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. 2020 Jan 17;25(4):319–326. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0699

Table 2.

Top five most frequent single‐agent and combination chemotherapy of COT across all LOTs and by individual LOTs

All COT LOTs 1L 2L 3L and greater
Single regimen % Combo regimen % Single regimen % Combo regimen % Single regimen % Combo regimen % Single regimen % Combo regimen %
All patients
cape 23.7 AC 31.2 cape 27.9 AC 37.2 cape 20.8 carbo+gem 27.8 cape 19.9 carbo+gem 25.0
eribulin 12.6 carbo+gem 18.9 nab pac 12.4 carbo+gem 16.1 pac 18.6 AC 21.7 eribulin 17.6 AC 9.4
nab pac 12.5 TC 11.0 carbo 10.4 TC 14.3 eribulin 13.6 cyclo+fluor+MTX 5.3 nab pac 12.7 cyclo+fluor+MTX 7.0
gem 9.9 carbo+pac 5.9 gem 10.1 carbo+pac 7.3 nab pac 12.5 carbo+docet 4.6 gem 11.6 carbo+docet 3.9
pac 9.7 cyclo+fluor+MTX 4.3 pac 9.5 cyclo+fluor+MTX 3.6 gem 7.9 carbo+pac 4.2 lipo doxo 11.5 carbo+nab pac 3.5
TNmBC
cape 20.0 AC 21.5 cape 28.1 carbo+gem 26.8 cape 21.1 carbo+gem 36.5 eribulin 20.9 carbo+gem 33.3
eribulin 13.2 carbo+gem 27.4 nab pac 11.5 AC 24.4 eribulin 17.2 AC 17.1 cape 12.5 cyclo+fluor+MTX 10.7
nab pac 10.8 TC 6.8 carbo 11.4 carbo+pac 9.8 nab pac 14.1 carbo+docet 4.4 gem 11.8 AC 9.3
gem 9.7 carbo+pac 7.9 gem 10.7 TC 8.5 pac 9.8 cyclo+fluor+MTX 4.4 nab pac 10.8 carbo+docet 5.3
pac 6.5 cyclo+fluor+MTX 4.0 eribulin 10.6 carbo+docet 3.7 gem 9.1 carbo+pac 3.9 vin 10.4 carbo+nab pac 2.7
HR+/HER2−
cape 26.2 AC 40.2 cape 26.1 AC 51.6 pac 44.9 AC 32.3 cape 19.7 carbo+gem 26.2
eribulin 11.5 TC 17.8 pac 20.2 TC 23.6 cape 16.1 carbo+gem 11.3 eribulin 17.0 cyclo+fluor+MTX 8.2
nab pac 14.7 carbo+gem 9.0 nab pac 15.2 TC + doxo 4.4 nab pac 8.7 carbo+pac 6.5 lipo doxo 13.7 AC 6.6
gem 9.8 cyclo+fluor+MTX 5.6 gem 7.5 cyclo+fluor+MTX 4.4 docet 5.9 carbo + nab pac 6.5 nab pac 13.1 carbo+nab pac 5.7
pac 17.1 carbo+pac 3.3 docet 7.1 carbo+pac 3.5 lipo doxo 4.7 cyclo+fluor+MTX 6.5 gem 11.4 carbo+docet 5.0
HR+/HER2−
cape 44.0 AC 59.6 cape 40.7 AC 73.8 cape 45.0 Cyclo+epiru+fluor 50.0 cape 32.9 carbo+gem 12.8
eribulin 11.4 carbo+gem 5.6 gem 14.8 TC 9.5 pac 20.0 carbo+nab pac 12.5 nab pac 18.5 AC 12.8
nab pac 20.2 TC 9.0 nab pac 14.8 carbo+pac 4.8 nab pac 10.0 TC + doxo 12.5 eribulin 13.7 carbo+docet <1
gem 14.0 carbo+pac 3.4 docet 11.1 cape + ixabepilone 2.4 carbo 5.0 AC 12.5 gem 13.7 gem+nab pac <1
pac 5.2 carbo+docet 3.4 pac 7.4 carbo+docet 2.4 docet 5.0 gem+vin 12.5 lipo doxo 8.2 nab pac <1
HR−/HER2+
cape 41.8 AC 45.2 cape 30.3 AC 53.7 cape 39.1 AC 41.7 cape 29.8 AC 20.0
eribulin 14.6 carbo+gem 13.7 pac 18.2 carbo+pac 12.2 lipo doxo 13.0 carbo+docet 25.0 eribulin 14.9 carbo+gem 10.0
nab pac 11.7 TC 5.5 nab pac 15.2 carbo+gem 9.8 docet 8.7 cyclo+fluor+MTX 25.0 lipo doxo 10.6 cape+nab pac 10.0
gem 6.8 carbo+pac 6.8 carbo 12.1 TC 9.8 pac 8.7 cape+eribulin 12.5 gem 6.4 cisplatin+gem 5.0
pac 8.7 cyclo+fluor+MTX 2.7 lipo doxo 6.1 Cyclo+epiru 4.9 nab pac 8.7 cisplatin+gem 0.6 vin 6.4 carbo+lipo doxo <1

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Abbreviations: AC, doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide; carbo, carboplatin; COT, chemotherapy‐only treatment; gem, gemcitabine; cape, capecitabine; cyclo, cyclophosphamide; cis, cisplatin; docet, docetaxel; doxo, doxorubicin; erib; eribulin; fluor, fluorouracil; HR, hormone receptor; lipo, liposomal; LOT, line or therapy; MTX, methotrexate; nab pac, nab paclixatel; pac, paclitaxel; TC, docetaxel and cyclophosphamide.