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Weber WP, Matrai Z, Hayoz S, Tausch C, Henke G, Zimmermann F, Montagna G, Fitzal F, Gnant M, Ruhstaller T, Muenst S, Mueller A, Lelièvre L, Heil J, Knauer M, Egle D, Sávolt Á, Heidinger M, Kurzeder C. Association of Axillary Dissection With Systemic Therapy in Patients With Clinically Node-Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA Surg 2023; 158:1013-1021. [PMID: 37466971 PMCID: PMC10357358 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.2840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
Abstract
Importance The role of axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) to determine nodal burden to inform systemic therapy recommendations in patients with clinically node (cN)-positive breast cancer (BC) is currently unknown. Objective To address the association of ALND with systemic therapy in cN-positive BC in the upfront surgery setting and after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). Design, Setting, and Participants This was a prospective, observational, cohort study conducted from August 2018 to June 2022. This was a preplanned study within the phase 3 randomized clinical OPBC-03/TAXIS trial. Included were patients with confirmed cN-positive BC from 44 private, public, and academic breast centers in 6 European countries. After NACT, residual nodal disease was mandatory, and a minimum follow-up of 2 months was required. Exposures All patients underwent tailored axillary surgery (TAS) followed by ALND or axillary radiotherapy (ART) according to TAXIS randomization. TAS removed suspicious palpable and sentinel nodes, whereas imaging-guidance was optional. Systemic therapy recommendations were at the discretion of the local investigators. Results A total of 500 patients (median [IQR] age, 57 [48-69] years; 487 female [97.4%]) were included in the study. In the upfront surgery setting, 296 of 335 patients (88.4%) had hormone receptor (HR)-positive and Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (ERBB2; formerly HER2 or HER2/neu)-negative disease: 145 (49.0%) underwent ART, and 151 (51.0%) underwent ALND. The median (IQR) number of removed positive lymph nodes without ALND was 3 (1-4) nodes compared with 4 (2-9) nodes with ALND. There was no association of ALND with the proportion of patients undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy (81 of 145 [55.9%] vs 91 of 151 [60.3%]; adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.72; 95% CI, 0.19-2.67) and type of systemic therapy. Of 151 patients with NACT, 74 (51.0%) underwent ART, and 77 (49.0%) underwent ALND. The ratio of removed to positive nodes was a median (IQR) of 4 (3-7) nodes to 2 (1-3) nodes and 15 (12-19) nodes to 2 (1-5) nodes in the ART and ALND groups, respectively. There was no observed association of ALND with the proportion of patients undergoing postneoadjuvant systemic therapy (57 of 74 [77.0%] vs 55 of 77 [71.4%]; aOR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.43-1.70), type of postneoadjuvant chemotherapy (eg, capecitabine: 10 of 74 [13.5%] vs 10 of 77 [13.0%]; trastuzumab emtansine-DM1: 9 of 74 [12.2%] vs 11 of 77 [14.3%]), or endocrine therapy (eg, aromatase inhibitors: 41 of 74 [55.4%] vs 36 of 77 [46.8%]; tamoxifen: 8 of 74 [10.8%] vs 6 of 77 [7.8%]). Conclusion Results of this cohort study suggest that patients without ALND were significantly understaged. However, ALND did not inform systemic therapy recommendations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Walter P. Weber
- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Hamad Medical Corporation, Dept of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Doha, Qatar
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen, Switzerland
- Breast Center, St Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Clinic of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Vienna, Austria
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Tumor and Breast Center Eastern Switzerland, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Competence Center of SAKK, Bern, Switzerland
- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Breast Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Tumor and Breast Center Eastern Switzerland, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Vienna, Austria
- Breast Cancer Center Tirol, Department of Gynecology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Tausch C, Däster K, Hayoz S, Matrai Z, Fitzal F, Henke G, Zwahlen DR, Gruber G, Zimmermann F, Andreozzi M, Goldschmidt M, Schulz A, Maggi N, Saccilotto R, Heidinger M, Mueller A, Tampaki EC, Bjelic-Radisic V, Sávolt Á, Smanykó V, Hagen D, Müller DJ, Gnant M, Loibl S, Markellou P, Bekes I, Egle D, Ruhstaller T, Muenst S, Kuemmel S, Vrieling C, Satler R, Becciolini C, Bucher S, Kurzeder C, Simonson C, Fehr PM, Gabriel N, Maráz R, Sarlos D, Dedes KJ, Leo C, Berclaz G, Fansa H, Hager C, Reisenberger K, Singer CF, Montagna G, Reitsamer R, Winkler J, Lam GT, Fehr MK, Naydina T, Kohlik M, Clerc K, Ostapenko V, Lelièvre L, Heil J, Knauer M, Weber WP. Trends in use of neoadjuvant systemic therapy in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer in Europe: prospective TAXIS study (OPBC-03, SAKK 23/16, IBCSG 57-18, ABCSG-53, GBG 101). Breast Cancer Res Treat 2023; 201:215-225. [PMID: 37355526 PMCID: PMC10361860 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-023-06999-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 06/26/2023]
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical practice heterogeneity in use of neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST) for patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer in Europe. METHODS The study was preplanned in the international multicenter phase-III OPBC-03/TAXIS trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03513614) to include the first 500 randomized patients with confirmed nodal disease at the time of surgery. The TAXIS study's pragmatic design allowed both the neoadjuvant and adjuvant setting according to the preferences of the local investigators who were encouraged to register eligible patients consecutively. RESULTS A total of 500 patients were included at 44 breast centers in six European countries from August 2018 to June 2022, 165 (33%) of whom underwent NST. Median age was 57 years (interquartile range [IQR], 48-69). Most patients were postmenopausal (68.4%) with grade 2 and 3 hormonal receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative breast cancer with a median tumor size of 28 mm (IQR 20-40). The use of NST varied significantly across the countries (p < 0.001). Austria (55.2%) and Switzerland (35.8%) had the highest percentage of patients undergoing NST and Hungary (18.2%) the lowest. The administration of NST increased significantly over the years (OR 1.42; p < 0.001) and more than doubled from 20 to 46.7% between 2018 and 2022. CONCLUSION Substantial heterogeneity in the use of NST with HR+/HER2-breast cancer exists in Europe. While stringent guidelines are available for its use in triple-negative and HER2+ breast cancer, there is a need for the development of and adherence to well-defined recommendations for HR+/HER2-breast cancer.
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- Christoph Tausch
- Breast Center Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Hamad Medical Corporation, Department of Oncoplastic Breast Surgery, Doha, Qatar
- International Breast Cancer Study Group - a division of ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- ABCSG, Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kantonsspital Münsterlingen/Spital Thurgau AG, Münsterlingen, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Institute of Radiotherapy, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Clinic of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- SAKK Competence Center, Bern, Switzerland
- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Department of Plastic, Reconstructive Surgery and Burn Unit, KAT Athens Hospital and Trauma Center, Athens, Greece
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- National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- ABCSG, Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Vienna, Austria
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- German Breast Group, GBG Forschungs GmbH, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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- Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- ABCSG, Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Vienna, Austria
- Breast Cancer Center Tirol, Department of Gynecology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Tumor and Breast Center Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Unit, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Charité, Essen, Germany
- Department of Gynecology with Breast Center, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hirslanden Clinique des Grangettes, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Réseau Hospitalier Neuchâtelois, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand (CHVR), Hôpital de Sion, Sion, Switzerland
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- Breast Center Graubünden, Cantonal Hospital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Bacs-Kiskun Country Hospital, Kecskemet, Hungary
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Baden, Baden, Switzerland
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- Breast Center Zürich, Bethanien & Spital Zollikerberg, Zurich, Switzerland
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- ABCSG, Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, City Hospital, Dornbirn, Austria
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- ABCSG, Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, Austria
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- ABCSG, Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- ABCSG, Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Vienna, Austria
- Breast Center, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Breast Center, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Brustzentrum Freiburg, Centre du Sein Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Breast Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Tumor and Breast Center Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Weber WP, Matrai Z, Hayoz S, Henke G, Zwahlen DR, Gruber G, Zimmermann F, Ruhstaller T, Muenst S, Ackerknecht M, Kurzeder C, Küemmel S, Bjelic-Radisic V, Smanykó V, Vrieling C, Satler R, Meyer I, Becciolini C, Bucher S, Simonson C, Fehr PM, Gabriel N, Maráz R, Sarlos D, Dedes KJ, Leo C, Berclaz G, Fansa H, Hager C, Reisenberger K, Sávolt Á, Singer CF, Reitsamer R, Winkler J, Lam GTL, Fehr MK, Naydina T, Kohlik M, Clerc K, Ostapenko V, Fitzal F, Heidinger M, Maggi N, Schulz A, Markellou P, Lelièvre L, Egle D, Heil J, Knauer M, Tausch C. Abstract P2-14-08: Trends in neoadjuvant systemic therapy rates in Europe: Pre-planned substudy of TAXIS (OPBC-03, SAKK 23/16, IBCSG 57-18, ABCSG-53, GBG 101). Cancer Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs22-p2-14-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Introduction: Even though randomized controlled trials could not show a significant survival benefit for the use of neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST), it is increasingly recommended for patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer due to its implications on prognosis, locoregional downstaging and response-driven adjuvant systemic therapy. The aim of this study was to assess the need for international standardization of treatment recommendations by evaluating clinical practice heterogeneity in use of NST for patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer in Europe. Methods: The study was preplanned in the international multicenter phase-III OPBC-03/TAXIS trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03513614) after randomization of the first 500 patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer who underwent axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) or axillary radiation (ART) without ALND after tailored axillary surgery (TAS) in the context of extended regional nodal irradiation. Clinically node-positive breast cancer was defined by confirmed nodal disease at the time of initial diagnosis; in case of neoadjuvant therapy, residual nodal disease was mandatory. Investigators were encouraged to enroll all eligible patients consecutively. However, TAXIS is unique inasmuch as its pragmatic design allows both the neoadjuvant and adjuvant setting according to the preferences of the treating physicians and institutions and thus provides an excellent opportunity to study patterns and trends in use of NST in patients with clinically positive nodes in Europe. Results: A total of 500 patients with a median age of 57 years (IQR: 48-69 years) were included at 44 breast centers in 6 European countries from August 2018 to June 2022. Subtype was hormone receptor (HR) positive (+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative (-) in 393 (80.0%), HR+/HER2+ in 52 (10.6%), HR-/HER2+ in 5 (1.0%) and HR-/HER2- in 34 (6.9%) patients. The rate of patients undergoing NST was 31.4% with a significant upward trend over time during the study period (from 20.0% in 2018 to 38.1% in 2022; p=0.044). The use of NST varied significantly by country (p=< 0.001) and by site (p=0.015). For patients with clinical AJCC tumor stage II and III, the rates of patients undergoing NST in Switzerland were 26.5% (18 of 68) and 35.9% (92 of 256), in Germany 22.2% (2 of 9) and 30.4% (7 of 23), in Austria 50% (7 of 14) and 60% (9 of 15) and in Hungary 0% (0 of 15) and 20.7% (18 of 87), respectively (p=0.019 and 0.004). Large differences by country were found for ER+/HER2- breast cancer, ranging from 13.1% (11 of 84) in Hungary to 47.8% (11 of 23) in Austria (p=0.007). Within Switzerland, which was the country with most included patients (328 of 500) and participating sites (n=25), the rate of patients undergoing NST for ER+/HER2- breast cancer varied considerably by site, ranging from 10% (2 of 20) to 50% (11 of 22). Discussion: This study revealed substantial heterogeneity in clinical practice in Europe, indicating the need for development of and adherence to consistent guidelines to standardize the international use of NST.
Citation Format: Walter P. Weber, Zoltan Matrai, Stefanie Hayoz, Guido Henke, Daniel R. Zwahlen, Günther Gruber, Frank Zimmermann, Thomas Ruhstaller, Simone Muenst, Markus Ackerknecht, Christian Kurzeder, Sherko Küemmel, Vesna Bjelic-Radisic, Viktor Smanykó, Conny Vrieling, Rok Satler, Inna Meyer, Charles Becciolini, Susanne Bucher, Colin Simonson, Peter M. Fehr, Natalie Gabriel, Robert Maráz, Dimitri Sarlos, Konstantin J. Dedes, Cornelia Leo, Gilles Berclaz, Hisham Fansa, Christopher Hager, Klaus Reisenberger, Ákos Sávolt, Christian F. Singer, Roland Reitsamer, Jelena Winkler, Giang Thanh Lam Lam, Mathias K. Fehr, Tatiana Naydina, Magdalena Kohlik, Karine Clerc, Valerijus Ostapenko, Florian Fitzal, Martin Heidinger, Nadia Maggi, Alexandra Schulz, Pagona Markellou, Loïc Lelièvre, Daniel Egle, Jörg Heil, Michael Knauer, Christoph Tausch. Trends in neoadjuvant systemic therapy rates in Europe: Pre-planned substudy of TAXIS (OPBC-03, SAKK 23/16, IBCSG 57-18, ABCSG-53, GBG 101) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2022 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(5 Suppl):Abstract nr P2-14-08.
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Affiliation(s)
- Walter P. Weber
- 1Breast Center, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
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- 2Hamad Medical Corporation, General Surgery, Doha, Qatar
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- 4Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- 5Department of Radiation Oncology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- 6Institute of Radiotherapy, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- 7University Hospital of Basel; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 8Tumor and Breast Center Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- 9Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 10Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 11Breast Center, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
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- 14Centre of Radiotherapy, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 15Department of Radiation Oncology, Hirslanden Clinique des Grangettes, Geneva, Switzerland
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- 16Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- 17Lindenhof Hospital, Praxis Frauenzentrum, Bern, Switzerland
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- 18Breast Center, Réseau Hospitalier Neuchâtelois, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- 19Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- 20Department of Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier du Valais Romand (CHVR), Hôpital de Sion, Switzerland
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- 21Breast Center Graubünden, Cantonal Hospital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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- 23Department of Oncology, Bacs-Kiskun Country Hospital, Kecskemet, Hungary
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- 24Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- 26Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Baden, Baden, Switzerland
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- 27Breast Center Bern, Lindenhof Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- 28Breast Center Zürich, Bethanien & Spital Zollikerberg, Zurich, Switzerland
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- 29Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, City Hospital, Dornbirn, Austria
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- 30Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, Austria
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- 31Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 32Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- 33Breast Center, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- 34Breast Center, Bethesda Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 38Breast Center GSMN, clinique de Genolier, Genolier, Switzerland
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- 39Brustzentrum Freiburg, Centre du sein Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- 41Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- 42Breast Center, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 43Breast Center, University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 45Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- 47Breast Cancer Center Tirol, Department of Gynecology, Medical University Innsbruck, Austria
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- 48Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Breast Unit, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- 49Tumor and Breast Center Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Rabaglio M, Dietrich D, Scheibe B, Ruhstaller T, Nole F, Eppenberger S, Oehlschlegel C, Hess D, Mamot C, Munzone E, Pestalozzi B, Aebi S, Vetter M, Thuerlimann B, von Moos R, Zaman K, Pagani O. Abstract P4-01-25: Safety analysis after 11 years of follow-up of the randomized phase III trial SAKK22/99: upfront chemotherapy in advanced HER2 positive breast cancer. Cancer Res 2023. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs22-p4-01-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Background: The SAKK 22/99 is a phase III randomized clinical trial launched by the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research and the European Institute of Oncology in Milan in 99 for women with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer (ABC). 175 patients were randomized 1:1 from Sept 99 to Jan 2013 to receive first-line trastuzumab (T) alone followed at disease progression by the combination with chemo (Arm A) vs the upfront combination of T and chemo (Arm B). The results were published in 2017 (O. Pagani et al Ann Onc 28: 305–312, 2017). The outcome was similar for sequential T-chemo or upfront combination The patients’ treatment and FU continued until March 2022 and we now report the safety data after 135.2 months of median FU.
Patients and methods: at the time of study termination 1 patient with SD was still receiving T alone in the study and T was continued after trial closure. The safety analyses include 86 pts allocated to arm A and 88 to arm B. 1 pt did not receive any trial treatment and was excluded from this analyses. 19 of the 86 patients in arm A stopped trial treatment after T alone, 67 continued with T+ chemo. Baseline characteristics were well balanced and are summarized in Table 1. Treatment The T loading dose of 4 mg/kg/iv was followed by 2 mg/kg/iv weekly. In the 1st-line population (84) chemo was weekly paclitaxel (90 mg/m2/iv-3/4 weeks). After amendment 1 chemo was at investigator’s choice (taxanes, vinorelbine, platin) according to label indications and could be stopped after 24 weeks (6–8 cycles) in responding patients or after unacceptable toxicity.
