LOCAL RECURRENCE AND SURVIVAL IN PROSPECTIVE RANDOMIZED TRIALS COMPARING CS WITH AND WITHOUT RT
(CS = conservative surgery, i.e. lumpectomy and RT = radiation therapy)


             Breast Recurrence %
         Overall Survival %
Interval Results
Trial CS CS+RT CS CS+RT Reported

NSABP B-06 18, 65 35 10 58 62 12-year actuarial
Milan III 64, 109 18 2 92 92 5-year actuarial
Uppsala-Orebro 110 24 9 78 78 10-year actuarial
Ontario 111 40 18 72 74 10-year actuarial
NSABP B-2 184 17 3     8-year actuarial
Scottish 112 28 6 93 93 5-year actuarial
ER-positive 25 3  
ER-negative 44 14  
St. George's, UK 113 35 13     5-year actuarial
BASO II, UK 114 5 <2 98 98 Crude 4-year median
West Midlands 115 13 4     Crude 2-year mean
Swedish 116 14 4 93 94 5-year actuarial
CALGB 117 1.3 0     28-month crude
British Columbia 118 5.7 0.5     3.4-year crude
CRC, UK 119 69% reduction No difference     Crude 9.7-median