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Published in final edited form as: Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2019 May 11;105(1):174–182. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.04.038

Table 2.

Local-regional relapse by clinical and pathologic variables

Variable Univariable Multivariable
HR (95% Cl) P-value HR (95% Cl) p-value
Clinical tumor category 0.14 1.00 (ref) 0.024
 T0-T2 1.00 (ref) 2.16 (1.10–4.21)
 T3-T4 1.60 (0.86–2.93)
Approximated tumor subtype 1.00 (ref) 0 1.00 (ref) <0.0001
Hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative 1.50 (0.67–3.33) 2.29 (1.00–5.26)
HER2-positive 3.46 (1.68–7.13) 5.91 (2.80–12.49)
Triple negative
Pathologic CR breast 1.00 (ref) 0.01 1.00 (ref) 0.008
 No 0.30 (0.13–0.72) 0.25 (0.09 – 0.70)
 Yes
Pathologic tumor category 1.00 (ref) 0.01
 T0/Tis 2.47 (0.96 – 6.37)
 T1 3.87 (1.49–10.06)
 T2 5.41 (1.82–16.10)
 T3 12.70 (1.51 –106.85)
 T4
Pathologic CR axilla 1.00 (ref) 0.02 1.00 (ref) 0.18
 No 0.42 (0.21 – 0.86) 0.56 (0.24–1.30)
 Yes
Pathologic nodal category 0.11
 N0 1.00 (ref)
 N1 2.31 (1.07–4.97)
 N2 2.57(1.09–6.06)
 N3 2.44 (0.67–8.86)
Pathologic CR breast & axilla 1.00 (ref) 0.02
 No 0.32 (0.12–0.81)
 Yes
Pathologic CR 0.04
 None 1.00 (ref)
Axilla only 0.28 (0.11–0.72)
Breast only 0.66 (0.26–1.69)
 Both 0.29 (0.04–2.12)
Breast Surgery Procedure 0.05 0.008
 BCS 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 Mastectomy 0.55 (0.30–1.01) 0.41 (0.21–0.79)
Breast Surgery Procedure 0.16
 BCS 1.00 (ref)
Mastectomy & reconstruction 0.64 (0.32–1.27)
Mastectomy no reconstruction 0.46(0.19–1.13)
Radiation therapy 0.1 0.018
 Yes 1.00 (ref) 1.00 (ref)
 No 1.80 (0.89–3.65) 2.35 (1.15–4.79)
Age (continuous) 1.01 (0.98–1.04) 0.58
Age 0.48
 <50 1.00 (ref)
 ≥50 1.24 (0.68–2.27)
Residual Cancer Burden 1.00 (ref) 0.02
0 1.27 (0.15–10.85)
1 2135 (0.70–6.52)
2 4.52 (1.66–12.35)
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BCS, breast conserving surgery; CR, complete response; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; HR, hazard ratio