Rin Ogiya1, Yasuaki Sagara2, Naoki Niikura3, Rachel A Freedman4. 1. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA. Electronic address: rinogiya@gmail.com. 2. Department of Breast Surgical Oncology, Sagara Hospital, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima, Japan. 3. Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara City, Kanagawa, Japan. 4. Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although younger age is a negative prognostic factor for patients with early stage breast cancer, data regarding the outcomes of young patients with stage IV disease are limited. We evaluated differences in overall survival (OS) according to age and disease subtype among patients with stage IV breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data, we identified 6,302 patients aged < 60 years with de novo stage IV breast cancer between 2010 and 2014. We examined age-specific OS among hormone receptor (HR)-positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative (HER2-), HR+/HER2-positive (HER2+), HR-negative (HR-)/HER2+, and triple-negative cases using log-rank tests and Cox proportional hazards models, adjusting for relevant clinical and demographic variables. RESULTS: Compared with patients aged 40 to 59 years, patients aged < 40 years (n = 944; 15%) had a higher proportion of HER2+ cancers and a lower proportion of HR+/HER2- disease (P < .001), but a similar proportion of triple-negative disease. Patients aged < 40 years also experienced significantly longer survival, with a median OS of 45 months (vs. 33 months). Further, after stratification by subtype, patients aged < 40 years experienced significantly longer survival, except in the setting of triple-negative disease. These survival differences persisted in adjusted analyses. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with those aged 40 to 59 years, patients with de novo metastatic breast cancer aged < 40 years experienced significantly longer survival, except in the setting of triple-negative disease. Distinct treatment-related or biological factors may exist between earlier stage and metastatic breast cancers; further examination of the potential reasons for our findings are warranted.
BACKGROUND: Although younger age is a negative prognostic factor for patients with early stage breast cancer, data regarding the outcomes of young patients with stage IV disease are limited. We evaluated differences in overall survival (OS) according to age and disease subtype among patients with stage IV breast cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) data, we identified 6,302 patients aged < 60 years with de novo stage IV breast cancer between 2010 and 2014. We examined age-specific OS among hormone receptor (HR)-positive (HR+)/humanepidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative (HER2-), HR+/HER2-positive (HER2+), HR-negative (HR-)/HER2+, and triple-negative cases using log-rank tests and Cox proportional hazards models, adjusting for relevant clinical and demographic variables. RESULTS: Compared with patients aged 40 to 59 years, patients aged < 40 years (n = 944; 15%) had a higher proportion of HER2+ cancers and a lower proportion of HR+/HER2- disease (P < .001), but a similar proportion of triple-negative disease. Patients aged < 40 years also experienced significantly longer survival, with a median OS of 45 months (vs. 33 months). Further, after stratification by subtype, patients aged < 40 years experienced significantly longer survival, except in the setting of triple-negative disease. These survival differences persisted in adjusted analyses. CONCLUSIONS: Compared with those aged 40 to 59 years, patients with de novo metastatic breast cancer aged < 40 years experienced significantly longer survival, except in the setting of triple-negative disease. Distinct treatment-related or biological factors may exist between earlier stage and metastatic breast cancers; further examination of the potential reasons for our findings are warranted.
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