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. 2022 Jul 6;14(14):3305. doi: 10.3390/cancers14143305

Table 2.

Trials in the adjuvant setting.

Trial Phase Treatment n DFS OS
HERA III A: 1 y H
B: 2 y H
C: Observation
3389 A: 2 y DFS: 85.8
C: 2 y DFS: 77.4
p < 0.0001
A: 10 y DFS: 69
B: 10 y DFS: 69
C: 10y DFS: 63
HR 0.76 (0.68–0.86) (A vs. C)
A: 2 y: 96
C: 2 y: 95.1
p = 0.26
A: 12 y: 79
B: 12 y: 80
C: 12 y: 73
HR 0.74 (0.64–0.86) (A vs. C)
BCIRG-006 III A: AC →T
B: AC → T → 1 y H
C: TC → 1 y H
3222 A: 5 y DFS: 75
B: 5 y DFS: 84
C: 5 y DFS: 81
p < 0.001 (A vs. B)
p = 0.04 (A vs. C)
A: 10 y DFS: 67.9
B: 10 y DFS: 74.6
C: 10 y DFS: 73
p < 0.0001 (A vs. B)
p = 0.0011 (A vs. C)
A: 5 y: 87
B: 5 y: 92
C: 5 y: 91
p < 0.001 (A vs. B)
p = 0.04 (A vs. C)
A: 10 y: 78.7
B: 10 y: 85.9
C: 10 y: 83.3
p < 0.0001 (A vs. B)
p = 0.0075 (A vs. C)
NSABP B-31 III A: AC →Pac
B: AC → Pac + 1 y H
3351 A: 10 y DFS: 62.2
B/C: 10 y DFS: 73.7
p ≤ 0.001
HR 0.6 (0.53–0.68)
A: 10 y OS: 75.2
B/C: 10 y OS: 85
p = 0.001
HR 0.63 (0.54–0.73)
NCCTG N9831 III A: AC → Pac
B: AC → Pac + 1 y H
C: AC → Pac → 1 y H
Short-HER III A: AC or EC → T or Pac → 1 y H
B: T → FEC → 9 w H
1254 A: 5 year-DFS: 88.5
B: 5 year-DFS: 85.5HR 1.13
(90% CI, 0.89–1.42)
8.7 y DFS: HR 1.09 (90% CI, 0.88–1.35)
A: 5 y: 95.2
B: 5 y: 95
HR 1.07 (CI 90%, 0.74–1.56)
A: 9 y: 90
B: 9 y: 91
HR 1.18 (CI 90%, 0.86–1.62)
SOLD III A: T + 9 w H →FEC
B: T → FEC → 1 y H
2174 A: 5 y DFS: 88
B: 5 y DFS: 90.5
HR 1.39 (CI 90%, 1.12–1.72)
A: 5 y: 94.7
B: 5 y: 95.9
HR 1.36 (CI 90%, 0.98–1.89)
PHARE III A: 6 m H
B: 12 m H
3384 A: 7.5 y DFS: 78.8
B: 7.5 y DFS: 79.6
p = 0.39
HR 1.08 (0.93–1.25)
7.5 y OS: HR 1.13 (0.92–1.39)
PERSEPHONE III A: ChT + 6 m H
B: ChT + 1 y H
4089 A: 4 y DFS: 89.4
B: 4 y DFS: 89.8
p = 0.011
HR 1.07 (CI 90%, 0.93–1.24)
A: 4 y: 93.8
B: 4 y: 94.8
HR 1.14 (CI 90%, 0.95–1.37)
APT II Pac + 12 w H → 9 m H 406 7 y DFS: 93.3
(90.4–96.2)
7 y: 95 (92.4–97.7)
APHINITY III A: ChT + 1 y H
B: ChT + H + 1 y P
4800 A: 6 y DFS: 88
B: 6 y DFS: 91
HR 0.76 (0.64–0.91)
A: 6 y: 94
B: 6 y: 95
p = 0.17
Immature data
ALTTO III A: ChT + H → lapatinib
B: ChT + H + lapatinib
C: ChT + H
8381 A: 6.9 y DFS: 84
B: 6.9 y DFS: 85
C: 6.9 y DFS: 82
HR 0.86 (0.74–1.0)
(B vs. C)
HR 0.93 (0.81–1.08)
(A vs. C)
A: 6 y: 92
B: 6 y: 93
C: 6 y: 91
HR 0.86 (0.7–1.06) (B vs. C)
HR 0.88 (0.71–1.08) (A vs. C)
KAITLIN III A: AC →T-DM1 + P
B: AC → P + H + P
1846 A: 3 y DFS: 93
B: 3 y DFS: 94
p = 0.827
HR 0.98 (0.72–1.32)
Immature data for OS
ExteNET III A: Neratinib 1 y after H-based therapy
B: Observation after H-based therapy
2840 5 y DFS in HR+/≤ 1 y post-H:
A: 90.8
B: 85.7
HR 0.58 (0.41–0.82)
5 y DFS in HR+/>1 y post-H and residual disease after NA: benefit of 7.4% in group A vs. B
HR 0.60 (0.33–1.07)
8y OS in HR+/≤ 1 y post-H:
A: 91.5
B: 89.4
HR 0.79 (0.55–1.13)
8y OS in HR+/>1 y of prior H and residual disease after NA: benefit of 9.1% in group A vs. B
HR 0.47 (0.23–0.92)
KATHERINE III A: T-DM1 × 14 cycles
B: H × 14 cycles
1486 A: 3 y DFS: 88.3
B: 3 y DFS: 77
HR 0.5 (0.39–0.64)
Immature data for OS

T-DM1: trastuzumab-emtansine; T: docetaxel; Pac: paclitaxel; H: trastuzumab; P: pertuzumab; F: 5-fluorouracil; E: epirubicin; A: adriamycin; C: cyclophosphamide; ChT: chemotherapy; pCR: pathologic complete response; DFS: disease-free survival; OS: overall survival; y: year; m: month; w: week; NA: neoadjuvant treatment; HR+: hormone receptor positive pCR, DFS and OS are % (95% CI).