Table 2.
Results of some of the recent clinical experience with Mammosite Brachytherapy System with more than a year follow up.
Author | No of cases | Median follow up interval(months) | IBF | Good/Excellent cosmesis |
---|---|---|---|---|
Benitez et al.[73] | 43 | 65 | 0% | 81.3% |
Niehoff et al [69] | 11 | 20 | 0% | n/a |
Patel et al.[75] | 26 | 48.5 | 0% | n/a |
Vicini et al.[71] | 1440 | 30 | 1.6% | 95% |
Chen et al.[76] | 70 | 26.1 | 5.7% | n/a |
Belkacemi et al. [77] | 25 | 13 | 0% | 84% |
Voth et al.[78] | 55 | 24 | 3.6% | n/a |
Dragun et al. [70] | 90 | 24 | 2.2% | 90% |
Vicini et al.[79] | 1440 | 60 | 2.6% | 90.6% |
Jeruss et al. [74] | 194$ | 54.4 | 3.1% | 92% |
n/a data not available, IBF = ipsilateral breast failure, $ these are ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) patients recruited in the American Society of Breast Surgeons APBI registry trial