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Trial reportInternational journal of clinical oncology2011

Surrogacy of tumor response and progression-free survival for overall survival in metastatic breast cancer resistant to both anthracyclines and taxanes.

Yoshihiro Matsubara, Satomi Sakabayashi, Tsutomu Nishimura, Takanori Ishida, Noriaki Ohuchi, Satoshi Teramukai, Masanori Fukushima

Abstract readClinical Trial, Phase II
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Trial report in International journal of clinical oncology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 40% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Yoshihiro MatsubaraTranslational Research Informatics Center, 1-5-4 Minatojima-minamimachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0047, Japan. yoshihiro.matsubara@tri-kobe.org
Satomi Sakabayashi
Tsutomu Nishimura
Takanori Ishida
Noriaki Ohuchi
Satoshi Teramukai
Masanori Fukushima
Translational Research Informatics Center (Japan) · JPTohoku University · JPKyoto University Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn breast cancer, the validity of surrogate endpoints for overall survival (OS) is a matter of controversy.

methodsIn order to generate a hypothesis, we evaluated whether tumor response or progression-free survival (PFS) could be valid surrogates for OS in patients with metastatic breast cancer. Data from 30 patients were available from a phase II study of trastuzumab and capecitabine in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer resistant to both anthracyclines and taxanes. The proportional hazards (PH) model was applied to evaluate the relationship between OS and tumor response or PFS. In addition, to explore prognostic factors influencing OS or post-progression survival, the PH model with a stepwise regression procedure was applied.

resultsThe relationship between tumor response and PFS was highly significant (P = 0.0036); however, there was no significant relationship between tumor response and OS or between PFS and OS. In the multivariate analysis, the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions (P = 0.0011), neutrophil count (P = 0.0033), and creatinine (P = 0.0085) were statistically significantly associated with OS.

conclusionWe generated a hypothesis that neither PFS nor tumor response were valid as surrogate endpoints for OS, at least in the phase II trial for metastatic breast cancer resistant to both anthracyclines and taxanes. We also found that the sum of the longest diameter of target lesions, neutrophil count, and creatinine were prognostic factors for OS.

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PMID21537884
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