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Benefit from dose-dense adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer: subgroup analyses from the randomised phase 3 PANTHER trial
Background
It is unclear whether some patients with high-risk breast cancer do not warrant adjuvant dose-dense chemotherapy due to small expected absolute benefit.
Methods
The phase 3 PANTHER trial (NCT00798070) compared adjuvant sequential epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (EC) and docetaxel (D) administered in either tailored dose-dense (tDD EC/D) or standard interval schedule (FEC/D) to patients with high-risk resected early breast cancer (n = 2003). We compared outcomes across key subgroups of interest, evaluated the performance of the online prognostication and treatment benefit estimation tool PREDICT and conducted a subpopulation treatment effect pattern plot (STEPP) analysis. Primary endpoint was breast cancer recurrence free survival (BCRFS).
Findings
Median follow-up was 10.3 years. Treatment with tDD EC/D improved 10-year BCRFS across all subgroups including according to menopausal status, with an absolute benefit of 2% or more, as well as in luminal (Hazard Ratio [HR] = 0.83, 95% Confidence Interval [CI] 0.65–1.05) and Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2) positive (HR = 0.53, 95% CI 0.30–0.93), but not triple negative breast cancer patients (HR = 1.02, 95% CI 0.66–1.57). PREDICT underestimated overall survival in the entire population and across all subgroups. In STEPP analysis, absolute benefit from tDD EC/D in BCRFS was stable across risk-defined subpopulations, from 3.8% in the lowest risk patients to 3.6% in the highest risk ones. There was no differential treatment effect over time.
Interpretation
We could not reliably identify any subgroup not benefiting from dose-dense treatment, which should be considered for patients with primary resected high-risk breast cancer.
期刊介绍:
The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, a gold open access journal, is part of The Lancet's global effort to promote healthcare quality and accessibility worldwide. It focuses on advancing clinical practice and health policy in the European region to enhance health outcomes. The journal publishes high-quality original research advocating changes in clinical practice and health policy. It also includes reviews, commentaries, and opinion pieces on regional health topics, such as infection and disease prevention, healthy aging, and reducing health disparities.