Cancers (Basel)
May 2024
This study aimed to investigate prognosis and survival differences in 82 breast cancer patients with germline pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants (PVs) treated and followed at the Breast Unit of the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología, Colombia (INC-C) between 2018 and 2021. Median age at diagnosis was 46 years, with 62.2% presenting locally advanced tumors, 47.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSoft tissue sarcomas (STS) are low-incidence tumors whose clinical and histopathological factors are associated with adverse oncological outcomes. This study evaluated prognostic factors (PF) associated with tumor recurrence and overall survival (OS) in patients diagnosed with STS of the extremities, treated at the Instituto Nacional de Cancerología (INC), Bogotá, Colombia. An analytical observational study of a historical cohort was carried out, including patients diagnosed with STS and managed surgically in the Functional Unit for Breast and Soft Tissue Tumors of the INC from January 2008 to December 2018.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Breast cancer (BC) is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women.This study evaluated the clinical outcomes and prognostic factors associated with disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in a cohort of patients diagnosed with hormone receptor-positive non-metastatic BC managed with adjuvant hormone therapy.
Methods: An observational, analytical, historical cohort study was conducted.
Oncologist
March 2022
Purpose: About 10% of breast cancer (BC) is diagnosed in stage IV. This study sought to identify factors associated with time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) in a cohort of patients diagnosed with de novo metastatic breast cancer (MBC), from a single cancer center in Colombia, given that information on this aspect is limited.
Methodology: An observational, analytical, and retrospective cohort study was carried out.