Compared with initial treatment of primary breast cancer
more uncertainties exist regarding to the prognosis and salvage therapy of local-regional recurrent breast cancer. This article summarized the pattern of recurrence after breast conservative therapy and mastectomy respectively. Comprehensive local treatment comprising re-excision and entire-field radiotherapy are the mainstay of multi-disciplinary treatment. Optimized local treatment is efficient not only in local disease control but also in preventing subsequent recurrence. Although past data did not fully justify the role of systemic treatment in local-regional recurrent patients
the result of CALOR trial
which was initiated by several international breast cancer co-operative groups has confirmed that based on individualized endocrine and targeted therapy
salvage surgery plus radiotherapy followed by systemic chemotherapy improved the disease-free survival and overall survival compared to surgery + radiotherapy alone
especially in estrogen receptor negative patients. Thus
systemic treatment based on biomarkers from primary as well as recurrent disease will become an integrated part in the therapeutic strategy of local-regional recurrent breast cancer.
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The Society of Breast Cancer China Anti-Cancer Association
Breast Oncology Group of the Oncology Branch of the Chinese Medical Association
LU Ye
ZHANG Wenxiang
KONG Xiangyi
FANG Yi
WANG Jing
GAO Jidong
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