Clinical features and survival analysis of very young (age<35) breast cancer patients

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2013;14(10):5949-52. doi: 10.7314/apjcp.2013.14.10.5949.

Abstract

Objectives: To compare the clinicalpathological features and prognosis between premenopausal breast cancer patients aged of <35 and ≥35 years old.

Methods: The clinical data and survival status of 1498 cases premenopausal operable breast cancer treated in our hospital from 2002.1 to 2004. 12 were collected, 118 cases were aged <35. They were divided into 4 groups: Luminal A, Luminal B, HER2-positive, Triple-negative. The disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were identified.

Results: The 5-year DFS and OS rates were significantly lower in age<35 than in age≥35 patients. In the Luminal B, HER2-positive, Triple-negative group, the 5-year recurrence risk was higher in age<35 than in age≥35 patients, and age<35 patients' 5-year death risk was higher only in Luminal B, Triple-negative group. Regardless of whether lymph node involved, age<35 patients had a bad prognosis in both DFS and OS.

Conclusions: Compared with premenopausal age ≥35 breast cancer, age<35 patients had a worse outcome.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Breast Neoplasms / mortality*
  • Breast Neoplasms / pathology
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / metabolism
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / mortality*
  • Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / pathology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Grading
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / metabolism
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / mortality*
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Premenopause
  • Prognosis
  • Receptor, ErbB-2 / metabolism
  • Receptors, Estrogen / metabolism
  • Receptors, Progesterone / metabolism
  • Survival Rate
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms / mortality*
  • Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Receptors, Estrogen
  • Receptors, Progesterone
  • Receptor, ErbB-2