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. 2011 May 16;29(18):2466–2473. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2010.32.4079

Table 4.

Predictors of Metachronous Contralateral BC and Death As a Result of Any Cause

Characteristic Contralateral BC
Death As a Result of Any Cause
Adjusted HR 95% CI P Adjusted HR 95% CI P
HL history
    HL survivor 4.3 1.7 to 11.0 < .01 1.9 1.1 to 3.3 < .05
    Sporadic BC Reference Reference
Stage
    DCIS or stage I Reference Reference
    Stages IIA-IV 0.8 0.3 to 2.6 NS 4.0 2.1 to 7.6 < .001
    Unknown 1.1 0.2 to 6.5 NS 1.7 0.5 to 6.5 NS
Regional lymph node involvement
    Negative Reference Reference
    Positive 1.2 0.4 to 3.8 NS 1.1 0.6 to 2.0 NS
    Unknown 1.4 0.5 to 4.2 NS 2.7 1.2 to 5.9 < .05
Type of surgery
    Lumpectomy Reference Reference
    Unilateral mastectomy 0.2 0.1 to 0.7 < .01 1.2 0.7 to 2.1 NS
    Bilateral mastectomy 1.2 0.4 to 3.1 NS
    Other/none/unknown 2.2 0.4 to 11.7 NS 3.5 1.0 to 12.2 < .05
Surgical margins
    Negative Reference Reference
    Positive 1.6 0.5 to 5.0 NS 2.4 1.3 to 4.4 < .01
    Unknown 0.9 0.3 to 3.0 NS 1.5 0.8 to 2.9 NS
Any chemotherapy*
    No Reference Reference
    Yes 1.0 0.4 to 2.6 NS 1.6 0.8 to 2.8 NS
Any hormonal therapy*
    No Reference Reference
    Yes 1.2 0.5 to 3.2 NS 0.8 0.5 to 1.3 NS
Any radiation*
    No Reference Reference
    Yes 0.7 0.3 to 1.9 NS 0.9 0.5 to 1.5 NS
Method of detection
    Screening mammogram 1.2 0.5 to 2.9 NS 0.5 0.3 to 0.8 < .05
    Other Reference Reference
Menopausal status
    Premenopausal Reference Reference
    Peri- or postmenopausal 0.7 0.2 to 2.7 NS 2.8 1.2 to 6.4 < .05
    Unknown 5.2 0.8 to 35.8 NS 1.6 0.8 to 3.4 NS
Family history of breast cancer
    None Reference Reference
    First-degree relative 2.7 1.1 to 6.4 < .05 0.9 0.5 to 1.6 NS
    Unknown 2.0 0.5 to 7.2 NS 1.1 0.5 to 2.2 NS

Abbreviations: BC, breast cancer; DCIS, ductal carcinoma in situ; HL, Hodgkin's lymphoma; HR, hazard ratio; NS, not statistically significant.

*

Chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, or radiation therapy for treatment of breast cancer.