Figure 1.

Study design for an intensified aftercare algorithm for breast cancer patients using tumour marker monitoring combined with whole-body imaging. Since 2007, 44 patients met inclusion criteria. Twenty-eight patients showed tumour recurrence at initial exam, 6 had a secondary malignancy besides breast cancer and 10 patients showed no malignancies. In one patient, a liver metastasis was detected 6 months later in follow-up. In 2 patients with no evidence of disease, no follow-up could be acquired.