Results: 7 patients in arm A (8%) and 11 in arm B (13%) stopped trial treatment due to toxicities (Fisher’s exact test, p=0.46). 3 of the 7 patients in arm A stopped under T alone and 4 under T+chemo (all paclitaxel weekly) Treatment durations of these 7 and 11 patients were 7.7 months (range 0.5 – 49) in arm A and 5.5 months (range 0.6 – 31 months) in arm B, respectively. Cardiovascular toxicities: The most common toxicities were thromboembolic events, blood pressure disorders and arrhythmia. 6 patients (7%) in arm A and 10 (11%) in arm B had cardiac events (Fisher’s exact test, p=0.43). G1-3 toxicities occurred in 2 (2%), 2 (2%) and 2 (2%) patients of arm A and in 5 (7%), 2 (2%) and 3 (3%) of arm B. We observed no grade 4 events. Split by treatment phase in arm A, G1-3 toxicities were seen in in 1 (1%), 2 (2%) and 1 (1%) patient under T alone (N=86) and in 1 (1%), 0 (0%) and 2 (3%) under T+chemo (N=67). LVEF-decline: 78 patients in arm A and 74 in arm B had sequential LVEF measurements. A decline ≥ 10% was found in 35 patients (45%) in arm A and in 20 (27%) in arm B (Fisher’s exact test, p=0.028). Among the 35 patients in arm A, 12 had the decline under T alone, 14 under T+chemo, and 9 under both T alone and T+chemo. A decline ≥ 20% was found in 10 patients (13%) in arm A and in 3 (4%) in arm B (Fisher’s exact test, p=0.08). Among the 10 patients in arm A, 7 had the decline under T alone, 3 under T+chemo. Sensory neuropathy 43 patients (50%) in arm A and 48 (54%) in arm B had neuropathy (Fisher’s exact test, p=0.65). G1-3 toxicity in arm A was developed by 26 (30%), 11 (13%) and 6 (7%) patients, respectively; in arm B 30 (34%), 12 (14%) and 6 (7%). No grades 4 events occurred. Conclusion: After more than 11 years of follow-up, no relevant toxicities were found in these patients receiving T for ABC. In particular, the incidence and grade of cardiac toxicity was low. The decline in LVEF was numerically higher in the arm A and in particular in the T alone group, but was not clinically relevant. Our data potentially suggest that T+chemo followed by T maintenance could have less cardiotoxicity than T followed by T+chemo. The possible causes for the difference in LVEF decline between the two arms are unclear, but could be related to treatment duration. The women in Arm A shows a trend to longer therapy: Median treatment duration (months) in Arm A was 7.92 (0.46 - 135.98) vs 6.62 (0.56 - 71.28) in Arm B. This long-term analysis confirms the favorable safety and good tolerability of the reported regimes.
Table 2: Treatment duration
Citation Format: Manuela Rabaglio, Daniel Dietrich, Bernhard Scheibe, Thomas Ruhstaller, Franco Nole, Serenella Eppenberger, Christian Oehlschlegel, Dagmar Hess, Christoph Mamot, Elisabetta Munzone, Bernhard Pestalozzi, Stefan Aebi, Marcus Vetter, Beat Thuerlimann, Roger von Moos, Khalil Zaman, Olivia Pagani. Safety analysis after 11 years of follow-up of the randomized phase III trial SAKK22/99: upfront chemotherapy in advanced HER2 positive breast cancer [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2022 Dec 6-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2023;83(5 Suppl):Abstract nr P4-01-25.
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- Manuela Rabaglio
- 1Department of Medical Oncology; Inselspital, University Hospital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- 2Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Center of Competence, Bern, Switzerland
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- 3Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Center of Competence, Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- 5European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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- 8Department of Internal Medicine, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen, 9007 St Gallen, Switzerland
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- 11Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland
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- 12Medical Oncology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland
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- 13Basel University Hospital and Cantonal Hospital Baselland, Basel, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland
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- 14Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- 16Breast Center, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 17Interdisciplinary Cancer Service Hospital Riviera-Chablais Rennaz; Geneva University Hospitals, Lugano University and Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK), Vaud, Switzerland
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Pagani O, Walley BA, Fleming GF, Colleoni M, Láng I, Gomez HL, Tondini C, Burstein HJ, Goetz MP, Ciruelos EM, Stearns V, Bonnefoi HR, Martino S, Geyer CE, Chini C, Puglisi F, Spazzapan S, Ruhstaller T, Winer EP, Ruepp B, Loi S, Coates AS, Gelber RD, Goldhirsch A, Regan MM, Francis PA. Adjuvant Exemestane With Ovarian Suppression in Premenopausal Breast Cancer: Long-Term Follow-Up of the Combined TEXT and SOFT Trials. J Clin Oncol 2023; 41:1376-1382. [PMID: 36521078 PMCID: PMC10419413 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.01064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Clinical trials frequently include multiple end points that mature at different times. The initial report, typically based on the primary end point, may be published when key planned co-primary or secondary analyses are not yet available. Clinical Trial Updates provide an opportunity to disseminate additional results from studies, published in JCO or elsewhere, for which the primary end point has already been reported.The combined analysis of SOFT-TEXT compared outcomes in 4,690 premenopausal women with estrogen/progesterone receptor-positive (ER/PgR+) early breast cancer randomly assigned to 5 years of exemestane + ovarian function suppression (OFS) versus tamoxifen + OFS. After a median follow-up of 9 years, exemestane + OFS significantly improved disease-free survival (DFS) and distant recurrence-free interval (DRFI), but not overall survival, compared with tamoxifen + OFS. We now report DFS, DRFI, and overall survival after a median follow-up of 13 years. In the intention-to-treat (ITT) population, the 12-year DFS (4.6% absolute improvement, hazard ratio [HR], 0.79; 95% CI, 0.70 to 0.90; P < .001) and DRFI (1.8% absolute improvement, HR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.70 to 0.98; P = .03), but not overall survival (90.1% v 89.1%, HR, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.78 to 1.11), continued to be significantly improved for patients assigned exemestane + OFS over tamoxifen + OFS. Among patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative tumors (86.0% of the ITT population), the absolute improvement in 12-year overall survival with exemestane + OFS was 2.0% (HR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.70 to 1.04) and 3.3% in those who received chemotherapy (45.9% of the ITT population). Overall survival benefit was clinically significant in high-risk patients, eg, women age < 35 years (4.0%) and those with > 2 cm (4.5%) or grade 3 tumors (5.5%). These sustained reductions of the risk of recurrence with adjuvant exemestane + OFS, compared with tamoxifen + OFS, provide guidance for selecting patients for whom exemestane should be preferred over tamoxifen in the setting of OFS.[Media: see text].
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- Olivia Pagani
- Interdisciplinary Cancer Service Hospital Riviera-Chablais Rennaz, Vaud, Switzerland
- Geneva University Hospitals, Lugano University and Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK), Vaud, Switzerland
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- University of Calgary and Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Medical Senology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Milan, Italy
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- Clinexpert-research, Budapest, Hungary (prior affiliation)
- National Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Budapest, Hungary
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru
- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lima, Peru
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- Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bergamo, Italy
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- Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Boston, MA
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- Mayo Clinic and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Rochester, MN
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- Medical Oncology Department, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Breast Cancer Research Cooperative Group, Madrid, Spain
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- Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center and ECOG-ACRIN, Baltimore, MD
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- Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Université de Bordeaux, INSERM U1312, and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), Bordeaux, France
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- The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute and SWOG, Santa Monica, CA
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center and NRG Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Deaprment of Medical Oncology, Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione, Lombardy, Italy
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- Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, Italy and Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico CRO di Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico CRO di Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- University of Basel, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Basel, Switzerland
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- Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Boston, MA
- Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine; Smilow Cancer Hospital, New Haven, CT (prior affiliation)
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group and Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Frontier Science Foundation, Boston, MA
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- European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Milan, Italy
- Deceased
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Breast Cancer Trials Australia & New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Australia; International Breast Cancer Study Group, Melbourne, Australia
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Hasler-Strub U, Mueller A, Li Q, Thuerlimann B, Ribi K, Gerber S, von Moos R, Fehr M, Rochlitz C, Zaman K, Aebi S, Hochstrasser A, Gick U, Baertschi D, Greuter S, Schreiber A, Caspar CB, Trojan A, Condorelli R, Ruhstaller T. Eribulin as first-line treatment in older patients with advanced breast cancer: A multicenter phase II trial [SAKK 25/14]. J Geriatr Oncol 2023; 14:101372. [PMID: 36127284 DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2022.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Standard-dose eribulin mesylate (1.4 mg/m2 d1 + 8) achieves clinical benefit rates of 26%-52% in patients with metastatic breast cancer (mBC). <10% of patients in the registration trial were ≥ 70 years old; dose reductions were common in these older patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This single-arm phase II trial explored the efficacy of reduced starting dosing of first-line eribulin at 1 mg/m2 d1 + 8 q3 weeks in patients with mBC aged ≥70 years. The primary endpoint was a disease control rate (DCR) ≥55%. The secondary endpoints were objective response (OR), progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and patient-reported neurotoxicity. RESULTS Overall, 77 patients were accrued; their median age was 76 years and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status was 0-1 in 90%. The DCR was 40% (90% confidence interval [CI]: 31-50); therefore, the primary endpoint was not reached. The overall response rate was 22% (95%CI: 13-33), median PFS 5.4 months (95%CI: 4.5-7.7), and median OS 16.1 months (95%CI: 13.5-26.9). Dose modifications were necessary in 35% of patients. In nine patients, more than fifteen cycles were given; 48 patients (62%) experienced at least one grade 3 toxicity. Median patient-reported neurotoxicity scores remained stable for at least fifteen cycles. The main reason for treatment discontinuation was disease progression (57%). DISCUSSION We report the first prospective data on first-line eribulin in older patients. The reduced starting dose of 1.1 mg/m2 was safe, with prolonged treatment and DC achieved in a considerable proportion of patients (but less than the 55% assumed), without cumulative neurotoxicity. The reduced dose was apparently within the range of the minimal effective dose, as shown by the efficacy lack in patients requiring further dose reductions. Thus, our results do not support the approach of a reduced starting dose for older patients.
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- Ursula Hasler-Strub
- Breast Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Oncology/Hematology, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland.
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- Breast Center, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland; IBCSG International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology/Hematology, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology, Kantonsspital Frauenfeld, Frauenfeld, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Onko Netz Thun, Thun, Switzerland
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Panje C, Hayoz S, Eisterer W, Hess V, Thuss-Patience P, Schacher S, Dürr D, Wagner AD, Girschikofsky M, Eboulet E, Stahl M, Ruhstaller T. Patterns of care for relapsed oesophageal cancer after initial curative trimodality therapy: Long-term follow-up of the SAKK 75/08 trial. Eur J Cancer 2022; 177:186-193. [PMID: 36368252 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.09.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Recurrent oesophageal cancer after the initial curative multimodality treatment is a disease condition with a poor prognosis. There is limited evidence on recurrence patterns and on the optimal therapeutic approach. METHODS We analysed the pattern of disease recurrence and subsequent therapies in patients with recurrent oesophageal cancer based on prospectively collected data within a predefined subproject of the randomised phase 3 trial Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) 75/08. RESULTS Among 300 patients included in the SAKK 75/08 trial, tumour recurrence was observed in 103 patients with a median follow-up of 5.8 years. Locoregional recurrence only was found in 26.2% of the patients, 21.4% of patients had both distant and locoregional recurrence and 52.4% of patients had distant recurrence only. Fifty-nine patients (58%) received at least one line of systemic therapy at recurrence, most commonly oxaliplatin-based combination therapies for adenocarcinoma and single-agent chemotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma. Local therapies, most commonly palliative radiotherapy, were used in 49 patients (48%). Six patients underwent a second curative resection or radiochemotherapy. We found no significant overall survival difference for isolated locoregional recurrence versus distant recurrence (15.1 versus 8.7 months, p = 0.167). In a multivariable Cox regression model, time from oesophagectomy to recurrence and the number of recurrence sites as well as the use of systemic therapy or a second curative local therapy significantly correlated with overall survival. CONCLUSIONS Recurrent oesophageal cancer remains a disease with a poor prognosis and requires multidisciplinary management. A second curative approach for localised disease recurrence may be an option for highly selected patients.
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- Cédric Panje
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Radiation Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department for Internal Medicine and Hematology and Medical Oncology, Klinikum Klagenfurt a.W, Klagenfurt, Austria
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- Department of Medical Oncology; University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, and Tumor Immunology, Charité-University Medicine Berlin, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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Regan MM, Walley BA, Fleming GF, Francis PA, Colleoni MA, Láng I, Gómez HL, Tondini CA, Burstein HJ, Goetz MP, Ciruelos EM, Stearns V, Bonnefoi HR, Martino S, Geyer CE, Chini C, Minisini AM, Spazzapan S, Ruhstaller T, Winer EP, Ruepp B, Loi S, Coates AS, Goldhirsch A, Gelber RD, Pagani O. Abstract GS2-05: Randomized comparison of adjuvant aromatase inhibitor exemestane (E) plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) vs tamoxifen (T) plus OFS in premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) early breast cancer (BC): update of the combined TEXT and SOFT trials. Cancer Res 2022. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs21-gs2-05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background The updated combined SOFT+TEXT analysis, after 9 years median follow-up (MFU), revealed that adjuvant E+OFS vs T+OFS significantly improved disease-free survival (DFS) and distant recurrence-free interval (DRFI) but not overall survival (OS) in premenopausal women with HR+ early BC (Francis et al NEJM 2018). Given the high rate of OS in both arms and the long-term risk of relapse in HR+ BC, continued follow-up is key to assessing treatment benefit. We report a planned update analysis including OS with database lock of May 2021, after 13 years MFU.. Methods TEXT and SOFT enrolled premenopausal women with HR+ early BC from November 2003 to April 2011 (2660 in TEXT, 3047 in SOFT intention-to-treat (ITT) populations). TEXT randomized women within 12 weeks of surgery to 5 years E+OFS vs T+OFS; chemotherapy (CT) was optional and concurrent with OFS. SOFT randomized women to 5 years E+OFS vs T+OFS vs T alone, within 12 weeks of surgery if no CT planned, or within 8 months of completing (neo)adjuvant CT. Both trials were stratified by CT use. For the combined analysis of E+OFS vs T+OFS, the primary endpoint was DFS defined as invasive local, regional, distant recurrence, contralateral BC, second malignancy, death. Secondary endpoints included invasive breast cancer-free interval (BCFI), DRFI and OS.. Results: At database lock there were 953 DFS events and 473 deaths among 4690 pts assigned to T+OFS or E+OFS. In the ITT population, DFS, BCFI and DRFI outcomes for pts assigned E+OFS (n=2346) continued to be significantly improved over T+OFS (n=2344). 12-yr DFS was 80.5% vs. 75.9% (4.6% absolute improvement; HR 0.79 95% CI 0.70-0.90), 12-yr BCFI was improved by 4.1% and 12-yr DRFI by 1.8%. At 12 years OS was excellent in both groups, 90.1% in pts assigned E+OFS vs 89.1% in pts assigned T+OFS (HR 0.93; 95% CI, 0.78-1.11). There was heterogeneity of relative treatment effect according to HER2 status. When enrollment commenced, anti-HER2 adjuvant therapy was not standard; 53% of 583 pts with HER2+ tumors received HER2-targeted therapy. Below are Kaplan-Meier 12-yr estimates for patients with HER2 negative tumors by trial and chemotherapy stratum and for those with high-grade tumours, as an example of high-risk feature (Table). There is an emerging OS benefit for E+OFS vs T+OFS in pts with HER2 negative tumors who received chemotherapy in both trials.In pts with HER2-negative tumors, clinically-relevant outcome benefits were also seen in other high-risk subgroups: 12-yr DFS and OS were improved by 7.4% and 2.7%, respectively, in pts with pN1a disease, and by 10.6% and 4.5%, respectively, in those with tumors >2cm.
Conclusions After 13 years MFU, adjuvant E+OFS, as compared with T+OFS, shows a sustained reduction in the risk of recurrence, more consistent in HER2 negative patients and in those with high-risk disease features, e.g., indication for adjuvant chemotherapy and G3 tumors. Oncologists may use this information to discuss potential benefits of E+OFS with individual patients. Follow-up continues for 5 additional years.
Chemotherapy HER2-negativeSOFTT+OFS (n=424)E+OFS (n=411)Absolute difference12-yr DFS67.4%74.1%6.7%12-yr OS81.1%84.4%3.3%TEXTT+OFS (n=656)E+OFS (n=661)Absolute difference12-yr DFS71.0%78.4%7.4%12-yr OS83.5%86.8%3.3%No chemotherapy HER2-negativeSOFTT+OFS (n=445)E+OFS (n=447)Absolute difference12-yr DFS82.9%88.2%5.3%12-yr OS96.1%96.9%0.9%TEXTT+OFS (n=499)E+OFS (n=492)Absolute difference12-yr DFS80.2%86.7%6.5%12-yr OS95.9%96.2%0.2%G3 HER2-negativeT+OFS (n=423)E+OFS (n=405)Absolute difference12-yr DFS62.7%73.0%10.3%12-yr OS78.1%83.6%5.5%
Citation Format: Meredith M Regan, Barbara A Walley, Gini F Fleming, Prudence A Francis, Marco A Colleoni, István Láng, Henry L Gómez, Carlo A Tondini, Harold J Burstein, Matthew P Goetz, Eva M Ciruelos, Vered Stearns, Hervé R Bonnefoi, Silvana Martino, Charles E Geyer, Jr, Claudio Chini, Alessandro M Minisini, Simon Spazzapan, Thomas Ruhstaller, Eric P Winer, Barbara Ruepp, Sherene Loi, Alan S Coates, Aron Goldhirsch, Richard D Gelber, Olivia Pagani. Randomized comparison of adjuvant aromatase inhibitor exemestane (E) plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) vs tamoxifen (T) plus OFS in premenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) early breast cancer (BC): update of the combined TEXT and SOFT trials [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2021 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2021 Dec 7-10; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2022;82(4 Suppl):Abstract nr GS2-05.
