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Comparative Study
. 2015 Jun;141(6):1109-18.
doi: 10.1007/s00432-014-1879-9. Epub 2014 Dec 16.

Convergence with SEER database achieved by a breast cancer network: a longitudinal benchmark of 5-year relative survival

Christian O Jacke  1 , Ute S Albert, Iris Reinhard, Matthias Kalder
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Comparative Study

Convergence with SEER database achieved by a breast cancer network: a longitudinal benchmark of 5-year relative survival

Christian O Jacke et al. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2015 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose: To benchmark outcomes of a German breast cancer network with the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results programme (SEER) of the USA from a longitudinal point of view.

Methods: All women receiving primary breast cancer therapy of three hospitals in a rural district of Marburg-Biedenkopf (Germany) of time intervals 1996-1997 and 2003-2004 were used to define local benchmark objects. Data from SEER-programme contributed longitudinal benchmark objects from national level (1988-2004). All benchmark objects were compared with the time-fixed benchmark reference of SEER (2004). Stage distributions and 5-year relative survival ratios were combined to estimate standardized screening-, case-mix-, work-up-, treatment- and relative overall performance index.

Results: From the entry cohort of 877 German women, 97.7 % of the patients accounted for the institutional sample (N = 857) and 65.8 % accounted for the regional sample (N = 577). Stage distributions, relative survival ratios and indices of the German breast cancer network improved over time. Developed indices converged with SEER (2004).

Conclusions: Effectiveness gap between one exemplary German breast cancer network and international benchmark defined by SEER has been closed. Reasons are manifold, and further research is recommended.

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