Pretoria.
Methods | Randomised trial. | |
Participants | 148 premenopusal women with node positive breast cancer were randomised. Two postmenopausal women were randomised. 145 women were included in the disease free survival and overall survival analyses (excluding one who refused therapy and two who were lost to follow up). | |
Interventions | Patients were randomised to CMF (cyclophosphamide 100mg/m2 orally on d1‐14, methotrexate 40mg/m2 iv d1 and d8, and 5‐flourouracil 600mg/m2 iv d1 and d8) every 28 days for 6 cycles (n=75) or CMF and depo‐buserelin (6.6mg implants monthly) (n=72). | |
Outcomes | Primary outcomes: disease‐free survival and overall survival. | |
Notes | Global quality rating: not assigned. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | B ‐ Unclear |