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- Meredith M Regan
- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOFT and TEXT Investigators, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group, and North American Breast Cancer Groups, Bern, Switzerland
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Hitz F, Ribi K, Grote G, Kolbe M, Schmitz C, Lamb BW, Ruhstaller T, Berchtold P, Sevdalis N. Team functioning across different tumour types: Insights from a Swiss cancer center using qualitative and quantitative methods. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2021; 5:e1541. [PMID: 34582132 PMCID: PMC9351662 DOI: 10.1002/cnr2.1541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 07/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Multidisciplinary care is pivotal in cancer centres and the interaction of all cancer disease specialists in decision making processes is state‐of‐the‐art. Aim To describe differences of MDTMs by tumour type. Methods Twelve multidisciplinary team meetings (MDTMs) with participation of different cancer disease specialists at a tertiary hospital were assessed by an exploratory sequential mixed method approach with interviews, observations and a survey to address the following five topics: organisational structure and supporting technology; leadership; teamwork; decision‐making, perceived value and motivation. Thirteen persons with different tumour specialities and levels of seniority were interviewed. The 12 MDTMs were observed twice by uninvolved persons and evaluated by the participating physicians with a survey. Results There were no systematic differences between MDTMs for different tumour types with the exception of the non‐disease specific type MDTM, which was the only one for which the organisational structure was not driven by an electronic tool. However, several factors could be identified that generally influenced the functioning of the MDTMs. In particular, the quality of decision‐making was highly dependent on the availability of case‐based information and the presence of relevant cancer disease specialists. Leadership and teamwork were rated as important and were comparable across the MDTM. Team participants' motivation and perceived value of MDTMs was high across all meetings. Conclusion MDTM at a single institution did not demonstrate disease specific characteristics. An effective MDTM, irrespective of the tumour type, can be successfully structured by technical means and a chairperson coordinating the interaction of cancer disease specialists to improve the decision‐making process.
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- Felicitas Hitz
- Oncology Haemtology, Kantonsspital St.Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Management, Technology and Economics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department "Simulationszentrum", University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK.,Faculty of Health, Education, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UK
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- Brustzentrum Ostschweiz and University of Basel, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Centre for Implementation Science, Health Service and Population Research Department, King's College, London, UK
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Weber WP, Matrai Z, Hayoz S, Tausch C, Henke G, Zwahlen DR, Gruber G, Zimmermann F, Seiler S, Maddox C, Ruhstaller T, Muenst S, Ackerknecht M, Kuemmel S, Bjelic-Radisic V, Kurzeder C, Újhelyi M, Vrieling C, Satler R, Meyer I, Becciolini C, Bucher S, Simonson C, Fehr PM, Gabriel N, Maráz R, Sarlos D, Dedes KJ, Leo C, Berclaz G, Dubsky P, Exner R, Fansa H, Hager C, Reisenberger K, Singer CF, Reitsamer R, Reinisch M, Winkler J, Lam GT, Fehr MK, Naydina T, Kohlik M, Clerc K, Ostapenko V, Fitzal F, Nussbaumer R, Maggi N, Schulz A, Markellou P, Lelièvre L, Egle D, Heil J, Knauer M. Tailored axillary surgery in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer: Pre-planned feasibility substudy of TAXIS (OPBC-03, SAKK 23/16, IBCSG 57-18, ABCSG-53, GBG 101). Breast 2021; 60:98-110. [PMID: 34555676 PMCID: PMC8463904 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Aim We developed tailored axillary surgery (TAS) to reduce the axillary tumor volume in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer to the point where radiotherapy can control it. The aim of this study was to quantify the extent of tumor load reduction achieved by TAS. Methods International multicenter prospective study embedded in a randomized trial. TAS is a novel pragmatic concept for axillary surgery de-escalation that combines palpation-guided removal of suspicious nodes with the sentinel procedure and, optionally, imaging-guided localization. Pre-specified study endpoints quantified surgical extent and reduction of tumor load. Results A total of 296 patients were included at 28 sites in four European countries, 125 (42.2%) of whom underwent neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and 71 (24.0%) achieved nodal pathologic complete response. Axillary metastases were detectable only by imaging in 145 (49.0%) patients. They were palpable in 151 (51.0%) patients, of whom 63 underwent NACT and 21 had residual palpable disease after NACT. TAS removed the biopsied and clipped node in 279 (94.3%) patients. In 225 patients with nodal disease at the time of surgery, TAS removed a median of five (IQR 3–7) nodes, two (IQR 1–4) of which were positive. Of these 225 patients, 100 underwent ALND after TAS, which removed a median of 14 (IQR 10–17) additional nodes and revealed additional positive nodes in 70/100 (70%) of patients. False-negative rate of TAS in patients who underwent subsequent ALND was 2.6%. Conclusions TAS selectively reduced the tumor load in the axilla and remained much less radical than ALND. Tailored axillary surgery is a novel concept for clinically node-positive breast cancer Tailored axillary surgery selectively removes positive lymph nodes Tailored axillary surgery is much less radical than axillary dissection Tailored axillary surgery removes the clipped node in the vast majority of patients
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- Walter P Weber
- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; University of Szeged, H-6725 Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Institute of Radiotherapy, Klinik Hirslanden, Zurich, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hirslanden Clinique des Grangettes, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Réseau Hospitalier Neuchâtelois, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology, Centre Hospitalier du Haut-Valais (SZO), Sion, Switzerland
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- Breast Center Graubünden, Cantonal Hospital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Bacs-Kiskun Country Hospital, Kecskemet, Hungary
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Breast Cancer Center, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital Baden, Baden, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Hirslanden Klinik St. Anna, Lucerne, Switzerland; Department of Surgery and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Breast Center Zürich, Bethanien & Spital Zollikerberg, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, City Hospital, Dornbirn, Austria
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Klinikum Wels-Grieskirchen, Wels, Austria
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Breast Center, Paracelsus Medical University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Breast Center, Basel Bethesda Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Brustzentrum Freiburg, Centre du sein Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery and Breast Health Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Cancer Center Tirol, Department of Gynecology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Breast Center Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Breast Center Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Jerusalem G, Farah S, Courtois A, Chirgwin J, Aebi S, Karlsson P, Neven P, Hitre E, Graas MP, Simoncini E, Abdi E, Kamby C, Thompson A, Loibl S, Gavilá J, Kuroi K, Marth C, Müller B, O'Reilly S, Gombos A, Ruhstaller T, Burstein HJ, Rabaglio M, Ruepp B, Ribi K, Viale G, Gelber RD, Coates AS, Loi S, Goldhirsch A, Regan MM, Colleoni M. Continuous versus intermittent extended adjuvant letrozole for breast cancer: final results of randomized phase III SOLE (Study of Letrozole Extension) and SOLE Estrogen Substudy. Ann Oncol 2021; 32:1256-1266. [PMID: 34384882 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2021] [Revised: 07/28/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Late recurrences in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancers remain an important challenge. Avoidance or delayed development of resistance represents the main objective in extended endocrine therapy (ET). In animal models, resistance was reversed with restoration of circulating estrogen levels during interruption of letrozole treatment. This phase III, randomized, open-label Study of Letrozole Extension (SOLE) studied the effect of extended intermittent letrozole treatment in comparison with continuous letrozole. In parallel, the SOLE estrogen substudy (SOLE-EST) analyzed the levels of estrogen during the interruption of treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS SOLE enrolled 4884 postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive, lymph node-positive, operable breast cancer between December 2007 and October 2012 and among them, 104 patients were enrolled in SOLE-EST. They must have undergone local treatment and have completed 4-6 years of adjuvant ET. Patients were randomized between continuous letrozole (2.5 mg/day orally for 5 years) and intermittent letrozole treatment (2.5 mg/day for 9 months followed by a 3-month interruption in years 1-4 and then 2.5 mg/day during all of year 5). RESULTS Intention-to-treat population included 4851 women in SOLE (n = 2425 in the intermittent and n = 2426 in the continuous letrozole groups) and 103 women in SOLE-EST (n = 78 in the intermittent and n = 25 in the continuous letrozole groups). After a median follow-up of 84 months, 7-year disease-free survival (DFS) was 81.4% in the intermittent group and 81.5% in the continuous group (hazard ratio: 1.03, 95% confidence interval: 0.91-1.17). Reported adverse events were similar in both groups. Circulating estrogen recovery was demonstrated within 6 weeks after the stop of letrozole treatment. CONCLUSIONS Extended adjuvant ET by intermittent administration of letrozole did not improve DFS compared with continuous use, despite the recovery of circulating estrogen levels. The similar DFS coupled with previously reported quality-of-life advantages suggest intermittent extended treatment is a valid option for patients who require or prefer a treatment interruption.
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- G Jerusalem
- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland; Medical Oncology Department, CHU Liège, Liège University, Liège, Belgium.
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Division of Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
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- Medical Oncology Department, CHU Liège, Liège University, Liège, Belgium
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- Breast Cancer Trials-Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia; Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals, Monash University, Clayton, Australia
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Gynecologic Oncology and Multidisciplinary Breast Center, University Hospitals UZ-Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Clinical Pharmacology "B", National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- ASST Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- The Tweed Hospital, Griffith University Gold Coast, Tweed Heads, Australia
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- Danish Breast Cancer Group and Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Scottish Cancer Trials Breast Group and Division of Surgical Oncology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, USA
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- German Breast Group Forschungs GmbH, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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- SOLTI Group and Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia, Spain
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- Japan Breast Cancer Research Group and Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Austrian Breast & Colorectal Cancer Study Group and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Chilean Cooperative Group for Oncologic Research (GOCCHI), Providencia, Santiago, Chile
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- Cancer Trials Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; University College Cork, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland
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- Université Libre de Bruxelles, Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland; Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research SAKK, Bern, Switzerland; Breast Center St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Medical Oncology Department, CHU Liège, Liège University, Liège, Belgium; Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland; Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research SAKK, Bern, Switzerland; Department of Medical Oncology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, University of Milan, Milan, Italy; IEO European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Division of Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA; Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, USA; Frontier Science Foundation, Boston, USA
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland; NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland; IEO European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Division of Biostatistics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, USA
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland; Division of Medical Senology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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Onesti CE, Tagliamento M, Curigliano G, Harbeck N, Bartsch R, Wildiers H, Tjan-Heijnen V, Martin M, Rottey S, Generali D, Campone M, Cristofanilli M, Pusztai L, Peeters M, Berchem G, Cortes J, Ruhstaller T, Ciruelos E, Rugo HS, Jerusalem G. Expected Medium- and Long-Term Impact of the COVID-19 Outbreak in Oncology. JCO Glob Oncol 2021; 7:162-172. [PMID: 33529077 PMCID: PMC8081548 DOI: 10.1200/go.20.00589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The COVID-19 pandemic has affected healthcare systems globally, leading to reorganization of medical activities. We performed an international survey aimed to investigate the medium- and long-term impact on oncology units. MATERIALS AND METHODS An 82-item survey was distributed from June 17 to July 14, 2020 among medical oncologists worldwide. RESULTS One hundred nine medical oncologists from 18 countries in Europe (n = 93), United States (n = 5), and Latin America (n = 11) answered the survey. A systematic tracing of COVID-19–positive patients was continued in the postacute phase by 77.1% of the centers; 64.2% of the respondents participated in a local registry and 56% in international or national registries of infected patients. Treatment adaptations were introduced, and surgery was the most affected modality being delayed or canceled in more than 10% of patients in 34% of the centers, whereas early cessation of palliative treatment was reported in 32.1% of the centers; 64.2% of respondents reported paying attention to avoid undertreatments. The use of telemedicine has been largely increased. Similarly, virtual tools are increasingly used particularly for medical education and international or national or multidisciplinary meetings. 60.6% of the participants reduced clinical activity, and 28.4% compensated by increasing their research activity. Significant reduction of clinical trial activities is expected in 37% of centers this year. The well-being of healthcare staff would not recover by the end of the year according to 18% of the participants. CONCLUSION The COVID-19 outbreak has had a major impact on oncologic activity, which will persist in the future, irrespective of geographical areas.
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- Concetta Elisa Onesti
- Medical Oncology Department, CHU Sart Tilman Liege and Laboratory of Human Genetics, GIGA Research Institute, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Oncology Department, University of Genova and IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Oncology and Hemato-Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS and University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Breast Center, Department OB&GYN and CCCLMU, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
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- Department of General Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Medical Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC), Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Departamento de Medicina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, UZ Gent, Gent, Belgium
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- UO Patologia Mammaria e Ricerca Traslazionale-Breast Unit, Azienda Socio-Sanitaria, Territoriale di Cremona and University of Trieste, Cremona, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest-Pays de la Loire, Saint-Herblain, France
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- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
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- Yale Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
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- Oncology Department, University Hospital Antwerp (UZA), Edegem, Belgium
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- Hemato-Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Oncology Department, IOB Institute of Oncology, Quiron Group, Madrid, Barcelona, Spain.,Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Centro Cellex, Carrer de Natzaret, Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology, Breast Center Eastern Switzerland, St Gallen, Switzerland.,University of Basel, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Medical Oncology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Breast Care Center, University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA
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- Medical Oncology, CHU Sart Tilman Liège and University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Weber WP, Henke G, Hayoz S, Ribi K, Seiler S, Maddox C, Ruhstaller T, Zwahlen DR, Muenst S, Ackerknecht M, Fitzal F, Újhelyi M, Kurzeder C, Lelièvre L, Tausch C, Egle D, Heil J, Matrai Z, Knauer M. Abstract OT-04-03: Tailored axillary surgery with or without axillary lymph node dissection followed by radiotherapy in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer (SAKK 23/16 / IBCSG 57-18 / ABCSG-53 / GBG 101 - TAXIS): A multicenter randomized phase III trial. Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs20-ot-04-03] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Main weaknesses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) to avoid axillary dissection (ALND) in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer are frequent failure of achieving nodal pathologic complete response (pCR) and administration of chemotherapy even though not indicated otherwise in many cases. Tailored axillary surgery (TAS) was designed to selectively remove positive nodes and omit ALND in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer either in the upfront surgery setting or in case of residual nodal disease after neoadjuvant therapy, which distinguishes this trial from all others ongoing and published. Trial design In this international, multi-center, phase-III, non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, including 61 study sites from six countries, we plan to randomize 1500 patients to either receive TAS followed by ALND and regional nodal irradiation excluding the dissected axilla, or receive TAS only followed by regional nodal irradiation including the full axilla. TAS consists of selective removal of the sentinel lymph nodes (SLNs) and all palpably suspicious findings, thereby tailoring the extent of axillary surgery to the extent of axillary disease, followed by specimen radiography to document removal of the clip placed in the sampled node. Imaging-guided localization is encouraged to increase the chances of clip removal. All patients undergo adjuvant whole-breast irradiation after breast conserving surgery and chest wall irradiation after mastectomy. Inclusion of internal mammary nodes is recommended irrespective of treatment arm. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03513614. Inclusion criteria - Clinically node-positive breast cancer (all molecular subtypes allowed) - Node-positivity palpable or detectable only by imaging at time of initial diagnosis - Newly diagnosed or isolated in-breast recurrence or second ipsilateral breast cancer after previous breast conserving surgery and sentinel procedure and at least 3 years disease free and no prior axillary dissection or axillary RT. - In case of prior neoadjuvant treatment: residual disease (including residual ITCs) confirmed by pathology at the time of surgery - Clipping of sampled axillary lymph node Exclusion criteria - Absence of clip in the specimen radiography - Palpable disease left behind in the axilla after TAS - No SLN identified in the axilla Specific aims To test the hypothesis that treatment with TAS and axillary radiotherapy is non-inferior to ALND in terms of disease-free survival (DFS) of clinically node-positive breast cancer patients. Secondary objective is to test if quality of life is significantly better with TAS and axillary radiotherapy compared to ALND. Statistical methods With type I error 5% and power 80%, 385 events will be needed to show non-inferiority of TAS and axillary RT in comparison to ALND with a non-inferiority hazard ratio (HR) of 1.289 (corresponding to a DFS at 5 years of 80% in the ALND arm and 75% in the TAS and axillary RT arm), including one interim analysis for efficacy/futility after 20% of the required events have occurred. The sample size needed is 1500 patients (750 per arm). The HR and one-sided 95% confidence interval will be calculated using a Cox regression model based on the per-protocol set. Present accrual and target accrual The trial was activated on 31 July 2018 and the first patient was randomized on 07 August 2018. As of 03 July 2020, 291 patients have been randomized. Accrual is currently running according to protocol and is planned until end of 2023 with the primary endpoint analysis expected in 2029. Contact information Prof. Dr. Walter Paul Weber, University Hospital Basel; Tel: +41 61 328 61 49; Walter.Weber@usb.ch
Citation Format: Walter Paul Weber, Guido Henke, Stefanie Hayoz, Karin Ribi, Stefanie Seiler, Charlotte Maddox, Thomas Ruhstaller, Daniel Rudolf Zwahlen, Simone Muenst, Markus Ackerknecht, Florian Fitzal, Mihály Újhelyi, Christian Kurzeder, Loïc Lelièvre, Christoph Tausch, Daniel Egle, Jörg Heil, Zoltan Matrai, Michael Knauer. Tailored axillary surgery with or without axillary lymph node dissection followed by radiotherapy in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer (SAKK 23/16 / IBCSG 57-18 / ABCSG-53 / GBG 101 - TAXIS): A multicenter randomized phase III trial [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium; 2020 Dec 8-11; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(4 Suppl):Abstract nr OT-04-03.
