Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| RT (n = 20) | RT + CT (n = 21) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age median (range) | 67 (52–80) | 57 (38–69) |
| Type of surgery | ||
| Mastectomy | 3 | 2 |
| Breast conservation | 17 | 19 |
| Lymph nodes | ||
| Axillary clearance | 5 | 14 |
| Sentinel node | 11 | 7 |
| No axillary dissection | 4 | 0 |
| Cancer in situ | 2 | 0 |
| No of involved lymph nodes | ||
| ≤3 | 0 | 11 |
| 4–8 | 1a | 4 |
| ≥9 | 0 | 1 |
| Negative | 15 | 5 |
| ER status | ||
| ER+ | 17 | 14 |
| ER− | 1 | 6 |
| Not known | 2 | 1 |
| PR status | ||
| PR+ | 10 | 9 |
| PR− | 7 | 11 |
| Not known | 3 | 1 |
| HER2 status | ||
| HER2+ | 1 | 4 |
| HER2− | 1 | 6 |
| Not known | 18 | 11 |
| Adjuvant tamoxifen | 11 | 15 |
| Tumor size cm, median (range) | 1.4 (0.5–5) | 1.7 (0.7–3) |
| <2 cm | 13 | 16 |
| ≥2 cm | 7 | 5 |
ER estrogen receptor, PR progesteron receptor, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor-2
aPatient with cardiac trouble and denied chemotherapy