Abstract:

Objective To evaluate the effect of Ru′ai Shuhou Recipe（RSR）on 10⁃year disease⁃free survival and overall survival in breast cancer patients. Method To observe and follow up the breast cancer pa⁃ tients who accept the surgery from January 1，2002 to December 31，2010. The patients were divided into Chi⁃ nese medicine group and control group according to whether they took RSR or not. The diseases ⁃free survival （DFS）and overall survival（OS）were recorded. Result The 10⁃year overall survival rate was 93.2% in the RSR group and 83.4% in the control group，and the risk of death was reduced by 65.0% in the RSR group （P < 0.05）. The 10 ⁃ year disease ⁃free survival rate was 89.6% in the RSR group and 85.3% in the control group. But there was no significant difference in disease⁃free survival between the two groups. Conclusion Ru′ ai Shuhou Recipe could bring survival benefits to breast cancer patients after surgery，improve the 10⁃year over⁃ all survival rate，and reduce the risk of death

Key words:

postoperative breast cancer, disease free survival, overall survival, breast cancer