PDGFRB and breast neoplasm: As the current literature is conflicting regarding the function of stromal PDGFRb on prognosis as well as treatment response in invasive breast cancer, the purpose of the present study was to analyze the prognostic and predictive impact of stromal PDGFRb on ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR), any recurrence and breast cancer specific death (BCSD) in a large and clinically well-annotated randomized RT trial of early stage breast cancer patients.