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Nov, 2023;30 (6): 1008-1017.

Evaluation of quality of life in breast cancer patients who underwent breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy using real-world data.

Shiao Li Oei, Anja Thronicke, Gerrit Grieb, Friedemann Schad, Jessica Groß
Author Information
  1. Shiao Li Oei: Research Institut Havelhöhe gGmbH at, Hospital Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089, Berlin, Germany. shiaoli.oei@havelhoehe.de. ORCID
  2. Anja Thronicke: Research Institut Havelhöhe gGmbH at, Hospital Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089, Berlin, Germany. ORCID
  3. Gerrit Grieb: Department of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery, Hospital Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089, Berlin, Germany.
  4. Friedemann Schad: Research Institut Havelhöhe gGmbH at, Hospital Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089, Berlin, Germany. ORCID
  5. Jessica Groß: Breast Cancer Centre, Hospital Gemeinschaftskrankenhaus Havelhöhe, Kladower Damm 221, 14089, Berlin, Germany.
PMID: 37587322 DOI: 10.1007/s12282-023-01494-x

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Due to advances in the fight against breast cancer, aesthetic aspects and the prevention of breast deformities are playing an important role in surgical procedures. Currently the main form of breast cancer surgery is breast-conserving surgery (BCS), and even if mastectomy (MAS) is required, oncoplastic surgery and reconstruction options can improve outcomes, including health-related quality of life (QoL) of cancer patients. The purpose of this study was to assess whether surgery options induce different outcomes in self-reported QoL in guide-line treated breast cancer patients of the Network Oncology (NO).
METHODS: This prospective Real-World-Data (RWD) study was conducted using data from the NO-clinical registry. QoL was assessed by evaluation of the European Organization of Research and Treatment Health-Related Quality of Life Core Questionnaire scale (EORTC QLQ-C30). Association factors between type of surgery options, without or with immediate breast reconstructions the EORTC QLQ-C30-scales at baseline after surgery, 6, 12, and 24 months later were analyzed with adjusted multivariate regression analysis, considering age, cancer stage, and treatment regimens, using software R.
RESULTS: A total of 623 primary breast cancer patients (all tumor stages, median age 58 (ICR: 50-68) diagnosed and guide-line treated between 2013 and 2021), 524 BCS and 99 MAS, 24 of whom received immediate breast reconstruction (MBR), were eligible for analyses. Compared with BCS patients, MBR patients self-reported considerably lower global health, physical and social functioning, and higher burden of pain and financial difficulties at baseline. In later follow-up surveys, functional scales increased and symptoms decreased in all patients, and the differences between MAS and BCS equalized. Longitudinal analyses after 24 months were obtained from 258 patients and revealed that compared to 224 BCS, the 34 MAS patients reported increased social functioning (p = 0.04).
CONCLUSIONS: At 24 months after MAS, breast cancer patients' QoL improved compared with BCS, although impairments in QoL were reported immediately after MAS. A growing expertise in surgical procedures as well as supportive care is critical to optimizing patients' well-being. These findings may be considered when counseling breast cancer patients pre- and post-surgery.
TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: DRKS00013335 on 27/11/2017 retrospectively registered.

Keywords

Breast-conserving surgery Health-related quality of life Mastectomy with reconstruction

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DRKS | DRKS00013335

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MeSH Term

Humans
Middle Aged
Female
Mastectomy
Breast Neoplasms
Mastectomy, Segmental
Quality of Life
Prospective Studies
Journal Article

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