Abstract
Introduction: Systemic therapy is the standard treatment in patients with metastatic breast cancer at debut. However, combined therapy (systemic therapy plus local/locoregional surgery) is under investigation to determine if it offers additional benefit on oncologic outcomes. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have yielded contradictory reports regarding overall survival (OS), while retrospective studies show a favorable impact. This investigation aims to describe the OS and progression-free survival (PFS) of patients with metastatic breast cancer at debut, treated with systemic therapy only or combined therapy. Materials and method: A retrospective cohort study of patients with metastatic breast cancer at the debut treated in a specialized cancer care center in Colombia. Two groups were evaluated: EST vs CT, i.e., systemic therapy and breast surgery, respectively. The primary outcomes were PFS and OS, calculated using Kaplan-Meier survival functions and adjusted for confounding variables with Cox models. Results: 174 patients received EST, and 88 patients received CT. Median follow-up was 58.38 months; PFS was 38.56 months in the EST group vs 72.25 months in the CT group. OS was 42.4 months (95% CI 33.23-51.56) in the EST group vs. 82.33 (95% CI 62.1-102.55) in the CT group; both results were statistically significant for the surgical group. Conclusion: In patients with metastatic breast carcinoma at debut, OS and PFS were better in those treated with CT than in those managed with EST.
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