Exploring the efficacy of extended endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma

Background: This study aims to compare the efficacy of 5- versus 10-year endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma (PMBC), focusing on late recurrence and related factors for personalized treatment. Methods: Patients with PMBC who underwent surgery from 1996 to 2014 at Asan Medical Center...

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Main Authors: Young-Won Lee, Sae-Byul Lee, Il Yong Chung, Jisun Kim, Hee Jeong Kim, Beom Seok Ko, Byung Ho Son, Jong Won Lee, Tae-Kyung Robyn Yoo
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Published: Elsevier 2025-08-01
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Il Yong Chung
Jisun Kim
Hee Jeong Kim
Beom Seok Ko
Byung Ho Son
Jong Won Lee
Tae-Kyung Robyn Yoo
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description Background: This study aims to compare the efficacy of 5- versus 10-year endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma (PMBC), focusing on late recurrence and related factors for personalized treatment. Methods: Patients with PMBC who underwent surgery from 1996 to 2014 at Asan Medical Center were included. Recurrence was categorized as early (<5 years) or late (≥5 years). The primary endpoint was disease-free survival in the 5- and 10- year endocrine groups. Subgroup analysis was performed focused on clinically high-risk patients (tumor ≥2 cm, nodal metastasis, or high histologic grade). Results: A total of 489 patients with PMBC were identified. During a follow-up time of 126 months, 35 (7.2 %) patients had an early recurrence, 25 (5.1 %) patients had a late recurrence, and 394 (87.7 %) patients had no recurrence. High histologic grade was the only factor significantly correlated to late recurrence (hazard ratio 6.92, 95 % confidence interval 1.53–31.3). Among the 5-year disease-free survivors (N = 416), 340 (81.7 %) and 76 (18.3 %) patients underwent 5-year and 10-year endocrine therapy, respectively. Endocrine therapy duration did not impact the 10-year disease-free survival rate (5-year [95.4 %] vs. 10-year [97.3 %] endocrine therapy, log-rank test p = 0.504). Subgroup analysis with clinically high-risk patients revealed no survival difference based on the endocrine therapy duration, too. Conclusion: Extended endocrine therapy did not significantly reduce late recurrence in PMBC, even in high-risk groups, underscoring the importance of personalized strategies for sustained outcomes.
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spelling doaj-art-1063994c09ee4101b853e71c7dbef6862025-08-20T02:40:48ZengElsevierBreast1532-30802025-08-018210449210.1016/j.breast.2025.104492Exploring the efficacy of extended endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinomaYoung-Won Lee0Sae-Byul Lee1Il Yong Chung2Jisun Kim3Hee Jeong Kim4Beom Seok Ko5Byung Ho Son6Jong Won Lee7Tae-Kyung Robyn Yoo8Division of Breast and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of KoreaDivision of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ulsan University College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Corresponding author. 88, Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 05505, Republic of Korea.Background: This study aims to compare the efficacy of 5- versus 10-year endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma (PMBC), focusing on late recurrence and related factors for personalized treatment. Methods: Patients with PMBC who underwent surgery from 1996 to 2014 at Asan Medical Center were included. Recurrence was categorized as early (<5 years) or late (≥5 years). The primary endpoint was disease-free survival in the 5- and 10- year endocrine groups. Subgroup analysis was performed focused on clinically high-risk patients (tumor ≥2 cm, nodal metastasis, or high histologic grade). Results: A total of 489 patients with PMBC were identified. During a follow-up time of 126 months, 35 (7.2 %) patients had an early recurrence, 25 (5.1 %) patients had a late recurrence, and 394 (87.7 %) patients had no recurrence. High histologic grade was the only factor significantly correlated to late recurrence (hazard ratio 6.92, 95 % confidence interval 1.53–31.3). Among the 5-year disease-free survivors (N = 416), 340 (81.7 %) and 76 (18.3 %) patients underwent 5-year and 10-year endocrine therapy, respectively. Endocrine therapy duration did not impact the 10-year disease-free survival rate (5-year [95.4 %] vs. 10-year [97.3 %] endocrine therapy, log-rank test p = 0.504). Subgroup analysis with clinically high-risk patients revealed no survival difference based on the endocrine therapy duration, too. Conclusion: Extended endocrine therapy did not significantly reduce late recurrence in PMBC, even in high-risk groups, underscoring the importance of personalized strategies for sustained outcomes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960977625005090Pure mucinous breast carcinomaExtended endocrine therapyHigh-risk patientsLate recurrenceTailored therapy
spellingShingle Young-Won Lee
Sae-Byul Lee
Il Yong Chung
Jisun Kim
Hee Jeong Kim
Beom Seok Ko
Byung Ho Son
Jong Won Lee
Tae-Kyung Robyn Yoo
Exploring the efficacy of extended endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma
Breast
Pure mucinous breast carcinoma
Extended endocrine therapy
High-risk patients
Late recurrence
Tailored therapy
title Exploring the efficacy of extended endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma
title_full Exploring the efficacy of extended endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma
title_fullStr Exploring the efficacy of extended endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma
title_full_unstemmed Exploring the efficacy of extended endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma
title_short Exploring the efficacy of extended endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma
title_sort exploring the efficacy of extended endocrine therapy in pure mucinous breast carcinoma
topic Pure mucinous breast carcinoma
Extended endocrine therapy
High-risk patients
Late recurrence
Tailored therapy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960977625005090
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