< 50, 50-69, >= 70) and geographical area of the centre (Northern, Central, Southern Europe; NE, CE, SE) was assessed with the Pearson Chi2 test for independence in contingency tables. Results: In total, 150,150 patients with EBC were selected. Overall, radiotherapy was administered more frequently in NE centres, and conversely, endocrine, chemo-, and anti-HER2 therapy were used more frequently in SE centres (p < 0.001). 46.9% of the pN1 patients received postmastectomy radiotherapy, with significant differences by age and geographical region (p < 0.001). Adjuvant endocrine treatment for endocrine-sensitive carcinoma in situ was administered in 46.1%, with a decreasing trend during the study period (58.5-34.5%; p < 0.001). Anti-HER2 therapy was delivered in 75.6% of all patients with HER2BC T1a/ bN0, patients older than 70 received anti-HER2 in 67.6% in SE compared to 31.3% in NE centres. Conclusion: Important variations in EBC management between European certified breast centres have been demonstrated. PI using real-world data can help to monitor, evaluate, and eventually guide and align good clinical practice in the management of breast cancer. (c) 2023 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
Language
English
Source (journal)
European journal of cancer. - Oxford, 1990, currens
Publication
Oxford : 2023
ISSN
0959-8049 [print]
1879-0852 [online]
DOI
10.1016/J.EJCA.2023.113244
Volume/pages
192 (2023) , p. 1-10
Article Reference
113244
ISI
001067878600001
Pubmed ID
37633095
Medium
E-only publicatie
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Last edited 01.07.2024
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