Characteristics, treatment trends, and long-term outcomes of Japanese patients with pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC).
Akemi KataokaTakayuki UenoHideko YamauchiNatsue UehiroChikako TakahataYoko TakahashiEri NakashimaAkiko OgiyaTakehiko SakaiDai KitagawaHidetomo MorizonoYumi MiyagiTakuji IwaseAtsuko KitanoYumi FukatsuNobuko TamuraJunko KawanoHiroko BandoKentaro TamakiKyoko ShiotaMiwa OzawaMariko KobayashiShinji OhnoPublished in: Breast cancer (Tokyo, Japan) (2022)
Patients with LBC had a poorer prognosis than those with PBC, most likely due to disease progression rather than biological characteristics. Early detection and optimization of systemic treatments are critical for improving the outcomes of patients with LBC.