Table 3.
Summary of results from prospective, outcomes-based studies of real-world experience
Standard RS cut-offs | |||
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RS <18 | RS 18–30 | RS ≥31 | |
SEER (all N+; N = 6768) | |||
N (%) | 3919 (64%) | 2380 (35%) | 469 (1%) |
% CT “yes”/“no/unknown” | 24%/76% | 49%/51% | 77%/23% |
5-year BCSS (SE) | 98.8% (0.3%) | 97.3% (0.6%) | 88.5% (2.4%) |
p-value | <0.001 | ||
Clalit (N1mi/1–3N+; N = 709) | |||
N (%) | 379 (53%) | 258 (36%) | 72 (10%) |
% CT/% no CT | 7%/93% | 40%/60% | 86%/14% |
5-year DR (95% CI) | 3.2% (1.8%, 5.6%) | 6.3% (3.9%, 10.1%) | 16.9% (10.0%, 27.9%) |
p-value | <0.001 | ||
5-year BCSM (95% CI) | 0.5% (0.1%, 2.1%) | 3.4% (1.7%, 6.7%) | 5.7% (2.2%, 14.4%) |
p-value | <0.001 |
BCSM breast cancer-specific mortality, BCSS breast cancer-specific survival, CI confidence interval, CT chemotherapy, DR distant recurrence, RS Recurrence Score result, SE standard error