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- 2Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- 4IBCSG Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- 6Department of Radiation Oncology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- 7Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 8Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 9Department of Surgery and Breast Health Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- 10Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 13Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- 14Breast Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- 10Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 5Breast Center Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Schwitter M, Zaman K, Jerusalem G, Cazzaniga M, Greil R, Ursula US, Mueller A, Nussbaum CU, Auteri A, Rothgiesser K, Dietrich D, Ruhstaller T. Abstract OT-37-01: Ribociclib-endocrine therapy (ET) combination versus chemotherapy as 1st line treatment in patients (pts) with visceral metastatic breast cancer (BC). A multicenter, randomized phase III trial: SAKK 21/18. Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs20-ot-37-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: Pts with hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative BC and visceral metastases have a worse outcome. Despite international guidelines recommending first line ET, many oncologists prefer to treat these pts primarily with chemotherapy, expecting a faster response. Combination of CDK4/6 inhibitors with ET was shown to be superior to ET alone, in terms of progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), response rate and time to response, while maintaining QoL. The value of an initial period of chemotherapy followed by ET maintenance+/-CDK4/6i versus upfront ET+CDK4/6i is unknown, particularly in a population with visceral disease and mainly luminal B tumors, usually less endocrine sensitive.Trial design:As cancer response and QoL are the main parameters leading the decision of the oncologists, a composite endpoint “QoL-adjusted early disease control” (QoL-eDC) was developed to assess tumor response (progression-free at 12 weeks) and QoL (no deterioration according to FACT-B). The pts are randomized to: arm A, endocrine therapy (aromatase inhibitor or fulvestrant) with ribociclib; arm B, mono-chemotherapy at the choice of the physician for at least 12 weeks - thereafter, a switch to a maintenance ET+/-ribociclib is allowed.Baseline measurements and procedures: ECG, blood count, liver and renal functions, tumor assessment and QoL form (FACT-B, BPI-SF single item “worst pain”). Tumor and QoL assessments are repeated at baseline, on week 6, 12, then every 12 weeks, and at the end of trial treatment. Translational research: Plasma is collected for ctDNA at baseline, week 12, 24, then every 6 months, and at progression. Fresh tissue is collected at baseline and at progression, when feasible. Eligibility: Postmenopausal women presenting hormone receptor positive(ER ≥ 10%) and HER2-negative BC with measurable visceral disease, according to RECIST v1.1. Exclusion criteria include visceral crisis, previous systemic treatment for metastatic disease, prior adjuvant CDK4/6i, symptomatic and uncontrolled brain metastases, or significant organ dysfunction. Specific aims: Primary endpoint is QoL-eDC. Secondary endpoints are DC at 12 weeks, objective response rate (ORR), time to OR, PFS, time to treatment failure, OS at 3 years, overall change in QoL until 24 months or PD, time to QoL deterioration/improvement, time to pain improvement, and adverse events.Statistical methods:Group sequential two proportions non-inferiority design. Hypotheses for QoL-eDC during the first 12 weeks. H0: difference arm B – arm A is ≥ 12.5% and H1: difference arm B – arm A is < 12.5%. With a significance level of 0.05, a power of 0.8 and one interim analysis a sample size of 190 pts in each arm (total sample size increased to 400 pts for potential excluded pts). Interim analysis: after 95 evaluable pts for the primary endpoint in each arm.Testing: one-sided group-sequential z-test with pooled variance according to the statistical design; categorical variables summarized using frequencies and percentages; modelling binary outcomes by logistic regression; time-to-event medians estimated by Kaplan-Meier method (95% CI); treatment effect on time-to-event endpoints assessed using Cox proportional hazard models with stratification factors as strata.Present accrual and target accrual: Recruitment started Q2, 2019. Recruitment on July 07, 2020: 20/400.22 centers are open for inclusion in Switzerland and 1/8 in Belgium. Study activation process is ongoing in Belgium (8 centers), Italy (15 centers) and Austria (5 centers).Contact: Karin Rothgiesser, SAKK Coordinating Center, Switzerland. karin.rothgiesser@sakk.ch ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03905343
Citation Format: Michael Schwitter, Khalil Zaman, Guy Jerusalem, Marina Cazzaniga, Richard Greil, Ursula Strub Ursula, Andreas Mueller, Catrina Uhlmann Nussbaum, Agnès Auteri, Karin Rothgiesser, Daniel Dietrich, Thomas Ruhstaller. Ribociclib-endocrine therapy (ET) combination versus chemotherapy as 1st line treatment in patients (pts) with visceral metastatic breast cancer (BC). A multicenter, randomized phase III trial: SAKK 21/18 [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium; 2020 Dec 8-11; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(4 Suppl):Abstract nr OT-37-01.
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- 2Breast Center,Lausanne University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- 5Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- 7Breast Center, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- 9Breast Center, Réseau Hospitalier Neuchâtelois, Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
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Weber WP, Henke G, Hayoz S, Ribi K, Seiler S, Maddox C, Ruhstaller T, Zwahlen DR, Muenst S, Ackerknecht M, Fitzal F, Újhelyi M, Kurzeder C, Lelièvre L, Tausch C, Egle D, Heil J, Matrai Z, Knauer M. Abstract PD4-04: Tailored axillary surgery to omit axillary lymph node dissection independently from the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer: Pre-specified subproject within TAXIS (SAKK 23/16 / IBCSG 57-18 / ABCSG-53 / GBG 101). Cancer Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs20-pd4-04] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Introduction: We developed tailored axillary surgery (TAS) to selectively remove positive nodes and omit axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer irrespective of the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. In this study, we evaluate the performance of this novel surgical concept that tailors the extent of axillary surgery to the extent of axillary disease. Methods: A prospective study was pre-specified to assess the performance of TAS in the international multicenter phase-III TAXIS trial randomizing patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer to undergo ALND or axillary radiation after TAS. TAS consists of selective removal of all palpably suspicious findings and the SLNs followed by specimen radiography to document removal of the clip placed in the sampled node. Imaging-guided localization is encouraged to increase the chances of clip removal. Only patients with confirmed nodal disease at the time of surgery can be randomized in TAXIS; the first 200 randomized patients were analyzed together with the ones achieving nodal pCR in this study. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03513614. Results: A total of 296 patients with a median age of 56.5 years (range: 25-88 years) were included at 28 breast centers from four European countries, 125 (42.3%) of whom underwent NACT and 75 (25.3%) of whom had nodal pCR. Subtype was hormone receptor (HR) positive (+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative (-) in 194 (65.5%), HR+/HER2+ in 40 (13.5%), HR-/HER2+ in 17 (5.7%) and HR-/HER2- in 39 (13.2%) patients. Breast-conserving surgery was performed in 178 patients (60%) and mastectomy in 117 (40%). Imaging-guided localization was attempted in 258 patients (87.2%) and was successful in 243 (82.1%). TAS removed a median of two (interquartile range [IQR] 0-3) palpably suspicious lesions and two (IQR 1-3) SLNs, thereby successfully removing the clip in 279 (94.3%) patients. There were no significant differences by use of imaging-guided localization (94.6% with vs 92.1% without, p=0.47) or type of clip (p=0.19), but a trend toward lower rate of clip removal after NACT (91.2% with vs 96.5% without NACT, p=0.075). Palpable disease was left behind after TAS in two (2.1%) patients and no SLN was detected in three (3.1%). In the 200 randomized patients with confirmed nodal disease at the time of surgery, lymph node metastases were palpable at the time of initial diagnosis in 102 (51%) patients and detectable only by imaging in 98 (49%). The median number of lymph nodes removed by TAS was four (IQR 2-8), two (IQR 1-4) of which were positive. Completion ALND following TAS removed additional positive nodes in 71 of 100 (71%) patients in the control group (20% with one additional node, 9% with 2, 8% with 3, 6% with 4, and 28% with >4). The median number of additional lymph nodes removed by ALND was 14 (IQR 10-18), two (IQR 0-6) of which were positive. Of the 200 randomized patients, one in the TAS group received a radiotherapy boost and one in the ALND group returned to the operating room for residual suspicious findings on imaging. Discussion: The present results suggest that TAS has the potential to become the new axillary surgery standard in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer. TAS was successfully performed in the vast majority of patients, with no further improvement by imaging-guided localization, which makes the procedure feasible at most breast centers. TAS selectively removed positive lymph nodes and was much less radical than ALND, but ALND removed additional positive nodes in more than two thirds of patients. Disease-free survival and quality of life will be assessed in the randomized trial.
Citation Format: Walter Paul Weber, Guido Henke, Stefanie Hayoz, Karin Ribi, Stefanie Seiler, Charlotte Maddox, Thomas Ruhstaller, Daniel Rudolf Zwahlen, Simone Muenst, Markus Ackerknecht, Florian Fitzal, Mihály Újhelyi, Christian Kurzeder, Loïc Lelièvre, Christoph Tausch, Daniel Egle, Jörg Heil, Zoltan Matrai, Michael Knauer. Tailored axillary surgery to omit axillary lymph node dissection independently from the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer: Pre-specified subproject within TAXIS (SAKK 23/16 / IBCSG 57-18 / ABCSG-53 / GBG 101) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2020 San Antonio Breast Cancer Virtual Symposium; 2020 Dec 8-11; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2021;81(4 Suppl):Abstract nr PD4-04.
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- 2Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- 4IBCSG Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- 6Department of Radiation Oncology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- 7Institute of Medical Genetics and Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 8Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- 9Department of Surgery and Breast Health Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- 10Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 13Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- 14Breast Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- 10Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 5Breast Center Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Fischer Maranta A, Ruhstaller T. Response to: Intrinsic subtype distribution should vary according to institutions. Breast 2020; 54:350. [PMID: 33221060 PMCID: PMC7770432 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2020.11.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- Angela Fischer Maranta
- Department of Oncology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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- Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007 St. Gallen, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
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Bartsch R, Dieras V, Cortes J, Müller V, Ruhstaller T. ASCO 2020. Breast Care (Basel) 2020; 15:433-436. [PMID: 32982656 DOI: 10.1159/000510051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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- Rupert Bartsch
- Department of Medicine 1, Division of Oncology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- IOB Institute of Oncology, Quiron Group, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Onesti CE, Rugo HS, Generali D, Peeters M, Zaman K, Wildiers H, Harbeck N, Martin M, Cristofanilli M, Cortes J, Tjan-Heijnen V, Hurvitz SA, Berchem G, Tagliamento M, Campone M, Bartsch R, De Placido S, Puglisi F, Rottey S, Müller V, Ruhstaller T, Machiels JP, Conte P, Awada A, Jerusalem G. Oncological care organisation during COVID-19 outbreak. ESMO Open 2020; 5:S2059-7029(20)32664-8. [PMID: 32847836 PMCID: PMC7451457 DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2020-000853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2020] [Revised: 07/08/2020] [Accepted: 07/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background COVID-19 appeared in late 2019, causing a pandemic spread. This led to a reorganisation of oncology care in order to reduce the risk of spreading infection between patients and healthcare staff. Here we analysed measures taken in major oncological units in Europe and the USA. Methods A 46-item survey was sent by email to representatives of 30 oncological centres in 12 of the most affected countries. The survey inquired about preventive measures established to reduce virus spread, patient education and processes employed for risk reduction in each oncological unit. Results Investigators from 21 centres in 10 countries answered the survey between 10 April and 6 May 2020. A triage for patients with cancer before hospital or clinic visits was conducted by 90.5% of centres before consultations, 95.2% before day care admissions and in 100% of the cases before overnight hospitalisation by means of phone calls, interactive online platforms, swab test and/or chest CT scan. Permission for caregivers to attend clinic visits was limited in many centres, with some exceptions (ie, for non-autonomous patients, in the case of a new diagnosis, when bad news was expected and for terminally ill patients). With a variable delay period, the use of personal protective equipment was unanimously mandatory, and in many centres, only targeted clinical and instrumental examinations were performed. Telemedicine was implemented in 76.2% of the centres. Separated pathways for COVID-19-positive and COVID-19-negative patients were organised, with separate inpatient units and day care areas. Self-isolation was required for COVID-19-positive or symptomatic staff, while return to work policies required a negative swab test in 76.2% of the centres. Conclusion Many pragmatic measures have been quickly implemented to deal with the health emergency linked to COVID-19, although the relative efficacy of each intervention should be further analysed in large observational studies.
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- Concetta Elisa Onesti
- Department of Medical Oncology, CHU de Liège, Liege, Belgium .,Laboratory of Human Genetics, GIGA Research Institute and University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Oncology, University of California San Francisco, Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California, USA
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- UO Patologia Mammaria e Ricerca Traslazionale, Breast Unit, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale di Cremona, Cremona, Italy.,University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Oncology Department, University Hospital Antwerp (UZA), Antwerp, Belgium
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- Oncology Department, CHUV - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of General Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Breast Center, Dept. OB&GYN and CCLMU, Ludwig Maximilians University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Departamento de Medicina, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Oncology Department, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain.,IOB Institute of Oncology, Madrid, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Los Angeles/Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Hemato-Oncology Department, Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
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- Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Centre René Gauducheau, Saint Herblain, France
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- Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Dipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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- Ginecology Department, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Medical Oncology Department, Breast Center of Eastern Switzerland, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Istituto Oncologico Veneto Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Padova, Italy.,Division of Medical Oncology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Institut Jules Bordet, Bruxelles, Belgium.,Medical Oncology Department, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, CHU de Liège, Liege, Belgium.,Université de Liège, Liege, Belgium
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Jerusalem G, Onesti C, Generali D, Harbeck N, Wildiers H, Curigliano G, Campone M, Tjan-Heijnen V, Martin M, Cristofanilli M, Pusztai L, Bartsch R, Peeters M, Berchem G, Tagliamento M, Cortés J, Ruhstaller T, Ciruelos E, Rottey S, Rugo H. LBA76_PR Expected medium and long term impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in oncology. Ann Oncol 2020. [PMCID: PMC7506324 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.08.2317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Meier-Girard D, Ribi K, Gerstenberg G, Ruhstaller T, Wolf U. Eurythmy therapy versus slow movement fitness in the treatment of fatigue in metastatic breast cancer patients: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2020; 21:612. [PMID: 32631427 PMCID: PMC7336433 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-020-04542-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is the most taxing symptom for many breast cancer patients during and after therapy. In patients with metastatic disease, the prevalence of CRF exceeds 75%. Currently, there is no gold standard for the treatment of CRF. Physical activity can reduce CRF and is recommended during and after cancer treatment, but may be too burdensome for patients with metastatic breast cancer. The aim of this study is to assess the effect on fatigue of eurythmy therapy (ERYT) compared to slow movement fitness (CoordiFit) in metastatic breast cancer patients. Methods The ERYT/CoordiFit study is a randomized controlled, open-label, two-arm, multi-center Swiss clinical trial. A sample of 196 patients presenting with CRF will be recruited by oncologists from the departments of clinical oncology at each local study site. All participants will be randomly allocated to the intervention or control group in a 1:1 ratio. The control group is an active control intervention (CoordiFit) in order to control for potential non-intended effects such as therapist-patient interaction and participation in a program. Both ERYT and CoordiFit exercises are easy to learn, and the training sessions will follow the same frequency and duration schedule, i.e., 13 standardized therapy sessions of 45 min (once a week for 6 weeks and then once every second week) during the total intervention period of 20 weeks. The primary endpoint of the study is the change from baseline over the whole intervention period (i.e., including measurements at baseline, weeks 8, 14, and 20) in the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy – Fatigue (FACIT-F) subscale score. Discussion This study is the first-known randomized clinical trial assessing eurythmy therapy in the treatment of fatigue in metastatic breast cancer patients. Given the distress that fatigue causes patients, it is important to validate treatment options. If eurythmy therapy proves beneficial in CRF as part of this randomized controlled clinical trial, the study may be very impactful with implications not only for metastatic breast cancer patients but also for other cancer patients, health care personnel, scientists, and funding and regulatory bodies. Trial registration The ERYT/CoordiFit trial was registered at the US National Institutes of Health (ClinicalTrials.gov) on July 18, 2019, #NCT04024267, and in the portal for human research in Switzerland on December 3, 2019, #SNCTP000003525.
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- Delphine Meier-Girard
- Institute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012, Bern, Switzerland.
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, University of Bern, Fabrikstrasse 8, 3012, Bern, Switzerland
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Weber W, Henke G, Ribi K, Hayoz S, Seiler S, Maddox C, Ruhstaller T, Zwahlen D, Muenst S, Ackerknecht M, Fitzal F, Matrai Z, Újhelyi M, Kurzeder C, Lelièvre L, Tausch C, Heil J, Knauer M. 126TiP Tailored axillary surgery with or without axillary lymph node dissection followed by radiotherapy in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer (SAKK 23/16 / IBCSG 57-18 / ABCSG-53 / GBG 101 - TAXIS): A multicenter randomized phase III trial. Ann Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.03.229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Maranta AF, Broder S, Fritzsche C, Knauer M, Thürlimann B, Jochum W, Ruhstaller T. Do YOU know the Ki-67 index of your breast cancer patients? Knowledge of your institution's Ki-67 index distribution and its robustness is essential for decision-making in early breast cancer. Breast 2020; 51:120-126. [PMID: 32302928 PMCID: PMC7375657 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2020.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Objectives The proliferative activity of the Ki-67 index is important in decision-making of adjuvant treatments in early breast cancer. Its reliability can be reduced by inter-observer variability. This analysis’ objective is to evaluate the robustness of Ki-67 values within one center over 5 years and to compare its distribution with a published dataset. Materials and methods Ki-67 indices of early breast cancers treated at St. Gallen Breast Center were collected (2010–2014; 1154 patients). Distribution of Ki-67 values was analyzed for each year, along with histologic subtype and grading. Tumors were classified into intrinsic subtypes using two definitions: 2013 St. Gallen Consensus and the refined definition by Maisonneuve (“Milano Group”). Our institution’s Ki-67 cut-off value was adjusted to obtain the same distribution of luminal subtypes as published data of the Milano Group. Results Ki-67 index frequency distributions were comparable between years (mean 26–30%, median 22–26%). Shape and position of the distribution curves were nearly identical. Ki-67 values correlated with tumor grade (median Ki-67: G1: 12.0%, G2: 21%, G3: 38%). Standard deviation of Ki-67 increased with higher grading (G1: 6.9; G2: 9.2; G3: 18.2; p < 0.001). According to the 2013 definition (and refined definition respectively), there were 35% (41%) luminal A-like and 65% (59%) luminal B-like tumors. To obtain the same distribution as the Milano group, Ki-67 cut-off needed to be elevated to 22%. Conclusions Ki-67 index assessment was comparable over many years. Knowledge of one’s institution’s Ki-67 value distribution is essential for clinical decision-making of adjuvant therapies in early breast cancer. Limiting the number of observers can improve reproducibility of Ki-67 assessments. Comparison with published data-sets helps to define adequate Ki-67 cut-off levels. Lobular breast cancers have a significantly lower Ki-67 than ductal breast cancers. Ki-67 values and standard deviation increase parallel to increasing tumor grade. Ki-67, properly assessed, remains important for decision making in breast cancer.
