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Endocrine therapy initiation and overall survival outcomes with omission of radiation therapy in older Medicare patients with early‐stage hormone‐receptor‐positive breast cancer

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Guidelines allow for the omission of radiotherapy in older women with early‐stage, hormone‐receptor‐positive breast cancer, given that the patients receive adequate endocrine therapy (ET). However, the initiation of ET and… Click to show full abstract

Guidelines allow for the omission of radiotherapy in older women with early‐stage, hormone‐receptor‐positive breast cancer, given that the patients receive adequate endocrine therapy (ET). However, the initiation of ET and survival outcomes after forgoing radiation therapy among these patients have not been well‐studied.

Keywords: stage hormone; early stage; receptor positive; hormone receptor; therapy; cancer

Journal Title: Cancer Medicine
Year Published: 2022

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