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Methods of esthetic assessment after adjuvant whole-breast radiotherapy in breast cancer patients: evaluation of the BCCT.core software and patients’ and physicians’ assessment from the randomized IMRT-MC2 trial

The present analysis compares the esthetics assessment by the BCCT.core software in relation to patients’ and physicians’ ratings, based on the IMRT-MC2 trial. Within this trial, breast cancer patients received breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and adjuvant radiotherapy. At the baseline, 6 weeks, and...

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Main Authors: Forster, Tobias (Author) , Köhler, Clara (Author) , Dorn, Melissa (Author) , Häfner, Matthias (Author) , Arians, Nathalie (Author) , König, Laila (Author) , Harrabi, Semi B. (Author) , Schlampp, Ingmar (Author) , Meixner, Eva (Author) , Heinrich, Vanessa (Author) , Weidner, Nicola (Author) , Golatta, Michael (Author) , Hennigs, André (Author) , Heil, Jörg (Author) , Hof, Holger (Author) , Krug, David (Author) , Debus, Jürgen (Author) , Hörner-Rieber, Juliane (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 18 June 2022
In: Cancers
Year: 2022, Volume: 14, Issue: 12, Pages: 1-16
ISSN:2072-6694
DOI:10.3390/cancers14123010
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14123010
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/12/3010
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Author Notes:Tobias Forster, Clara Köhler, Melissa Dorn, Matthias Felix Häfner, Nathalie Arians, Laila König, Semi Ben Harrabi, Ingmar Schlampp, Eva Meixner, Vanessa Heinrich, Nicola Weidner, Michael Golatta, André Hennigs, Jörg Heil, Holger Hof, David Krug, Jürgen Debus and Juliane Hörner-Rieber
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Summary:The present analysis compares the esthetics assessment by the BCCT.core software in relation to patients’ and physicians’ ratings, based on the IMRT-MC2 trial. Within this trial, breast cancer patients received breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and adjuvant radiotherapy. At the baseline, 6 weeks, and 2 years after radiotherapy, photos of the breasts were assessed by the software and patients’ and physicians’ assessments were performed. Agreement rates of the assessments and their correlation with breast asymmetry indices were evaluated. The assessments of the software and the physicians were significantly correlated with asymmetry indices. Before and 6 weeks after radiotherapy, the patients’ self-assessment was only correlated with the lower breast contour (LBC) and upward nipple retraction (UNR), while after 2 years, there was also a correlation with other indices. Only a slight agreement between the BCCT.core software and the physicians’ or patients’ assessment was seen, while a moderate and substantial agreement was detected between the physicians’ and the patients’ assessment after 6 weeks and 2 years, respectively. The BCCT.core software is a reliable tool to measure asymmetries, but may not sufficiently evaluate the esthetic outcome as perceived by patients. It may be more appropriate for a long-term follow-up, when symmetry appears to increase in importance.
Item Description:Gesehen am 25.08.2022
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ISSN:2072-6694
DOI:10.3390/cancers14123010

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