Purpose
Postoperative radiotherapy can reduce the recurrence of breast cancer. Postoperative radiotherapy is divided into whole breast irradiation (WBI) and partial breast irradiation (PBI) for early breast cancers. Due to the characters of saving time, money, and easy to deliver, external beams PBI (EB PBI) is brought into focus. However, the researches on outcomes, safety, and efficacy between EB PBI and WBI are still insufficient. We concluded a meta-analysis for LRR, regional node recurrence, contralateral breast cancer, distant recurrence, mortality, less acute skin toxicity (˃ 1 grade), late skin toxicity and the cosmetic score of external beam partial breast irradiation (EB PBI) and whole breast irradiation(WBI) to develop a radiotherapy plan for early low recurrence risk breast cancer patients.
Method
We searched Pubmed、Embase、Cochrane Library、Clinicaltrals. Study eligibility criteria are as below: (1) RCTs for EB PBI vs WBI; (2) Histologically confirmed breast cancer; (3) AJCC staged Tis-2N0-1M0; (4) ≥ 40 years old; (5) Tumor size ≤ 3 cm;(6) microscopically clear margins ≤ 5 cm; (7) Mean follow-up time༞5 years. All data is used by Cochrane’s Review Manager 5.3 (RevMan) to process.
Results
There were 4 RCT studies included in our study with 1999 patients in EB PBI group and 1999 patients in EB PBI. There was no statistic difference between PBI and WBI groups in local recurrence rates (RR = 1.15; 95% CI, 0.76 to 1.74; p = 0.52; I2 = 0%), regional node recurrence(RR = 1.00; 95% CI, 0.49 to 2.04, p = 0.99, I2 = 0%), contralateral breast cancer (RR = 0.79; 95% CI, 0.54 to 1.16; p = 0.23; I2 = 0%), distant recurrence(RR = 1.00; 95% CI, 0.63 to 1.59; p = 1.00; I2 = 0%), non-breast second cancer (RR = 1.03; 95% CI, 0.50 to 2.16; p = 0.93; I2 = 83%), mortality(RR = 0.96; 95% CI, 0.60 to 1.55; p = 0.88, I2 = 54%). EB PBI had worse cosmetic score (RR = 1.56; 95% CI, 1.04 to 2.34; p = 0.003, I2 = 84%), less acute skin toxicity (˃ 1 grade) (RR = 0.17; 95% CI, 0.07 to 0.42; p༜ 0.0001, I2 = 87%) and late skin toxicity(RR = 0.65; 95% CI, 0.48 to 0.88; p = 0.005; I2 = 27%) than WBI.
Conclusion
EB PBI has similar LRR, regional node recurrence, contralateral breast cancer, distant recurrence, non-breast second cancer and mortality with WBI. But EB PBI has worse cosmetic score, less acute skin toxicity (˃ 1 grade) and late skin toxicity than WBI.

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Posted 19 Jan, 2021
Posted 19 Jan, 2021
Purpose
Postoperative radiotherapy can reduce the recurrence of breast cancer. Postoperative radiotherapy is divided into whole breast irradiation (WBI) and partial breast irradiation (PBI) for early breast cancers. Due to the characters of saving time, money, and easy to deliver, external beams PBI (EB PBI) is brought into focus. However, the researches on outcomes, safety, and efficacy between EB PBI and WBI are still insufficient. We concluded a meta-analysis for LRR, regional node recurrence, contralateral breast cancer, distant recurrence, mortality, less acute skin toxicity (˃ 1 grade), late skin toxicity and the cosmetic score of external beam partial breast irradiation (EB PBI) and whole breast irradiation(WBI) to develop a radiotherapy plan for early low recurrence risk breast cancer patients.
Method
We searched Pubmed、Embase、Cochrane Library、Clinicaltrals. Study eligibility criteria are as below: (1) RCTs for EB PBI vs WBI; (2) Histologically confirmed breast cancer; (3) AJCC staged Tis-2N0-1M0; (4) ≥ 40 years old; (5) Tumor size ≤ 3 cm;(6) microscopically clear margins ≤ 5 cm; (7) Mean follow-up time༞5 years. All data is used by Cochrane’s Review Manager 5.3 (RevMan) to process.
Results
There were 4 RCT studies included in our study with 1999 patients in EB PBI group and 1999 patients in EB PBI. There was no statistic difference between PBI and WBI groups in local recurrence rates (RR = 1.15; 95% CI, 0.76 to 1.74; p = 0.52; I2 = 0%), regional node recurrence(RR = 1.00; 95% CI, 0.49 to 2.04, p = 0.99, I2 = 0%), contralateral breast cancer (RR = 0.79; 95% CI, 0.54 to 1.16; p = 0.23; I2 = 0%), distant recurrence(RR = 1.00; 95% CI, 0.63 to 1.59; p = 1.00; I2 = 0%), non-breast second cancer (RR = 1.03; 95% CI, 0.50 to 2.16; p = 0.93; I2 = 83%), mortality(RR = 0.96; 95% CI, 0.60 to 1.55; p = 0.88, I2 = 54%). EB PBI had worse cosmetic score (RR = 1.56; 95% CI, 1.04 to 2.34; p = 0.003, I2 = 84%), less acute skin toxicity (˃ 1 grade) (RR = 0.17; 95% CI, 0.07 to 0.42; p༜ 0.0001, I2 = 87%) and late skin toxicity(RR = 0.65; 95% CI, 0.48 to 0.88; p = 0.005; I2 = 27%) than WBI.
Conclusion
EB PBI has similar LRR, regional node recurrence, contralateral breast cancer, distant recurrence, non-breast second cancer and mortality with WBI. But EB PBI has worse cosmetic score, less acute skin toxicity (˃ 1 grade) and late skin toxicity than WBI.

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