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. 2019 Mar 21;8(4):1339–1349. doi: 10.1002/cam4.2044

Table 3.

Case series and retrospective studies of AIs in the setting of recurrent, metastatic, or unresectable LGESS

Study (y) n Age ER/PR Hormonal treatment Response Duration (mo)
Pink (2006)22 3 42‐69 3 +/+ 3 Letrozole (2.5 mg/d) 3 PR
Ioffe (2009)49 2 2 Letrozole 1 PR, 1 SD 53
Dahhan (2009)57 1 53 1 Letrozole (2.5 mg/d) PR >4
Yamaguchi (2015)17 5 36‐70 5 +/? 5 Letrozole (2.5 mg/d) 2 CR, 1 PR, 2 SD
Ryu (2015)10 13 42‐87 10 +/+ 12 Letrozole (2.5 mg/d)
1 Aminoglutethimide (500 mg qid)
5 CR, 6 PR, 2 PD 4‐168
First‐line therapy 24     AIs 7 CR, 12 PR, 3 SD, 2 PD
Effective rate: 91.7%
 
Spano (2003)23 2 43‐53 2 +/+ 1 Triptorelin → Aminoglutethimide (500 mg qid)
1 Aminoglutethimide +cortisol → Letrozole (2.5 mg/d)
2CR 84‐168
Pink (2006)22 2 59‐69 2 +/+ 2 Letrozole (2.5 mg/d) 1 PR, 1 PD
Ioffe (2009)49 1 1 +/+ 1 Letrozole 1 PR 124
Dahhan (2009)57 2 47‐87 2 Letrozole (2.5 mg/d) 1 PR, 1 PD
Altman (2012)13 4 28‐44 4 Anastrozole (1 mg/d)
1 Anastrozole (1 mg/d) → Letrozole (2.5 mg/d)
1 Anastrozole (1 mg/d) → Exemestane 25 mg/d
3 SD, 1 PR
Ryu (2015)10 18 28‐63 10 +/+ 9 Letrozole (2.5 mg/d)
7 Anastrozole (1 mg/d)
1 Aminoglutethimide (500 mg qid)
1 Exemestane 25 mg/d
3 CR, 10 PR, 4 SD, 1PD 3‐124
Second‐line therapy 29     AIs 7 CR, 13 PR, 6 SD, 3 PD
Effective rate: 89.7%
 
Total 53     AIs 14 CR, 25 PR, 9 SD, 5 PD
Effective rate: 90.6%
 

CR, complete response; PD, progression of disease; PR, partial response; SD, stable disease; —, The data were not described clearly; →, It means a change from the former one to the latter one.

Effective rate: CR+PR+SD.