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- Angela Fischer Maranta
- Department of Oncology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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- Department of Oncology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Petersplatz 1, 4001, Basel, Switzerland
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Fehr M, Hawle H, Hayoz S, Thuss-Patience P, Schacher S, Riera Knorrenschild J, Dürr D, Knoefel WT, Rumpold H, Bitzer M, Zweifel M, Samaras P, Mey U, Küng M, Winterhalder R, Eisterer W, Hess V, Gérard MA, Templeton A, Stahl M, Ruhstaller T. High thromboembolic event rate in patients with locally advanced oesophageal cancer during neoadjuvant therapy. An exploratory analysis of the prospective, randomised intergroup phase III trial SAKK 75/08. BMC Cancer 2020; 20:166. [PMID: 32111181 PMCID: PMC7048062 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-6623-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background High rates of venous thromboembolic events (VTEs), mainly in advanced disease, are reported for patients with cancer of the upper gastrointestinal tract (stomach, pancreas) and for treatment with cisplatin. Methods Exploratory analysis of VTEs reported as adverse events and serious adverse events in a prospective, randomised, multicentre, multimodal phase III trial according to VTEs reported as adverse events and severe adverse events. Patients with resectable oesophageal cancer (T2N1–3, T3-4aNx) were randomized to 2 cycles of chemotherapy with docetaxel 75 mg/m2, cisplatin 75 mg/m2 followed by chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) and subsequent surgery (control arm) or the same treatment with addition of cetuximab (investigational arm). Results VTEs occurred in 26 of 300 patients included in the trial, resulting in an incidence rate (IR) of 8.7% [95% CI 5.7–12.4%]. A total of 29 VTEs were reported:13 (45%) VTEs were grade 2, 13 (45%) grade 3 and three (10%) fatal grade 5 events. 72% (21/29) of all VTEs occurred preoperatively (IR 6.7%): 14% (4/29) during chemotherapy and 59% (17/29) during CRT. In multivariable logistic regression only adenocarcinoma (IR 11.1%, 21/189 patients) compared to squamous cell cancer (IR 4.5%, 5/111 patients) was significantly associated with VTE-risk during treatment, OR 2.9 [95%CI 1.0–8.4], p = 0.046. Baseline Khorana risk score was 0 in 73% (19/26), 1–2 in 23% (6/26) and 3 in only 4% (1/26) of patients with VTEs. Conclusion A high incidence of VTEs during preoperative therapy of resectable oesophageal cancer is observed in this analysis, especially in patients with adenocarcinoma. The role of prophylactic anticoagulation during neoadjuvant therapy in resectable esophageal cancer should be further evaluated in prospective clinical trials. According to our data, which are in line with other analysis of VTE-risk in patients with oesophageal cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant cisplatin-based chemotherapy and CRT, prophylactic anticoagluation could be considered balanced against individual bleeding risks, especially in patients with adenocarcinoma. In addition to the established risk factors, oesophageal adenocarcinoma treated with neoadjuvant cisplatin-based therapy may be regarded as a high-risk situation for VTEs. Trial registration Registered at clinicaltrials.gov,NCT01107639, on 21 April 2010,
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- Martin Fehr
- Department of Medical Oncology and Haematology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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- Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Krankenhaus der barmherzigen Schwestern, Linz, Austria.,Landeskrankenhaus Feldkirch, Feldkirch, Austria
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- Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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- Hôpital Fribourgeois, Villars-sur-Glâne, Switzerland
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- Medizinische Universität Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.,Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Klagenfurt, Austria
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Haematology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland.,University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Jerusalem G, Farah S, Chirgwin J, Aebi S, Karlsson P, Neven P, Hitre E, Graas MP, Simoncini E, Kamby C, Thompson A, Loibl S, Gavilá J, Kuroi K, Marth C, Müller B, O'Reilly S, Gombos A, Ruhstaller T, Burstein H, Rabaglio M, Ruepp B, Viale G, Gelber RD, Coates AS, Leo AD, Goldhirsch A, Regan M, Colleoni M. Abstract P5-12-01: SOLE (study of letrozole extension), a phase 3 randomized clinical trial of continuous vs intermittent letrozole in postmenopausal women who have received 4-6 years of adjuvant endocrine therapy for lymph node-positive, early breast cancer (BC): Final analysis and sole estrogen substudy (SOLE-EST). Cancer Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs19-p5-12-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: In animal models of hormone receptor positive (HR+) breast cancer, acquired resistance to continued letrozole was shown to be reversed by estrogen-induced apoptosis. We hypothesized that the rise in estrogen levels during short treatment interruptions would resensitize breast cancer cells to letrozole and improve treatment outcome. SOLE tested the hypothesis that 3 mos treatment-free intervals during extended adjuvant therapy will improve disease-free survival (DFS). We previously reported the primary endpoint after 60 mos median follow-up: extended intermittent letrozole did not improve DFS vs extended continuous letrozole. However, only 9% of pts had breast cancer events, justifying updating the analysis with longer follow-up. The dynamic of recovery of estrogen levels after stopping letrozole therapy has not been previously reported.
Methods: SOLE enrolled 4884 postmenopausal women with HR+ lymph node-positive BC who had completed 4-6 yrs of adjuvant endocrine therapy (19% SERM, 43% AI, 38% both; stratification factor). Pts were randomized to an additional 5 yrs continuous letrozole (2.5 mg daily; n=2441) vs 5 yrs intermittent letrozole (taken for the first 9 mos of yrs 1-4, and 12 mos in yr 5; n=2443). We report the final analysis of the SOLE trial after 84 mos median follow-up. In SOLE-EST, levels of estradiol (E2), estrone (E1) and estrone sulphate (E1S) at 0, 9, 10.5 and 12 mos after randomization were determined using a highly sensitive assay in a subgroup of 90 evaluable patients (21 in the continuous and 69 in the intermittent group).
Results: There were 923 DFS events. 7 yr DFS was 81.5% in both groups. More pts had distant metastases in the continuous group (8.7% vs 7.5%) while second (non-breast) malignancies were more frequent in the intermittent group (5.5% vs 4.7%). Similar outcomes were observed for breast cancer-free interval (BCFI) (88.6% vs 88.0%), distant recurrence-free interval (DRFI) (91.6% vs 90.4%), and overall survival (OS) (90.6% vs 89.6%) for pts assigned intermittent vs continuous letrozole. In the intermittent group, median E2, E1 and E1S levels more than doubled compared with levels at 9 mos after randomization in the first 6 weeks after stopping letrozole during the treatment free interval while levels were stable for the 21 pts tested in the continuous group.
Conclusions: Among postmenopausal women with HR+ BC, extended intermittent letrozole did not improve DFS vs continuous letrozole. Similar outcome was consistently observed for BCFI, DRFI and OS. The SOLE-EST substudy indicates an important increase in estrogen levels as soon as 6 weeks after stopping letrozole therapy in the intermittent group. Further investigation of prior exposure to aromatase inhibitors in relation with outcome and with E2, E1 and E1S levels in SOLE-EST are underway.
Citation Format: Guy Jerusalem, Subrina Farah, Jacquie Chirgwin, Stefan Aebi, Per Karlsson, Patrick Neven, Erika Hitre, Marie-Pascale Graas, Edda Simoncini, Claus Kamby, Alastair Thompson, Sibylle Loibl, Joaquín Gavilá, Katsumasa Kuroi, Christian Marth, Bettina Müller, Seamus O'Reilly, Andrea Gombos, Thomas Ruhstaller, Harold Burstein, Manuela Rabaglio, Barbara Ruepp, Giuseppe Viale, Richard D Gelber, Alan S Coates, Angelo Di Leo, Aron Goldhirsch, Meredith Regan, Marco Colleoni. SOLE (study of letrozole extension), a phase 3 randomized clinical trial of continuous vs intermittent letrozole in postmenopausal women who have received 4-6 years of adjuvant endocrine therapy for lymph node-positive, early breast cancer (BC): Final analysis and sole estrogen substudy (SOLE-EST) [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2019 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2019 Dec 10-14; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2020;80(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-12-01.
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- Guy Jerusalem
- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- SOLE Investigators and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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Ruhstaller T, Thuss-Patience P, Hayoz S, Schacher S, Knorrenschild JR, Schnider A, Plasswilm L, Budach W, Eisterer W, Hawle H, Mariette C, Hess V, Mingrone W, Montemurro M, Girschikofsky M, Schmidt SC, Bitzer M, Bedenne L, Brauchli P, Stahl M. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation and surgery with and without cetuximab in patients with resectable esophageal cancer: a randomized, open-label, phase III trial (SAKK 75/08). Ann Oncol 2019; 29:1386-1393. [PMID: 29635438 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Background This open-label, phase III trial compared chemoradiation followed by surgery with or without neoadjuvant and adjuvant cetuximab in patients with resectable esophageal carcinoma. Patients and methods Patients were randomly assigned (1 : 1) to two cycles of chemotherapy (docetaxel 75 mg/m2, cisplatin 75 mg/m2) followed by chemoradiation (45 Gy, docetaxel 20 mg/m2 and cisplatin 25 mg/m2, weekly for 5 weeks) and surgery, with or without neoadjuvant cetuximab 250 mg/m2 weekly and adjuvant cetuximab 500 mg/m2 fortnightly for 3 months. The primary end point was progression-free survival (PFS). Results In total, 300 patients (median age, 61 years; 88% male; 63% adenocarcinoma; 85% cT3/4a, 90% cN+) were assigned to cetuximab (n = 149) or control (n = 151). The R0-resection rate was 95% for cetuximab versus 97% for control. Postoperative treatment-related mortality was 6% in both arms. Median PFS was 2.9 years [95% confidence interval (CI), 2.0 to not reached] with cetuximab and 2.0 years (95% CI, 1.5-2.8) with control [hazard ratio (HR), 0.79; 95% CI, 0.58-1.07; P = 0.13]. Median overall survival (OS) time was 5.1 years (95% CI, 3.7 to not reached) versus 3.0 years (95% CI, 2.2-4.2) for cetuximab and control, respectively (HR, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.52-1.01; P = 0.055). Time to loco-regional failure after R0-resection was significantly longer for cetuximab (HR 0.53; 95% CI, 0.31-0.90; P = 0.017); time to distant failure did not differ between arms (HR, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.64-1.59, P = 0.97). Cetuximab did not increase adverse events in neoadjuvant or postoperative settings. Conclusion Adding cetuximab to multimodal therapy significantly improved loco-regional control, and led to clinically relevant, but not-significant improvements in PFS and OS in resectable esophageal carcinoma. Clinical trial information NCT01107639.
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- T Ruhstaller
- Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Berne, Switzerland
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- Cantonal Hospital of Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- City Hospital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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- University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Berne, Switzerland
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- Hôpital Universitaire C. Huriez, Lille, France
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- University Hospital of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Cantonal Hospital of Olten, Olten, Switzerland
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- University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Charité - University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- University Hospital of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Hospital Center Regional University of Dijon, Dijon, France
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Berne, Switzerland
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- Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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Schmid S, Klingbiel D, Aebi S, Goldhirsch A, Mamot C, Munzone E, Nolè F, Oehlschlegel C, Pagani O, Pestalozzi B, Rochlitz C, Thürlimann B, von Moos R, Weder P, Zaman K, Ruhstaller T. Long-term responders to trastuzumab monotherapy in first-line HER-2+ advanced breast cancer: characteristics and survival data. BMC Cancer 2019; 19:902. [PMID: 31500588 PMCID: PMC6734335 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6105-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background The impact of HER2-targeted therapy alone followed by the addition of chemotherapy at disease progression (PD) versus upfront combination was investigated by the SAKK 22/99 trial. The aim of this exploratory analysis of the SAKK 22/99 trial was to characterize the specific subset of patients deriving long-term benefit from trastuzumab monotherapy alone and to identify potential predictive factors of long-term response. Methods This is an unplanned post-hoc analysis of patients randomized to Arm A (trastuzumab monotherapy). Patients were divided in two groups: patients with durable clinical benefit from trastuzumab monotherapy and short-term responders without durable clinical benefit from trastuzumab monotherapy Univariate and multivariate analyses of clinical characteristics correlating with response duration was performed. Results Eighty six patients were randomized in arm A, 24 patients (28%) were long-term responders and 62 (72%) were short-term responders with a 5y-overall survival (OS) of 54% (95% CI 31–72) and of 18% (95%CI 10–30), respectively. Absence of ER expression, absence of PgR expression and presence of visceral disease emerged as possible negative predictive factors for durable clinical benefit. Conclusion Durable clinical benefit can be achieved with trastuzumab monotherapy in a subgroup of HER2-positive patients with advanced disease and it is predictive for longer OS. Further investigations of predictive biomarkers are necessary to better characterize this subgroup of patients and develop further de-escalating strategies. Trial registration NCT00004935; first posted 27.01.2003, retrospectively registered. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12885-019-6105-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Sabine Schmid
- Breast Center St. Gallen, Kantonsspital, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK), Berne, Switzerland
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- Cancer Center, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Lucerne and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Haematology, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Milan, Italy
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- Breast Unit and Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale Regionale Bellinzona e Valli and Geneva University Hospitals, Bellinzona, Switzerland
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- Breast Center St. Gallen, Kantonsspital, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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- Breast Center St. Gallen, Kantonsspital, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Center CHUV, Department of Oncology, University Hospital CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Breast Center St. Gallen, Kantonsspital, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland.,Medizinische Fakultät, Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Ruhstaller T, Regan MM. Reply to K.-D. Yu et al. J Clin Oncol 2019; 37:1516-1517. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Thomas Ruhstaller
- Thomas Ruhstaller, MD, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Universitatsspital Basel, Basel, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland; and Meredith M. Regan, ScD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- Thomas Ruhstaller, MD, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Universitatsspital Basel, Basel, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland; and Meredith M. Regan, ScD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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Ribi K, Luo W, Colleoni M, Karlsson P, Chirgwin J, Aebi S, Jerusalem G, Neven P, Di Lauro V, Gomez HL, Ruhstaller T, Abdi E, Biganzoli L, Müller B, Barbeaux A, Graas MP, Rabaglio M, Francis PA, Foukakis T, Pagani O, Graiff C, Vorobiof D, Maibach R, Di Leo A, Gelber RD, Goldhirsch A, Coates AS, Regan MM, Bernhard J. Quality of life under extended continuous versus intermittent adjuvant letrozole in lymph node-positive, early breast cancer patients: the SOLE randomised phase 3 trial. Br J Cancer 2019; 120:959-967. [PMID: 30967649 PMCID: PMC6734915 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-019-0435-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background In the phase III SOLE trial, the extended use of intermittent versus continuous letrozole for 5 years did not improve disease-free survival in postmenopausal women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. Intermittent therapy with 3-month breaks may be beneficial for patients’ quality of life (QoL). Methods In the SOLE QoL sub-study, 956 patients completed the Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) symptom and further QoL scales up to 24 months after randomisation. Differences in change of QoL from baseline between the two administration schedules were tested at 12 and 24 months using repeated measures mixed-models. The primary outcome was change in hot flushes at 12 months. Results There was no difference in hot flushes at 12 months between the two schedules, but patients receiving intermittent letrozole reported significantly more improvement at 24 months. They also indicated less worsening in vaginal problems, musculoskeletal pain, sleep disturbance, physical well-being and mood at 12 months. Overall, 25–30% of patients reported a clinically relevant worsening in key symptoms and global QoL. Conclusion Less symptom worsening was observed during the first year of extended treatment with the intermittent administration. For women experiencing an increased symptom burden of extended adjuvant endocrine therapy, an intermittent administration is a safe alternative. Clinical trial information Clinical trial information: NCT00651456.
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- Karin Ribi
- Quality of Life Office, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Medical Senology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy/Sahlgrenska University Hospital, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals, Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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- Multidisciplinary Breast Center, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru
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- Breast Center St. Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- The Tweed Hospital, Tweed Heads, NSW & Griffith University Gold Coast, Southport, Australia
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- Hospital of Prato-AUSL Toscana Centro, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy
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- Chilean Cooperative Group for Oncologic Research (GOCCHI), Providencia, Santiago, Chile
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, University of Melbourne, Melbourne and Breast Cancer Trials Australia & New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia
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- Department of Oncology, Karolinska Institute and University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Bellinzona, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Ospedale Centrale di Bolzano, Bolzano, Italy
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Hospital of Prato-AUSL Toscana Centro, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation, Boston, MA, USA
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group and IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Quality of Life Office, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center and Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland.
