Introduction:

There are multiple risk factors associated with the prognosis of survival of metastatic breast cancer (MBC). The two major risk factors are the expression of hormonal receptors (HR) and HER 2 neu, and the reason why they are requested in every MBC patient. The large majority (80%) of breast tumors are HR positive, and 20% are HER 2 positive. The aim of this study was to determine the prognostic factors associated with the overall survival (OS) of patients diagnosed with HER 2 positive MBC seen between January 2009 and December 2015 in the Instituto de Cancerología (Medellín-Colombia).

Methods:

A retrospective observational study was conducted, with survival analysis using the Kaplan-Meier method. The survival curves were compared using the Log-Rank Test, and factors associated with survival were analyzed using the Cox regression.

Results:

101 patients were included in the study. The median survival time was 46.6 months (Range 13-155 months), the 5-year OS was 41% (95% CI; 31%-50%) and the 10-year OS 13% (95% CI; 4%-30%). Higher overall survival was found for patients with relapsed disease, those with stages I and II, patients older than 40 years, postmenopausal, tumors with low histological grade and with co-expression of hormonal receptors. The patients with relapse of disease had a higher OS than the de novo patients after being adjusted for the other factors (HR: 0.47, 95% CI; 0.27-0.1).

Discussion:

The overall survival time is similar to that of other countries, as well as the lines of treatment and therapy received.

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