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NCT01242800 · OUTCOME

Health-related Quality of Life (HRQL)

Early Surgery or Standard Palliative Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage IV Breast Cancer · Source last updated 2023-06-29

Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.

Measure
MEAN
Unit
score on a scale
Interval / dispersion
Standard Deviation
Time frame
Assessed at 18 months after randomization

What was measured

The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Trial Outcome Index (FACT-B TOI) was used as the primary HRQL endpoint, measured by the prorated aggregate score of the 24 items from the FACT-B (7 functional well-being, 7 physical well-being, 10 breast cancer specific items). The theoretical range of the prorated aggregate score was 0-96, higher scores indicate better quality of life.

Analysis population: All randomized patients at step 2 who reported quality of life data at 18 months after randomization

Groups in this outcome

Arm I (Continued Systemic Therapy)

Patients receive standard palliative therapy, if needed, to address symptoms such as tumor ulceration, pain, bulky adenopathy causing arm symptoms, and other similar situations. Therapy may consist of radiotherapy alone, surgery alone, or a combination of both. palliative surgery: Undergo standard palliative surgery palliative radiation therapy: Undergo standard palliative radiotherapy

Arm II (Early Local Therapy)

Patients undergo surgery comprising breast-conserving therapy (BCT) or total mastectomy according to patient and treating physician preference. Surgery is to occur no later than 10 weeks after completion of 32 weeks of systemic therapy. Free surgical margins must be achieved with re-excision or mastectomy for patients undergoing BCT. After completion of BCT, patients undergo radiotherapy once a day, 5 days per week. Patients who had mastectomy undergo radiotherapy at the discretion of treating physician. therapeutic conventional surgery: Undergo early surgery radiation therapy: Undergo radiotherapy

Group identifiers and denominators belong to this outcome only. They may differ in another outcome or in safety reporting.

Analysis denominator · Participants

GroupSource count
Arm I (Continued Systemic Therapy)65
Arm II (Early Local Therapy)66

Reported measurements

Source class 1
Values in score on a scale · Interval/dispersion: Standard Deviation
GroupValueSpreadLowerUpperComment
Arm I (Continued Systemic Therapy)74.211.5Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Arm II (Early Local Therapy)68.013.7Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Complete source fields
classes
  1. categories
    1. measurements
      1. group Id
        OG000
        spread
        11.5
        value
        74.2
      2. group Id
        OG001
        spread
        13.7
        value
        68.0
denoms
  1. counts
    1. group Id
      OG000
      value
      65
    2. group Id
      OG001
      value
      66
    units
    Participants
description
The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast Trial Outcome Index (FACT-B TOI) was used as the primary HRQL endpoint, measured by the prorated aggregate score of the 24 items from the FACT-B (7 functional well-being, 7 physical well-being, 10 breast cancer specific items). The theoretical range of the prorated aggregate score was 0-96, higher scores indicate better quality of life.
dispersion Type
Standard Deviation
groups
  1. description
    Patients receive standard palliative therapy, if needed, to address symptoms such as tumor ulceration, pain, bulky adenopathy causing arm symptoms, and other similar situations. Therapy may consist of radiotherapy alone, surgery alone, or a combination of both. palliative surgery: Undergo standard palliative surgery palliative radiation therapy: Undergo standard palliative radiotherapy
    id
    OG000
    title
    Arm I (Continued Systemic Therapy)
  2. description
    Patients undergo surgery comprising breast-conserving therapy (BCT) or total mastectomy according to patient and treating physician preference. Surgery is to occur no later than 10 weeks after completion of 32 weeks of systemic therapy. Free surgical margins must be achieved with re-excision or mastectomy for patients undergoing BCT. After completion of BCT, patients undergo radiotherapy once a day, 5 days per week. Patients who had mastectomy undergo radiotherapy at the discretion of treating physician. therapeutic conventional surgery: Undergo early surgery radiation therapy: Undergo radiotherapy
    id
    OG001
    title
    Arm II (Early Local Therapy)
param Type
MEAN
population Description
All randomized patients at step 2 who reported quality of life data at 18 months after randomization
reporting Status
POSTED
time Frame
Assessed at 18 months after randomization
title
Health-related Quality of Life (HRQL)
type
SECONDARY
unit Of Measure
score on a scale

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