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Gargiulo P, Dietrich D, Herrmann R, Bodoky G, Ruhstaller T, Scheithauer W, Glimelius B, Berardi S, Pignata S, Brauchli P. Predicting mortality and adverse events in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer treated with palliative gemcitabine-based chemotherapy in a multicentre phase III randomized clinical trial: the APC-SAKK risk scores. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2019; 11:1758835918818351. [PMID: 30636977 PMCID: PMC6317152 DOI: 10.1177/1758835918818351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The prognosis of advanced pancreatic cancer (APC) is poor and differs considerably among patients. Therefore, it is clinically relevant to identify patients with APC who are more likely to benefit from palliative chemotherapy with reduced risk of toxicity. To date, there is no prognostic score universally recommended to help clinicians in planning the therapeutic management. Methods Using individual patient data from 319 cases of APC treated with gemcitabine-based chemotherapy and enrolled in the SAKK 44/00-CECOG/PAN.1.3.001 randomized trial, several baseline variables, including inflammatory markers, were analysed post hoc as predictors of mortality and/or grade 3 or 4 chemotherapy-related toxicity and separate risk scores were developed. Results Median survival of the study patients was 7.9 months (interquartile range 3.7-13.3 months). Independent predictors of mortality included increased Aspartate transaminase (ASAT), low performance status, increased derived neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, increased Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 (CA 19-9), low haemoglobin, presence of pain, presence of metastasis and increased alkaline phosphatase (ALP). During the study, 117 patients experienced at least one grade 3 or 4 adverse event. Independent predictors of toxicity included white blood cells, ALP, renal function and bilirubin levels at baseline. Both models displayed moderate levels of discrimination (C-statistic 0.68 and 0.64 for mortality and toxicity, respectively) and adequate calibration. Conclusions We developed simple-to-use prognostic scores for mortality and severe toxicity for patients with APC. These scores can be useful in daily practice to identify patients with increased risk of death or toxicity and to plan the most appropriate therapeutic strategy to improve survival and quality of life. Further prospective studies to validate such scores are needed.
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- Piera Gargiulo
- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Center, Effingerstrasse 33, CH-3008 Bern, Switzerland
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- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, University of Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Urology and Gynecology, Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione G. Pascale", Naples, Italy
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- Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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Henke G, Knauer M, Ribi K, Hayoz S, Gérard MA, Ruhstaller T, Zwahlen DR, Muenst S, Ackerknecht M, Hawle H, Fitzal F, Gnant M, Mátrai Z, Ballardini B, Gyr A, Kurzeder C, Weber WP. Tailored axillary surgery with or without axillary lymph node dissection followed by radiotherapy in patients with clinically node-positive breast cancer (TAXIS): study protocol for a multicenter, randomized phase-III trial. Trials 2018; 19:667. [PMID: 30514362 PMCID: PMC6278139 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-018-3021-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2018] [Accepted: 10/25/2018] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Complete lymph node removal through conventional axillary dissection (ALND) has been standard treatment for breast cancer patients for almost a century. In the 1990s, however, and in parallel with the advent of the sentinel lymph node (SLN) procedure, ALND came under increasing scrutiny due to its association with significant patient morbidity. Several studies have since provided evidence to suggest omission of ALND, often in favor of axillary radiation, in selected clinically node-negative, SLN-positive patients, thus supporting the current trend in clinical practice. Clinically node-positive patients, by contrast, continue to undergo ALND in many cases, if only for the lack of studies re-assessing the indication for ALND in these patients. Hence, there is a need for a clinical trial to evaluate the optimal treatment for clinically node-positive breast cancer patients in terms of surgery and radiotherapy. The TAXIS trial is designed to fill this gap by examining in particular the value of tailored axillary surgery (TAS), a new technique for selectively removing positive lymph nodes. Methods In this international, multicenter, phase-III, non-inferiority, randomized controlled trial (RCT), including 34 study sites from four different countries, we plan to randomize 1500 patients to either receive TAS followed by ALND and regional nodal irradiation excluding the dissected axilla, or receive TAS followed by regional nodal irradiation including the full axilla. All patients undergo adjuvant whole-breast irradiation after breast-conserving surgery and chest-wall irradiation after mastectomy. The main objective of the trial is to test the hypothesis that treatment with TAS and axillary radiotherapy is non-inferior to ALND in terms of disease-free survival of clinically node-positive breast cancer patients in the era of effective systemic therapy and extended regional nodal irradiation. The trial was activated on 31 July 2018 and the first patient was randomized on 7 August 2018. Discussion Designed to test the hypothesis that TAS is non-inferior to ALND in terms of curing patients and preventing recurrences, yet is significantly superior in reducing patient morbidity, this trial may establish a new worldwide treatment standard in breast cancer surgery. If found to be non-inferior to standard treatment, TAS may significantly contribute to reduce morbidity in breast cancer patients by avoiding surgical overtreatment. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT03513614. Registered on 1 May 2018. www.kofam.ch, ID: NCT03513614. Registered on 17 June 2018. EudraCT No.: 2018–000372-14. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s13063-018-3021-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Guido Henke
- Department of Radiation Oncology, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacher Strasse 95, 9007, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Effingerstrasse 33, 3008, Bern, Switzerland.,IBCSG Coordinating Center, Effingerstrasse 40, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Effingerstrasse 33, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, St. Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Graubünden Cantonal Hospital, Loestrasse 170, 7000, Chur, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Basel, Schönbeinstrasse 40, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 61, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Biomedicine, University Hospital Basel, Hebelstrasse 20, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 61, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Effingerstrasse 33, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.,Breast Health Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, 1090, Vienna, Austria.,Breast Health Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna, Spitalgasse 23, 1090, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Breast and Sarcoma Surgery, National Institute of Oncology, Ráth György u. 7-9, 1122, Budapest, Hungary
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- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 61, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 61, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, Spitalstrasse 21, 4031, Basel, Switzerland. .,Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 61, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.
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Ruhstaller T, Giobbie-Hurder A, Colleoni M, Jensen MB, Ejlertsen B, de Azambuja E, Neven P, Láng I, Jakobsen EH, Gladieff L, Bonnefoi H, Harvey VJ, Spazzapan S, Tondini C, Del Mastro L, Veyret C, Simoncini E, Gianni L, Rochlitz C, Kralidis E, Zaman K, Jassem J, Piccart-Gebhart M, Di Leo A, Gelber RD, Coates AS, Goldhirsch A, Thürlimann B, Regan MM. Adjuvant Letrozole and Tamoxifen Alone or Sequentially for Postmenopausal Women With Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer: Long-Term Follow-Up of the BIG 1-98 Trial. J Clin Oncol 2018; 37:105-114. [PMID: 30475668 DOI: 10.1200/jco.18.00440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Luminal breast cancer has a long natural history, with recurrences continuing beyond 10 years after diagnosis. We analyzed long-term follow-up (LTFU) of efficacy outcomes and adverse events in the Breast International Group (BIG) 1-98 study reported after a median follow-up of 12.6 years. PATIENTS AND METHODS BIG 1-98 is a four-arm, phase III, double-blind, randomized trial comparing adjuvant letrozole versus tamoxifen (either treatment received for 5 years) and their sequences (2 years of one treatment plus 3 years of the other) for postmenopausal women with endocrine-responsive early breast cancer. When pharmaceutical company sponsorship ended at 8.4 years of median follow-up, academic partners initiated an observational, LTFU extension collecting annual data on survival, disease status, and adverse events. Information from Denmark was from the Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group Registry. Intention-to-treat analyses are reported. RESULTS Of 8,010 enrolled patients, 4,433 were alive and not withdrawn at an LTFU participating center, and 3,833 (86%) had at least one LTFU report. For the monotherapy comparison of letrozole versus tamoxifen, we found a 9% relative reduction in the hazard of a disease-free survival event with letrozole (hazard ratio [HR], 0.91; 95% CI, 0.81 to 1.01). HRs for other efficacy end points were similar to those for disease-free survival. Efficacy of letrozole versus tamoxifen for contralateral breast cancer varied significantly over time (0- to 5-, 5- to 10-, and > 10-year HRs, 0.62, 0.47, and 1.35, respectively; treatment-by-time interaction P = .005), perhaps reflecting a longer carryover effect of tamoxifen. Reporting of specific long-term adverse events seemed more effective with national registry than with case-record reporting of clinical follow-up. CONCLUSION Efficacy end points continued to show trends favoring letrozole. Letrozole reduced contralateral breast cancer frequency in the first 10 years, but this reversed beyond 10 years. This study illustrates the value of extended follow-up in trials of luminal breast cancer.
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- 3 European Institute of Oncology Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy
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- 5 Institut Jules Bordet and L'Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- 7 National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- 9 Institut Universitaire du Cancer de Toulouse Oncopole, Toulouse, France
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- 17 Ospedale Infermi di Rimini, AUSL della Romagna, Ravenna, Italy
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- 20 University Hospital Vaud University Hospital Center, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- 22 Hospital of Prato-AUSL Toscana Centro, Prato, Italy
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- 2 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.,23 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.,24 Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation, Boston, MA
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- 25 University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,26 International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- 3 European Institute of Oncology Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Milan, Italy.,26 International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- 1 Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland.,26 International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- 2 Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.,23 Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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Ruhstaller T, Langer R, Thuss-Patience P, Eisterer W, Stahl M. Reply to the letter to the editor 'Anti-EGFR therapy in oesophagogastric cancer: precise but not enough' by M. Salati and S. Cascinu. Ann Oncol 2018; 29:2026. [PMID: 32138979 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- T Ruhstaller
- Department of Oncology and Haematology, Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen, St. Gallen.
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Haematology, Oncology and Tumorimmunology, University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Department, Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Medical Oncology, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
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Preusser M, De Mattos-Arruda L, Thill M, Criscitiello C, Bartsch R, Ruhstaller T, de Azambuja E, Zielinski CC. CDK4/6 inhibitors in the treatment of patients with breast cancer: summary of a multidisciplinary round-table discussion. ESMO Open 2018; 3:e000368. [PMID: 30167331 PMCID: PMC6109817 DOI: 10.1136/esmoopen-2018-000368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Revised: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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This article is the result of a round-table discussion organised by ESMO Open in Vienna in December 2017. Its purpose is to discuss the background and advances in the evidence regarding cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors (palbociclib, ribociclib and abemaciclib) in the treatment of metastatic and early-stage breast cancer and to explore what the key open research questions are and next steps should be.
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- Matthias Preusser
- Clinical Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Medical University Vienna - General Hospital, Vienna, Austria.
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- Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Division of Experimental Therapeutics, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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- Clinical Division of Oncology, Department of Medicine I, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria; German Breast Group, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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- Breast Center St. Gallen, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Medicine Department, Institut Jules Bordet and L'Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B.), Brussels, Belgium
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- Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Medical University Vienna - General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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Francis PA, Pagani O, Fleming GF, Walley BA, Colleoni M, Láng I, Gómez HL, Tondini C, Ciruelos E, Burstein HJ, Bonnefoi HR, Bellet M, Martino S, Geyer CE, Goetz MP, Stearns V, Pinotti G, Puglisi F, Spazzapan S, Climent MA, Pavesi L, Ruhstaller T, Davidson NE, Coleman R, Debled M, Buchholz S, Ingle JN, Winer EP, Maibach R, Rabaglio-Poretti M, Ruepp B, Di Leo A, Coates AS, Gelber RD, Goldhirsch A, Regan MM. Tailoring Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Premenopausal Breast Cancer. N Engl J Med 2018; 379:122-137. [PMID: 29863451 PMCID: PMC6193457 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1803164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 375] [Impact Index Per Article: 62.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the Suppression of Ovarian Function Trial (SOFT) and the Tamoxifen and Exemestane Trial (TEXT), the 5-year rates of recurrence of breast cancer were significantly lower among premenopausal women who received the aromatase inhibitor exemestane plus ovarian suppression than among those who received tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression. The addition of ovarian suppression to tamoxifen did not result in significantly lower recurrence rates than those with tamoxifen alone. Here, we report the updated results from the two trials. METHODS Premenopausal women were randomly assigned to receive 5 years of tamoxifen, tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression, or exemestane plus ovarian suppression in SOFT and to receive tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression or exemestane plus ovarian suppression in TEXT. Randomization was stratified according to the receipt of chemotherapy. RESULTS In SOFT, the 8-year disease-free survival rate was 78.9% with tamoxifen alone, 83.2% with tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression, and 85.9% with exemestane plus ovarian suppression (P=0.009 for tamoxifen alone vs. tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression). The 8-year rate of overall survival was 91.5% with tamoxifen alone, 93.3% with tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression, and 92.1% with exemestane plus ovarian suppression (P=0.01 for tamoxifen alone vs. tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression); among the women who remained premenopausal after chemotherapy, the rates were 85.1%, 89.4%, and 87.2%, respectively. Among the women with cancers that were negative for HER2 who received chemotherapy, the 8-year rate of distant recurrence with exemestane plus ovarian suppression was lower than the rate with tamoxifen plus ovarian suppression (by 7.0 percentage points in SOFT and by 5.0 percentage points in TEXT). Grade 3 or higher adverse events were reported in 24.6% of the tamoxifen-alone group, 31.0% of the tamoxifen-ovarian suppression group, and 32.3% of the exemestane-ovarian suppression group. CONCLUSIONS Among premenopausal women with breast cancer, the addition of ovarian suppression to tamoxifen resulted in significantly higher 8-year rates of both disease-free and overall survival than tamoxifen alone. The use of exemestane plus ovarian suppression resulted in even higher rates of freedom from recurrence. The frequency of adverse events was higher in the two groups that received ovarian suppression than in the tamoxifen-alone group. (Funded by Pfizer and others; SOFT and TEXT ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT00066690 and NCT00066703 , respectively.).
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- Prudence A Francis
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
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- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
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- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
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- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Marco Colleoni
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - István Láng
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Henry L Gómez
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Carlo Tondini
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Eva Ciruelos
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Harold J Burstein
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Hervé R Bonnefoi
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Meritxell Bellet
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Silvana Martino
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Charles E Geyer
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Matthew P Goetz
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Vered Stearns
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Graziella Pinotti
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Fabio Puglisi
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Simon Spazzapan
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Miguel A Climent
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Lorenzo Pavesi
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Thomas Ruhstaller
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Nancy E Davidson
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Robert Coleman
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Marc Debled
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Stefan Buchholz
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - James N Ingle
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Eric P Winer
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Rudolf Maibach
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Manuela Rabaglio-Poretti
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Barbara Ruepp
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
| | - Angelo Di Leo
- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
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- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
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- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
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- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
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- From the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, and Breast Cancer Trials Australia and New Zealand, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW (P.A.F.), and the University of Sydney, Sydney (A.S.C.) - all in Australia; the Institute of Oncology of Southern Switzerland, Ospedale San Giovanni, Bellinzona (O.P.), Breast Cancer St. Gallen, St. Gallen (T.R.), and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center (R.M., M.R.-P., B.R., A.S.C.), University Hospital Inselspital (M.R.-P.), Bern - all in Switzerland; the University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago (G.F.F.); the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (B.A.W.); the Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology (M.C.), and the European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group (A.G.), Milan, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo (C.T.), Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi, Varese (G.P.), Medical Oncology and Cancer Prevention, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano (F.P., S.S.), the Department of Medicine, School of Medical Oncology, University of Udine, Udine (F.P.), Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Pavia (L.P.), and the Hospital of Prato-Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale Toscana Centro, Prato (A.D.L.) - all in Italy; the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (I.L.); Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru (H.L.G.); University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid (E.C.), Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology and Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona (M.B.), and Instituto Valenciano de Oncologia, Valencia (M.A.C.) - all in Spain; the Susan F. Smith Center for Women's Cancers (H.J.B., E.P.W.) and the International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology (R.D.G., M.M.R.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation (R.D.G.) - all in Boston; Institut Bergonié Comprehensive Cancer Center, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France (H.R.B., M.D.); the Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Santa Monica, CA (S.M.); Massey Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond (C.E.G.); Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN (M.P.G., J.N.I.); Johns Hopkins Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore (V.S.); Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle (N.E.D.); Weston Park Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom (R.C.); and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center, Regensburg, Germany (S.B.)
