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. 2014 Nov 8;148(3):553–561. doi: 10.1007/s10549-014-3144-y

Table 2.

PFS in the ITT population and selected subgroups

Median PFS, monthsa HR (95 % CI)b P valuec P value (interaction)d
Eribulin Control
Overall population 4.0 3.4 0.90 (0.81, 0.997) 0.046
HER2 status
 Positive 4.0 4.7 1.02 (0.78, 1.34) 0.865 0.185
 Negative 3.7 3.0 0.84 (0.74, 0.95) 0.006
HER2 negative/hormone receptor positive 4.2 3.4 0.87 (0.75, 1.02) 0.084
ER status
 Positive 4.2 3.7 0.86 (0.74, 0.99) 0.040 0.527
 Negative 3.0 2.9 0.89 (0.75, 1.06) 0.212
Triple negative 2.8 2.6 0.78 (0.63, 0.96) 0.018 0.117
Non-triple negative 4.2 3.8 0.926 (0.82, 1.04) 0.21
Number of organs involved
 ≤2 4.2 4.2 0.92 (0.79, 1.07) 0.290 0.468
 >2 3.7 2.8 0.86 (0.74, 0.99) 0.043
Visceral disease
 Yes 3.8 3.3 0.94 (0.84, 1.05) 0.274
 No 4.7 4.3 0.75 (0.56, 1.02) 0.065
Taxane refractory
 Yes 3.5 2.8 0.90 (0.77, 1.05) 0.176
 No 4.3 4.0 0.87 (0.75, 1.01) 0.079

ER estrogen receptor, CI confidence interval, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, HR hazard ratio, ITT intent-to-treat, PFS progression-free survival, PR progesterone receptor

aBased on curve adjusted by study

bCox proportional hazards stratified by geographic region, prior capecitabine use and study (overall population additionally stratified by HER2 status; HER2-negative population additionally stratified by triple-negative status)

cBased on stratified log-rank test

dInteraction P values (Cox model) are given for subgroups for which significant differences were apparent