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Breast cancer management pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic: outcomes from the UK 'Alert Level 4' phase of the B-MaP-C study

Breast cancer management pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic: outcomes from the UK 'Alert Level 4' phase of the B-MaP-C study
Breast cancer management pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic: outcomes from the UK 'Alert Level 4' phase of the B-MaP-C study
Background: The B-MaP-C study aimed to determine alterations to breast cancer (BC) management during the peak transmission period of the UK COVID-19 pandemic and the potential impact of these treatment decisions.
Methods: This was a national cohort study of patients with early BC undergoing multidisciplinary team (MDT)-guided treatment recommendations during the pandemic, designated 'standard' or 'COVID-altered', in the preoperative, operative and post-operative setting.
Findings: Of 3776 patients (from 64 UK units) in the study, 2246 (59%) had 'COVID-altered' management. 'Bridging' endocrine therapy was used (n = 951) where theatre capacity was reduced. There was increasing access to COVID-19 low-risk theatres during the study period (59%). In line with national guidance, immediate breast reconstruction was avoided (n = 299). Where adjuvant chemotherapy was omitted (n = 81), the median benefit was only 3% (IQR 2-9%) using 'NHS Predict'. There was the rapid adoption of new evidence-based hypofractionated radiotherapy (n = 781, from 46 units). Only 14 patients (1%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during their treatment journey.
Conclusions: The majority of 'COVID-altered' management decisions were largely in line with pre-COVID evidence-based guidelines, implying that breast cancer survival outcomes are unlikely to be negatively impacted by the pandemic. However, in this study, the potential impact of delays to BC presentation or diagnosis remains unknown.
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B-MaP-C study collaborative
et al.
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Dave, Rajiv V, Kim, Baek, Courtney, Alona, Camacho, Elizabeth M, Fairbrother, Patricia, Copson, Ellen and Cutress, Ramsey I , B-MaP-C study collaborative and et al. (2021) Breast cancer management pathways during the COVID-19 pandemic: outcomes from the UK 'Alert Level 4' phase of the B-MaP-C study. British Journal of Cancer, 124 (11), 1785-1794. (doi:10.1038/s41416-020-01234-4).

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Abstract

Background: The B-MaP-C study aimed to determine alterations to breast cancer (BC) management during the peak transmission period of the UK COVID-19 pandemic and the potential impact of these treatment decisions.
Methods: This was a national cohort study of patients with early BC undergoing multidisciplinary team (MDT)-guided treatment recommendations during the pandemic, designated 'standard' or 'COVID-altered', in the preoperative, operative and post-operative setting.
Findings: Of 3776 patients (from 64 UK units) in the study, 2246 (59%) had 'COVID-altered' management. 'Bridging' endocrine therapy was used (n = 951) where theatre capacity was reduced. There was increasing access to COVID-19 low-risk theatres during the study period (59%). In line with national guidance, immediate breast reconstruction was avoided (n = 299). Where adjuvant chemotherapy was omitted (n = 81), the median benefit was only 3% (IQR 2-9%) using 'NHS Predict'. There was the rapid adoption of new evidence-based hypofractionated radiotherapy (n = 781, from 46 units). Only 14 patients (1%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during their treatment journey.
Conclusions: The majority of 'COVID-altered' management decisions were largely in line with pre-COVID evidence-based guidelines, implying that breast cancer survival outcomes are unlikely to be negatively impacted by the pandemic. However, in this study, the potential impact of delays to BC presentation or diagnosis remains unknown.

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Accepted/In Press date: 10 December 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 March 2021
Published date: 25 May 2021
Additional Information: Publisher Correction in Volume 125, 2021, Article number 905. DOI: 10.1038/s41416-021-01465-z The original version of this article unfortunately contained a mistake. The author metadata of this article had to be corrected due to an error in typesetting. The publisher apologises for the mistake. The original article has been corrected.

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Local EPrints ID: 449143
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/449143
ISSN: 0007-0920
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Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 11:55

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Author: Rajiv V Dave
Author: Baek Kim
Author: Alona Courtney
Author: Rachel O'Connell
Author: Tim Rattay
Author: Vicky P Taxiarchi
Author: Jamie J Kirkham
Author: Elizabeth M Camacho
Author: Patricia Fairbrother
Author: Nisha Sharma
Author: Christopher W J Cartlidge
Author: Kieran Horgan
Author: Stuart A McIntosh
Author: Daniel R Leff
Author: Raghavan Vidya
Author: Shelley Potter
Author: Chris Holcombe
Author: Ellen Copson
Author: Charlotte E Coles
Author: Ashu Gandhi
Author: Cliona C Kirwan
Corporate Author: B-MaP-C study collaborative
Corporate Author: et al.

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