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Weber WP, Tausch C, Hayoz S, Fehr MK, Ribi K, Hawle H, Lupatsch JE, Matter-Walstra K, Chiesa F, Dedes KJ, Berclaz G, Lelièvre L, Hess T, Güth U, Pioch V, Sarlos D, Leo C, Canonica C, Gabriel N, Zeindler J, Cassoly E, Andrieu C, Soysal SD, Ruhstaller T, Fehr PM, Knauer M. Impact of a Surgical Sealing Patch on Lymphatic Drainage After Axillary Dissection for Breast Cancer: The SAKK 23/13 Multicenter Randomized Phase III Trial. Ann Surg Oncol 2018; 25:2632-2640. [PMID: 29948418 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-018-6556-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several studies and a meta-analysis showed that fibrin sealant patches reduced lymphatic drainage after various lymphadenectomy procedures. Our goal was to investigate the impact of these patches on drainage after axillary dissection for breast cancer. METHODS In a phase III superiority trial, we randomized patients undergoing breast-conserving surgery at 14 Swiss sites to receive versus not receive three large TachoSil® patches in the dissected axilla. Axillary drains were inserted in all patients. Patients and investigators assessing outcomes were blinded to group assignment. The primary endpoint was total volume of drainage. RESULTS Between March 2015 and December 2016, 142 patients were randomized (72 with TachoSil® and 70 without). Mean total volume of drainage in the control group was 703 ml [95% confidence interval (CI) 512-895 ml]. Application of TachoSil® did not significantly reduce the total volume of axillary drainage [mean difference (MD) -110 ml, 95% CI -316 to 94, p = 0.30]. A total of eight secondary endpoints related to drainage, morbidity, and quality of life were not improved by use of TachoSil®. The mean total cost per patient did not differ significantly between the groups [34,253 Swiss Francs (95% CI 32,625-35,880) with TachoSil® and 33,365 Swiss Francs (95% CI 31,771-34,961) without, p = 0.584]. In the TachoSil® group, length of stay was longer (MD 1 day, 95% CI 0.3-1.7, p = 0.009), and improvement of pain was faster, although the latter difference was not significant [2 days (95% CI 1-4) vs. 5.5 days (95% CI 2-11); p = 0.2]. CONCLUSIONS TachoSil® reduced drainage after axillary dissection for breast cancer neither significantly nor relevantly.
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- Walter Paul Weber
- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland.,IBCSG Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Center Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Breast Center St. Gallen, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Cancer Center, Comprehensive Cancer Center Zurich, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Centre du sein, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois - CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Breast Center Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.,Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Center St. Gallen, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Center Graubünden, Cantonal Hospital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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- Breast Center St. Gallen, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Munzone E, Gray KP, Fumagalli C, Guerini-Rocco E, Láng I, Ruhstaller T, Gianni L, Kammler R, Viale G, Di Leo A, Coates AS, Gelber RD, Regan MM, Goldhirsch A, Barberis M, Colleoni M. Mutational analysis of triple-negative breast cancers within the International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG) Trial 22-00. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2018; 170:351-360. [PMID: 29589138 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4767-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2018] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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PURPOSE We investigated the occurrence and the prognostic and predictive relationship of a selected number of somatic mutations in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients having known clinical outcomes treated within the IBCSG Trial 22-00. METHODS A matched case-control sampling selected patients enrolled in the IBCSG Trial 22-00 who had TNBC tumors, based on local assessment. Cases had invasive breast cancer recurrence (at local, regional, or distant site) according to the protocol definition. Matched controls had not recurred. Mutational analysis was performed with OncoCarta panel v1.0 using Mass Array System. The panel includes 19 genes belonging to different functional pathways as PI3K pathway, receptor tyrosine kinase, and cell cycle-metabolic group. Conditional logistic regression assessed the association of mutation status with breast cancer recurrence. RESULTS Mutation assessment was successful for 135 patients (49 cases, 86 controls). A total of 37 (27.4%) of the 135 patients had at least one mutation in the selected genes. PIK3CA was the most common mutated gene (18/135; 13.3%), followed by BRAF, KIT and PDGFRA (each 4/135, 3.0%) and AKT1 (3/135; 2.2%). TNBC patients with at least one mutation had increased odds of recurrence compared with those with wild-type tumors (odds ratio (OR) 2.28; 95% CI 0.88-5.92), though this difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.09). We found no evidence that these mutations were predictive for the value of maintenance metronomic chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Mutations in the tested oncogenes were not associated with breast cancer recurrence in this TNBC subset of patients. The question of whether any of these mutated genes (e.g., PIK3CA) may represent a useful therapeutic target in TNBC may be answered by ongoing clinical trials and/or larger dataset analysis.
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- Elisabetta Munzone
- Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, and Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Department of Oncology and Hemato-oncology, European Institute of Oncology and University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Breast Center St. Gallen, Switzerland, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK), Bern, Switzerland
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- Divisione di Oncologia, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini, Dipartimento di Oncologia ed Ematologia, AUSL della Romagna, Rimini, Italy
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- Translational Research Coordination and Central Pathology Office, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, University of Milan and International Breast Cancer Study Group Central Pathology Office, Milan, Italy
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- Hospital of Prato-AUSL Toscana Centro, Istituto Toscano Tumori, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Prato, Italy
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard Medical School and Frontier Science & Technology Research Foundation, Boston, MA, USA
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Scientific & Clinical Evaluation Board, European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology and University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Milan, Italy
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Ribi K, Luo W, Colleoni M, Karlsson P, Chirgwin J, Aebi S, Jerusalem G, Neven P, Di Lauro V, Gomez HL, Ruhstaller T, Abdi E, Di Leo A, Müller B, Maibach R, Gelber RD, Goldhirsch A, Coates AS, Regan MM, Bernhard J. Abstract P5-18-01: Extended continuous vs intermittent adjuvant letrozole in postmenopausal women with lymph node-positive, early breast cancer (IBCSG 37-05/BIG 1-07 SOLE): Impact on patient-reported symptoms and quality of life. Cancer Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.sabcs17-p5-18-01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background: SOLE efficacy results presented at ASCO 2017 showed that extended intermittent vs continuous letrozole for 5 years did not improve disease-free survival in postmenopausal women who had received 4-6 years of adjuvant endocrine therapy for hormone-receptor positive (HR+), lymph-node positive breast cancer. Previous studies showed that the burden by symptoms related to endocrine therapy can be substantial. Even if symptoms improve during the treatment course, extending treatment implies continuation of symptoms. We compared differences in patient-reported symptoms (PRS) and quality of life (QoL) between extended continuous and intermittent letrozole over the first two years of trial treatment.
Methods: From Nov 2007 to Dec 2010, 956 postmenopausal women who were disease-free following 4-6 years of prior adjuvant endocrine therapy for HR+, node-positive breast cancer were enrolled in the QoL substudy of the randomized phase III trial SOLE at selected centers. Patients receive extended continuous letrozole (2.5 mg daily) for 5 years or intermittent letrozole, taken for the first 9 months of years 1-4, and 12 months in year 5. 955 patients completed the 18-item Breast Cancer Prevention Trial (BCPT) Symptom Scales and further symptom-specific and global QoL indicators at baseline, and at 6, 12, 18 and 24 months after randomization. Differences in change of PRS and QoL from baseline between the two administration schedules were tested at 12 and 24 months for 8 symptom scales, 4 additional symptom and 4 global QoL indicators using mixed models with repeated measures.
Results: Small changes in PRS and QoL scores were observed between baseline and 12 months after randomization, i.e. at the end of the first treatment-free interval in the intermittent arm. These changes showed a consistent pattern of greater worsening for patients receiving continuous compared to patients receiving intermittent letrozole. Patients receiving continuous letrozole reported a significantly greater worsening in vaginal problems (p<.02), musculoskeletal pain (p<.03), sleep disturbance (p<.01), physical wellbeing (p<.01) and mood (p<.03). At 24 months (after 2nd treatment-free interval) patients with intermittent letrozole reported a greater improvement in hot flushes (p<.03) than those with continuous letrozole. Changes in the other outcomes did not significantly differ between arms at 24 months.
Conclusion: Although changes in PRS and QoL were small, there was a consistent pattern favoring the intermittent arm. For several symptoms and global QoL indicators, significantly less worsening was observed with the intermittent administration, mainly during the first year of extended treatment, due to small improvements during the treatment-free interval. Froma QoL perspective, women who suffer from endocrine side-effects in the extended setting may benefit from an intermittent administration.
Citation Format: Ribi K, Luo W, Colleoni M, Karlsson P, Chirgwin J, Aebi S, Jerusalem G, Neven P, Di Lauro V, Gomez HL, Ruhstaller T, Abdi E, Di Leo A, Müller B, Maibach R, Gelber RD, Goldhirsch A, Coates AS, Regan MM, Bernhard J. Extended continuous vs intermittent adjuvant letrozole in postmenopausal women with lymph node-positive, early breast cancer (IBCSG 37-05/BIG 1-07 SOLE): Impact on patient-reported symptoms and quality of life [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; 2017 Dec 5-9; San Antonio, TX. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2018;78(4 Suppl):Abstract nr P5-18-01.
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- K Ribi
- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Breast International Group
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Baumann M, Dani SU, Dietrich D, Hochstrasser A, Klingbiel D, Mark MT, Riesen WF, Ruhstaller T, Templeton AJ, Thürlimann B. Vitamin D levels in Swiss breast cancer survivors. Swiss Med Wkly 2018; 148:w14576. [PMID: 29376548 DOI: 10.4414/smw.2018.14576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) is widely supplemented in breast cancer survivors because of the role of vitamin D in multiple health outcomes. METHODS We conducted an observational study in 332 women in Eastern Switzerland with early, i.e., nonmetastatic breast cancer. Tumour-, patient-related and sociodemographic variables were recorded. Cholecalciferol intake and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25(OH)2D) levels were measured at the first visit (baseline) and during a follow-up visit in a median of 210 days (range 87-857) after the first visit. Patients presenting 25(OH)D deficiency were advised to take cholecalciferol supplementation. RESULTS At baseline, 60 (18%) patients had 25(OH)D deficiency (≤50 nmol/l, ≤20 ng/l), and 70 (21%) had insufficiency (50-74 nmol/l, 20-29 ng/l). Out of 121 patients with ongoing cholecalciferol supplementation at baseline, 25(OH)D deficiency and insufficiency was observed in 9 (7%) and 16 (13%) patients, respectively, whereas out of 52 patients with no supplementation, 15 (29%) had deficiency and 19 (37%) had insufficiency. Only 85 (26%) patients had optimal 25(OH)D levels (75-100 nmol/l, 30-40 ng/l) at baseline. Seasonal variation was significant for 25(OH)D (p = 0.042) and 1,25(OH)2D (p = 0.001) levels. Living in a rural area was associated with a higher median 25(OH)D concentration as compared with living in an urban area (87 nmol/l, range 16-216 vs 72 nmol/l, range 17-162; p = 0.001). Regular sporting activity was positively associated with 25(OH)D (p = 0.045). Body mass index was inversely related to both 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D (Spearman's rho = -0.24, p <0.001; rho = -0.23, p <0.001, respectively). The levels of 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D were correlated (rho = 0.21, p <0.001). Age and bone mineral density had no significant correlation with the levels of 25(OH)D. Follow-up 25(OH)D was available for 230 patients, 44 (19%) of whom had 25(OH)D deficiency and 47 (21%) had insufficiency; 25 (41.6%) initially 25(OH)D-deficient patients attained sufficient 25(OH)D levels, whereas 33 (16.5%) patients with sufficient baseline 25(OH)D levels became deficient. Only 67 (30%) patients presented optimal 25(OH)D at the follow-up. CONCLUSION A remarkable fraction of the patients had serum 25(OH)D below (40%) or above (30%) optimal levels, and only around 30% of patients had optimal levels. Levels of 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)2D increased on cholecalciferol supplementation, but the usual supplementation regimens were not adequate to bring 25(OH)D to the optimal range for a large proportion of patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER EKSG 08/082/2B.
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- Michael Baumann
- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, St Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Haematology, St Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland
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- Statistical Office, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research Coordinating Centre - SAKK, Bern, Switzerland
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- Statistical Office, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research Coordinating Centre - SAKK, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology and Haematology, Graubuenden Cantonal Hospital, Chur, Switzerland
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- Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, St Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, St Claraspital Basel and Faculty of Medicine, University of Basel, Switzerland
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- Breast Centre St Gallen, St Gallen Cantonal Hospital, Switzerland
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Boesch M, Onder L, Cheng HW, Novkovic M, Mörbe U, Sopper S, Gastl G, Jochum W, Ruhstaller T, Knauer M, Ludewig B. Interleukin 7-expressing fibroblasts promote breast cancer growth through sustenance of tumor cell stemness. Oncoimmunology 2018; 7:e1414129. [PMID: 29632733 PMCID: PMC5889213 DOI: 10.1080/2162402x.2017.1414129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2017] [Revised: 11/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/04/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The tumor microenvironment harbors cancer-associated fibroblasts that function as major modulators of cancer progression. Here, we assessed to which extent distinct cancer-associated fibroblast subsets impact mammary carcinoma growth and cancer cell stemness in an orthotopic murine model. We found that fibroblasts expressing the Cre recombinase under the control of the interleukin 7 promoter occupied mainly the tumor margin where they physically interacted with tumor cells. Intratumoral ablation of interleukin 7-expressing fibroblasts impaired breast tumor growth and reduced the clonogenic potential of cancer cells. Moreover, cDNA expression profiling revealed a distinct oncogenic signature of interleukin 7-producing fibroblasts. In particular, Cxcl12 expression was strongly enhanced in interleukin 7-producing fibroblasts and cell type-specific genetic ablation and systemic pharmacological inhibition revealed that the CXCL12/CXCR4 axis impacts breast tumor cell stemness. Elevated expression of CXCL12 and other stem cell factors in primary human breast cancer-associated fibroblasts indicates that certain fibroblast populations support tumor cell stemness and thereby promote breast cancer growth.
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- Maximilian Boesch
- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Internal Medicine V, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Internal Medicine V, Medical University of Innsbruck, Anichstrasse 35, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Pathology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Institute of Immunobiology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Cattin S, Fellay B, Pradervand S, Trojan A, Ruhstaller T, Rüegg C, Fürstenberger G. Bevacizumab specifically decreases elevated levels of circulating KIT+CD11b+ cells and IL-10 in metastatic breast cancer patients. Oncotarget 2017; 7:11137-50. [PMID: 26840567 PMCID: PMC4905463 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.7097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2015] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Whether bevacizumab exerts its anti-tumor properties through systemic effects beyond local inhibition of angiogenesis and how these effects can be monitored in patients, remain largely elusive. To address these questions, we investigated bone marrow-derived cells and cytokines in the peripheral blood of metastatic breast cancer patients undergoing therapy with bevacizumab. METHODS Circulating endothelial cells (CEC), circulating endothelial progenitor (CEP) and circulating CD11b+ cells in metastatic breast cancer patients before and during therapy with paclitaxel alone (n = 11) or in combination with bevacizumab (n = 10) were characterized using flow cytometry, real time PCR and RNASeq. Circulating factors were measured by ELISA. Aged-matched healthy donors were used as baseline controls (n = 12). RESULTS Breast cancer patients had elevated frequencies of CEC, CEP, TIE2+CD11b+ and KIT+CD11b+ cell subsets. CEC decreased during therapy, irrespective of bevacizumab, while TIE2+CD11b+ remained unchanged. KIT+CD11b+ cells decreased in response to paclitaxel with bevacizumab, but not paclitaxel alone. Cancer patients expressed higher mRNA levels of the M2 polarization markers CD163, ARG1 and IL-10 in CD11b+ cells and increased levels of the M2 cytokines IL-10 and CCL20 in plasma. M1 activation markers and cytokines were low or equally expressed in cancer patients compared to healthy donors. Chemotherapy with paclitaxel and bevacizumab, but not with paclitaxel alone, significantly decreased IL-10 mRNA in CD11b+ cells and IL-10 protein in plasma. CONCLUSIONS This pilot study provides evidence of systemic immunomodulatory effects of bevacizumab and identified circulating KIT+CD11b+ cells and IL-10 as candidate biomarkers of bevacizumab activity in metastatic breast cancer patients.
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- Sarah Cattin
- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Central Laboratory, HFR Hôpital Cantonal, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Genomic Technologies Facility, Center of Integrative Genomic (CIG), University of Lausanne (UNIL), CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Breast Center, Kantonsspital St.Gallen, CH-9000 St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, Faculty of Science, University of Fribourg, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland
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Schmid S, Klingbiel D, Goldhirsch A, Oehlschlegel C, Munzone E, Nolè F, Pestalozzi B, Aebi S, Rochlitz C, von Moos R, Zaman K, Mamot C, Weder P, Thuerlimann B, Pagani O, Ruhstaller T. Long-term responders to trastuzumab monotherapy in the first-line metastatic setting: characteristics and survival data (SAKK 22/99 Trial). Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx365.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Regan MM, Walley BA, Francis PA, Fleming GF, Láng I, Gómez HL, Colleoni M, Tondini C, Pinotti G, Salim M, Spazzapan S, Parmar V, Ruhstaller T, Abdi EA, Gelber RD, Coates AS, Goldhirsch A, Pagani O. Concurrent and sequential initiation of ovarian function suppression with chemotherapy in premenopausal women with endocrine-responsive early breast cancer: an exploratory analysis of TEXT and SOFT. Ann Oncol 2017; 28:2225-2232. [PMID: 28911092 PMCID: PMC5834112 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Recent breast cancer treatment guidelines recommend that higher-risk premenopausal patients should receive ovarian function suppression (OFS) as part of adjuvant endocrine therapy. If chemotherapy is also given, it is uncertain whether to select concurrent or sequential OFS initiation. DESIGN AND METHODS We analyzed 1872 patients enrolled in the randomized phase III TEXT and SOFT trials who received adjuvant chemotherapy for hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer and upon randomization to an OFS-containing adjuvant endocrine therapy, initiated gonadotropin-releasing-hormone-agonist triptorelin. Breast cancer-free interval (BCFI) was compared between patients who received OFS concurrently with chemotherapy in TEXT (n = 1242) versus sequentially post-chemotherapy in SOFT (n = 630). Because timing of trial enrollment relative to adjuvant chemotherapy differed, we implemented landmark analysis re-defining BCFI beginning 1 year after final dose of chemotherapy (median, 15.5 and 8.1 months from enrollment to landmark in TEXT and SOFT, respectively). As a non-randomized treatment comparison, we implemented comparative-effectiveness propensity score methodology with weighted Cox modeling. RESULTS Distributions of several clinico-pathologic characteristics differed between groups. Patients who were premenopausal post-chemotherapy in SOFT were younger on average. The median duration of adjuvant chemotherapy was 18 weeks in both groups. There were 231 (12%) BC events after post-landmark median follow-up of about 5 years. Concurrent use of triptorelin with chemotherapy was not associated with a significant difference in post-landmark BCFI compared with sequential triptorelin post-chemotherapy, either in the overall population (HR = 1.11, 95% CI 0.72-1.72; P = 0.72; 4-year BCFI 89% in both groups), or in the subgroup of 692 women <40 years at diagnosis (HR = 1.13, 95% CI 0.69-1.84) who are less likely to develop chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea. CONCLUSION Based on comparative-effectiveness modeling of TEXT and SOFT after about 5 years median follow-up, with limited statistical power especially for the subgroup <40 years, neither detrimental nor beneficial effect of concurrent administration of OFS with chemotherapy on the efficacy of adjuvant therapy that includes chemotherapy was detected. CLINICALTRIALS.GOV NCT00066690 and NCT00066703.
