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. 2013 May 16;13:239. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-239

Table 4.

The efficacy of subsequent endocrine therapy for advanced breast cancer who have failed to respond to non–steroidal aromatase inhibitor

Author; Journal, year (Trial name) Line Design n ORR (%) CBR (%)
Lϕnning; J Clin Oncol, 2000 [9]
2nd ~ 4th
nsAI → EXE
105
4.8
20.0
Iaffaioli; Br J Cancer, 2005 [10]
2nd ~ 3rd
ANA → EXE
50
8.0
44.0
Steele; Breast, 2005 [4]
2nd~ > 4th
nsAI → EXE
114
5.0
46.0
Thürlimann; Eur J Cancer, 2003 [13]
2nd
ANA → TAM
119
10.1
48.7
Chia; J Clin Oncol, 2008 (EFECT) [12]
2nd~ > 4th
nsAI → FUL loading dose
270
7.4
32.2
nsAI → EXE
270
6.7
31.5
Yamamoto; Breast Cancer, 2010 (Hi-FAIR) [8]
2nd~ > 4th
AIs → TOR120
80
15.0
45.0
Di Leo; J Clin Oncol, 2010 [14]
2nd
AI or SERM → FUL500
362
9.1
45.6
AI or SERM → FUL250
374
10.2
39.6
Bachelot T: J Clin Oncol. 2012 (TAMRAD) [17]
2nd~ > 4th
nsAI → TAM
57
13.0
42.1
nsAI → TAM + RAD001
54
14.0
61.1
Baselga; N Engl J Med, 2012 (Bolero2) [16] 2nd ~ 4th nsAI → EXE
239
0.4
18.0
nsAI → EXE + RAD001 484 9.5 33.4

nsAI: non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor, EXE: exemestane, ANA: anastrozle, TAM: tamoxifen, FUL: fulvestrant, SERM: selective estrogen receptor modulator.