Survival and Prognostic Determinants after IMRT and 3D Radiotherapy in Metachronus Bone - Only Spinal Metastasis of...

Oligometastasis is a distinctive subset of osseous metastatic breast cancer, represented by single or few detectable metastatic osseous lesions. A more advanced radiotherapy approach can be considered in those bone-only diseases. We analysed different predictive factors affecting the 5-year survival after palliative radiotherapy in patients with bone-only metastatic breast cancer.

This prospective multicentre phase II study included 60 breast cancer patients with metachronus osseous oligometastasis in the period from January 2019 to January 2024.

The mean age of our patients was 49.55±6.39 (40-67), and the median follow-up time was 45 months. The mean survival time from metastasis and radiotherapy was 41.11 (36.33-45.89), and 49.64 (44.11-55.16), respectively. The three-year bone survival rate was 81.7% and the five-year survival rate was 79%. In the univariate analysis, the significant prognostic factors that were associated with poor OS were: age more than 50 years old,  multiple metastasis, higher level of LDH , anemic patients,  triple negative disease, 3D planning and dose less than 3000/10GY. Multivariate analysis confirmed 2 independent prognostic factors for longer survival: triple-positive histology (p=0.0001), and intended radiation dose more than or equal 30 Gy (p=0.028).

Prolonged radiotherapy fractionation schedules improve survival in triple positive bone-only metastatic breast cancer with controlled primary. Simple blood tests should not be routinely done in those patients.