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- M. M. Regan
- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston
- International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center, Boston, USA
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- University of Calgary and Canadian Cancer Trials Group, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Cancer Medicine, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne
- Australia & New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Melbourne, Australia
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- The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, USA
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- National Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Medical Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- Division of Medicine, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lima, Peru
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- Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Milan
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- Medical Oncology, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bergamo
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- Medical Oncology, ASST Sette Laghi-Ospedale di Circolo and Fondazione Macchi and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Varese, Italy
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- Allan Blair Cancer Center, Regina, Canada
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- Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Aviano, Italy
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- Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Mumbai, India
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- Breast Center St. Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) , St. Gallen
- International Breast Cancer Study Group, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Australia & New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group and International Breast Cancer Study Group, The Tweed Hospital, Griffith University Gold Coast, Tweed Heads, Australia
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- Department of Biostatistics and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation, Boston, USA
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- International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- European Institute of Oncology and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Milan, Italy
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- Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK), Bellinzona
- International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lugano, Viganello, Switzerland
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Fehr M, Hawle H, Hayoz S, Thuss-Patience P, Schacher S, Riera Knorrenschild J, Dürr D, Knoefel W, Rumpold H, Bitzer M, Zweifel M, Samaras P, Mey U, Winterhalden R, Kueng M, Eisterer W, Hess V, Gerard MA, Stahl M, Ruhstaller T. High thromboembolic event rate in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer during perioperative therapy: A pre-planned analysis of the intergroup phase III trial SAKK 75/08. Ann Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdx369.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Ruhstaller T, Thuss-Patience PC, Hayoz S, Schacher-Kaufmann S, Riera-Knorrenschild J, Schnider A, Plasswilm L, Budach W, Eisterer W, Hawle H, Mariette C, Hess V, Mingrone WB, Wagner AD, Girschikofsky M, Schmidt SC, Bitzer M, Bedenne L, Brauchli P, Stahl M. Intergroup phase III trial of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy, followed by chemoradiation and surgery with and without cetuximab in locally advanced esophageal carcinoma: First results from the SAKK 75/08 trial. J Clin Oncol 2017. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.4019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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4019 Background: We compared chemoradiotherapy followed by surgery with the addition of neoadjuvant and adjuvant cetuximab (cetux) in patients with esophageal carcinoma. Methods: Pts with resectable esophageal cancer (T2N1-3;T3-4aNx) received two cycles of induction chemotherapy (docetaxel 75mg/m2, cisplatin 75mg/m2) followed by chemoradiation (45 Gy, docetaxel 20mg/m2 and cisplatin 25mg/m2 weekly) and surgery or the same treatment with addition of neoadjuvant cetux 250mg/m2 weekly and adjuvant cetux 500mg/m2 bi-weekly for three months. Primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS). After a median follow-up of 4y 166 of the planned 180 events occurred (plateau reached). Results: 300 pts were treated between 2010-13: 88% male, median age 61y, 63% adenocarcinoma, 85% cT3/4a, 90% cN+. 84% completed neoadjuvant therapy, 87% were operated (cetux: 89%, control: 86%), 67% started and 50% completed adjuvant cetux-therapy. The R0 resection rate was 95% in the cetux-arm and 97% in the control-arm, there were 10 and 14 treatment-related deaths and 9 and 4 postoperative in-hospital deaths, respectively. Major differences in adverse events (grade >2) with addition of cetux were higher rate of allergic reactions and hypomagnesemia, but lower rate of dysphagia (-15%) and esophagitis (-4%) during chemoradiation. Conclusions: The addition of cetuximab to a multimodal therapy showed a statistically significant reduction of loco-regional recurrences which led to a statistically non-significant, but clinically relevant improvement of PFS and OS. Clinical trial information: NCT01107639. [Table: see text]
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- SAKK - Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- SAKK - Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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- University of Basel and University Hospital Basel, Medical Oncology, Basel, Switzerland
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- SAKK - Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland
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Pestalozzi BC, Tausch C, Dedes KJ, Rochlitz C, Zimmermann S, von Moos R, Winterhalder R, Ruhstaller T, Mueller A, Buser K, Borner M, Novak U, Nussbaum CU, Seifert B, Bigler M, Bize V, Vilei SB, Rageth C, Aebi S. Adjuvant treatment recommendations for patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative early breast cancer by Swiss tumor boards using the 21-gene recurrence score (SAKK 26/10). BMC Cancer 2017; 17:265. [PMID: 28407750 PMCID: PMC5390385 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3261-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/04/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background To evaluate the effect of Recurrence Score® results (RS; Oncotype DX® multigene assay ODX) on treatment recommendations by Swiss multidisciplinary tumor boards (TB). Methods SAKK 26/10 is a multicenter, prospective cohort study of early breast cancer patients: Eligibility: R0-resection, ≥10% ER+ malignant cells, HER2–, pN0/pN1a. Patients were stratified into low-risk (LR) and non-low-risk (NLR) groups based on involved nodes (0 vs 1–3) and five additional predefined risk factors. Recommendations were classified as hormonal therapy (HT) or chemotherapy plus HT (CT + HT). Investigators were blinded to the statistical analysis plan. A 5%/10% rate of recommendation change in LR/NLR groups, respectively, was assumed independently of RS (null hypotheses). Results Two hundred twenty two evaluable patients from 18 centers had TB recommendations before and after consideration of the RS result. A recommendation change occurred in 45 patients (23/154 (15%, 95% CI 10–22%) in the LR group and 22/68 (32%, 95% CI 22–45%) in the NLR group). In both groups the null hypothesis could be rejected (both p < 0.001). Specifically, in the LR group, only 5/113 (4%, 95% CI 1–10%) with HT had a recommendation change to CT + HT after consideration of the RS, while 18/41 (44%, 95% CI 28–60%) of patients initially recommended CT + HT were subsequently recommended only HT. In the NLR group, 3/19 (16%, 95% CI 3–40%) patients were changed from HT to CT + HT, while 19/48 (40%, 95% CI 26–55%) were changed from CT + HT to HT. Conclusion There was a significant impact of using the RS in the LR and the NLR group but only 4% of LR patients initially considered for HT had a recommendation change (RC); therefore these patients could forgo ODX testing. A RC was more likely for NLR patients considered for HT. Patients considered for HT + CT have the highest likelihood of a RC based on RS.
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- Universitaetsspital Zuerich, Raemistrasse 100, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Luzerner Kantonsspital, Lucerne, Switzerland
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Pagani O, Klingbiel D, Ruhstaller T, Nolè F, Eppenberger S, Oehlschlegel C, Bernhard J, Brauchli P, Hess D, Mamot C, Munzone E, Pestalozzi B, Rabaglio M, Aebi S, Ribi K, Rochlitz C, Rothgiesser K, Thürlimann B, von Moos R, Zaman K, Goldhirsch A. Do all patients with advanced HER2 positive breast cancer need upfront-chemo when receiving trastuzumab? Randomized phase III trial SAKK 22/99. Ann Oncol 2017; 28:305-312. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdw622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Rochlitz C, Bigler M, von Moos R, Bernhard J, Matter-Walstra K, Wicki A, Zaman K, Anchisi S, Küng M, Na KJ, Bärtschi D, Borner M, Rordorf T, Rauch D, Müller A, Ruhstaller T, Vetter M, Trojan A, Hasler-Strub U, Cathomas R, Winterhalder R. SAKK 24/09: safety and tolerability of bevacizumab plus paclitaxel vs. bevacizumab plus metronomic cyclophosphamide and capecitabine as first-line therapy in patients with HER2-negative advanced stage breast cancer - a multicenter, randomized phase III trial. BMC Cancer 2016; 16:780. [PMID: 27724870 PMCID: PMC5057418 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2823-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2016] [Accepted: 09/29/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Adding bevacizumab to chemotherapy improves response rates and progression-free survival (PFS) in metastatic breast cancer (mBC). We aimed to demonstrate decreased toxicity with metronomic chemotherapy/bevacizumab compared with paclitaxel/bevacizumab. Methods This multicenter, randomized phase III trial compared bevacizumab with either paclitaxel (arm A) or daily oral capecitabine-cyclophosphamide (arm B) as first-line treatment in patients with HER2-negative advanced breast cancer. The primary endpoint was the incidence of selected grade 3–5 adverse events (AE) including: febrile neutropenia, infection, sensory/motor neuropathy, and mucositis. Secondary endpoints included objective response rate, disease control rate, PFS, overall survival (OS), quality of life (QoL), and pharmacoeconomics. The study was registered prospectively with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01131195 on May 25, 2010. Results Between September 2010 and December 2012, 147 patients were included at 22 centers. The incidence of primary endpoint-defining AEs was similar in arm A (25 % [18/71]; 95 % CI 15–35 %) and arm B (24 % [16/68]; 95 % CI 13–34 %; P = 0.96). Objective response rates were 58 % (42/73; 95 % CI 0.46–0.69) and 50 % (37/74; 95 % CI 0.39–0.61) in arms A and B, respectively (P = 0.45). Median PFS was 10.3 months (95 % CI 8.7–11.3) in arm A and 8.5 months (95 % CI 6.5–11.9) in arm B (P = 0.90). Other secondary efficacy endpoints were not significantly different between study arms. The only statistically significant differences in QoL were less hair loss and less numbness in arm B. Treatment costs between the two arms were equivalent. Conclusion This trial failed to meet its primary endpoint of a reduced rate of prespecified grade 3–5 AEs with metronomic bevacizumab, cyclophosphamide and capecitabine. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-016-2823-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Christoph Rochlitz
- Department of Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland.
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- Department of Oncology, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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- International Breast Cancer Study (IBCSG) and Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland and European Center for Pharmaceutical Medicine, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Hospital of Valais, Sion, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Kantonsspital Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- SAKK Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland.,Present Address: Novartis Pharma, Stein, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Spitalzentrum Biel, Biel, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Spital STS, Thun, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Kantonsspital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, Basel, CH-4031, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, OnkoZentrum Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Oncology, Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland
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Matter-Walstra K, Ruhstaller T, Klingbiel D, Schwenkglenks M, Dedes KJ. Palbociclib as a first-line treatment in oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer not cost-effective with current pricing: a health economic analysis of the Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK). Breast Cancer Res Treat 2016; 158:51-57. [PMID: 27277747 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3822-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 04/05/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Endocrine therapy continues to be the optimal systemic treatment for metastatic ER(+)HER2(-) breast cancer. The CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib combined with letrozole has recently been shown to significantly improve progression-free survival. Here we examined the cost-effectiveness of this regimen for the Swiss healthcare system. A Markov cohort simulation based on the PALOMA-1 trial (Finn et al. in Lancet Oncol 16:25-35, 2015) was used as the clinical course. Input parameters were based on summary trial data. Costs were assessed from the Swiss healthcare system perspective. Adding palbociclib to letrozole (PALLET) compared to letrozole monotherapy was estimated to cost an additional CHF342,440 and gain 1.14 quality-adjusted life years, resulting in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of CHF301,227/QALY gained. In univariate sensitivity analyses, no tested variation in key parameters resulted in an ICER below a willingness-to-pay threshold of CHF100,000/QALY. PALLET had a 0 % probability of being cost-effective in probabilistic sensitivity analyses. Lowering PALLET's price by 75 % resulted in an ICER of CHF73,995/QALY and a 73 % probability of being cost-effective. At current prices, PALLET would cost the Swiss healthcare system an additional CHF155 million/year. Palbociclib plus letrozole cannot be considered cost-effective for the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer in the Swiss healthcare system.
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- K Matter-Walstra
- Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM), University Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 61, 4056, Basel, Switzerland. .,Swiss Group of Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Centre, Effingerstrasse 40, 3008, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Swiss Group of Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Centre, Effingerstrasse 40, 3008, Bern, Switzerland.,Breast Centre, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, Rorschacherstrasse 95, 9007, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Swiss Group of Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Centre, Effingerstrasse 40, 3008, Bern, Switzerland
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical Medicine (ECPM), University Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 61, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Group of Clinical Cancer Research (SAKK) Coordinating Centre, Effingerstrasse 40, 3008, Bern, Switzerland.,Department of Gynaecology, University Hospital Zürich, Frauenklinikstrasse 10, 8091, Zurich, Switzerland
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Panje C, Höng L, Henke G, Ruhstaller T, Guckenberger M, Baracos V, Plasswilm L. EP-1261: Impact of sarcopenia on adverse effects in trimodality therapy for esophageal carcinoma. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32511-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ribi K, Luo W, Bernhard J, Francis PA, Burstein HJ, Ciruelos E, Bellet M, Pavesi L, Lluch A, Visini M, Parmar V, Tondini C, Kerbrat P, Perelló A, Neven P, Torres R, Lombardi D, Puglisi F, Karlsson P, Ruhstaller T, Colleoni M, Coates AS, Goldhirsch A, Price KN, Gelber RD, Regan MM, Fleming GF. Adjuvant Tamoxifen Plus Ovarian Function Suppression Versus Tamoxifen Alone in Premenopausal Women With Early Breast Cancer: Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Suppression of Ovarian Function Trial. J Clin Oncol 2016; 34:1601-10. [PMID: 27022111 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.64.8675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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PURPOSE The Suppression of Ovarian Function trial showed improved disease control for tamoxifen plus ovarian function suppression (OFS) compared with tamoxifen alone for the cohort of premenopausal patients who received prior chemotherapy. We present the patient-reported outcomes. PATIENTS AND METHODS The quality-of-life (QoL) analysis includes 1,722 of 2,045 premenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer randomly assigned to receive adjuvant treatment with 5 years of tamoxifen plus OFS or tamoxifen alone. Chemotherapy use before enrollment was optional. Patients completed a QoL form consisting of global and symptom indicators at baseline, every 6 months for 24 months, and annually during years 3 to 6. Differences in the change of QoL from baseline between the two treatments were tested at 6, 24, and 60 months with mixed models for repeated measures with and without chemotherapy and overall. RESULTS Patients on tamoxifen plus OFS were more affected than patients on tamoxifen alone by hot flushes at 6 and 24 months, by loss of sexual interest and sleep disturbance at 6 months, and by vaginal dryness up to 60 months. Without prior chemotherapy, patients on tamoxifen alone reported more vaginal discharge over the 5 years than patients on tamoxifen plus OFS. Symptom-specific treatment differences at 6 months were less pronounced in patients with prior chemotherapy. Changes in global QoL indicators from baseline were small and similar between treatments over the whole treatment period. CONCLUSION Overall, OFS added to tamoxifen resulted in worse endocrine symptoms and sexual functioning during the first 2 years of treatment, with variable magnitudes of treatment differences. Short-term differences in symptom-specific QoL, treatment burden, and coping effort between treatment groups were less pronounced for patients with prior chemotherapy, the cohort that benefited most from OFS in terms of disease control.
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- Karin Ribi
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Pierre Kerbrat
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Antonia Perelló
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Patrick Neven
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Roberto Torres
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Davide Lombardi
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Fabio Puglisi
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Per Karlsson
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Thomas Ruhstaller
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Marco Colleoni
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Alan S Coates
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Aron Goldhirsch
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Karen N Price
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Richard D Gelber
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Meredith M Regan
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
| | - Gini F Fleming
- Karin Ribi, Aron Goldhirsch, and Jürg Bernhard, International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center; Jürg Bernhard, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, Bern; Thomas Ruhstaller, Breast Center St Gallen, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, and International Breast Cancer Study Group, St Gallen, Switzerland; Weixiu Luo, Karen N. Price, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Weixiu Luo, Harold J. Burstein, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Harold J. Burstein, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Karen N. Price and Richard D. Gelber, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Gini F. Fleming, The University of Chicago Medical Center and Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL; Prudence A. Francis, International Breast Cancer Study Group, Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, St Vincent's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, University of Newcastle, Newcastle; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Eva Ciruelos, University Hospital 12 de Octubre and SOLTI Group, Madrid; Meritxell Bellet, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, and SOLTI Group, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona; Ana Lluch, Hospital Clinico Universitario de Valencia, Incliva Biomedical Research Institute, University of Valencia and SOLTI Group, Valencia; Antonia Perelló, Hospital Universitari Son Espases and SOLTI Group, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Lorenzo Pavesi, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Pavia; Marilena Visini, Ospedale Civile di Lecco and International Breast Cancer Study Group, Lecco; Carlo Tondini, Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII and International Brea
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