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Trial reportJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2016

Low-Dose Oral Cyclophosphamide and Methotrexate Maintenance for Hormone Receptor-Negative Early Breast Cancer: International Breast Cancer Study Group Trial 22-00.

Marco Colleoni, Kathryn P Gray, Shari Gelber, István Láng, Beat Thürlimann, Lorenzo Gianni, Ehtesham A Abdi, Henry L Gomez, Barbro K Linderholm, Fabio Puglisi and 12 more

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00022516 (Low-dose Cytotoxics as "Anti-angiogenesis Treatment" Following Adjuvant Induction Chemotherapy for Patients With ER-negative and PgR-negative Breast Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37citing papers in PubMed
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2 · The registry

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Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT00022516 phase3completednot on this map

Low-dose Cytotoxics as "Anti-angiogenesis Treatment" Following Adjuvant Induction Chemotherapy for Patients With ER-negative and PgR-negative Breast Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorETOP IBCSG Partners FoundationRan2000 to 2016Enrolled1,086ConditionsBreast CancerArmsCyclophosphamide, Methotrexate
3 · Its place in the literature

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37 citing papers in PubMed, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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22 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Marco ColleoniMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania. marco.colleoni@ieo.it.
Kathryn P GrayMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Shari GelberMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
István LángMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Beat ThürlimannMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Lorenzo GianniMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Ehtesham A AbdiMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Henry L GomezMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Barbro K LinderholmMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Fabio PuglisiMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Carlo TondiniMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Elena KralidisMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Alexandru EniuMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Katia CagossiMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Daniel RauchMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Jacquie ChirgwinMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Richard D GelberMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Meredith M ReganMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Alan S CoatesMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Karen N PriceMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Giuseppe VialeMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
Aron GoldhirschMarco Colleoni, Giuseppe Viale, and Aron Goldhirsch, European Institute of Oncology; Giuseppe Viale, University of Milan, Milan; Lorenzo Gianni, Ospedale degli Infermi, Rimini; Fabio Puglisi, University Hospital of Udine, University of Udine, Udine; Carlo Tondini, Osp. Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo; Katia Cagossi, Ospedale di Carpi, Carpi, Italy; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, Meredith M. Regan, and Karen N. Price, International Breast Cancer Study Group Statistical Center; Kathryn P. Gray, Shari Gelber, Richard D. Gelber, and Meredith M. Regan, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute; Kathryn P. Gray and Richard D. Gelber, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Richard D. Gelber and Meredith M. Regan, Harvard Medical School; Richard D. Gelber and Karen N. Price, Frontier Science and Technology Foundation, Boston, MA; István Láng, National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary; Beat Thürlimann, Kantonsspital, St Gallen; Beat Thürlimann, Elena Kralidis, and Daniel Rauch, Swiss Group for Clinical Cancer Research, Bern; Elena Kralidis, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau; Daniel Rauch, Spital Thun, Thun, Switzerland; Ehtesham A. Abdi, The Tweed Head Hospital, Tweed Heads, New South Wales and Griffith University, Southport, Queensland; Ehtesham A. Abdi and Jacquie Chirgwin, Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group; Jacquie Chirgwin, Box Hill and Maroondah Hospitals and Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria; Alan S. Coates, International Breast Cancer Study Group and University of Sydney School of Public Health, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Henry L. Gomez, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru; Barbro K. Linderholm, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; and Alexandru Eniu, Cancer Institute Ion Chiricuta, Cluj, Romania.
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IBCSG STATISTICAL CENTER--A BREAST CANCER STUDY RESOURCEU24CA075362 · NCI · DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE · PI REGAN, MEREDITH M · 1997 to 2015
$7.5M
NCI NIH HHS U24 CA075362
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Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the benefit of low-dose cyclophosphamide and methotrexate (CM) maintenance, which previously demonstrated antitumor activity and few adverse effects in advanced breast cancer, in early breast cancer. PATIENTS AND

methodsInternational Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG) Trial 22-00, a randomized phase III clinical trial, enrolled 1,086 women (1,081 intent-to-treat) from November 2000 to December 2012. Women with estrogen receptor- and progesterone receptor-negative (< 10% positive cells by immunohistochemistry) early breast cancer any nodal and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 status, were randomly assigned anytime between primary surgery and 56 days after the first day of last course of adjuvant chemotherapy to CM maintenance (cyclophosphamide 50 mg/day orally continuously and methotrexate 2.5 mg twice/day orally on days 1 and 2 of every week for 1 year) or to no CM. The primary end point was disease-free survival (DFS), which included invasive recurrences, second (breast and nonbreast) malignancies, and deaths.

resultsAfter a median of 6.9 years of follow-up, DFS was not significantly better for patients assigned to CM maintenance compared with patients assigned to no CM, both overall (hazard ratio [HR], 0.84; 95% CI, 0.66 to 1.06;P = .14) and in triple-negative (TN) disease (n = 814; HR, 0.80; 95% CI, 0.60 to 1.06). Patients with TN, node-positive disease had a nonstatistically significant reduced HR (n = 340; HR, 0.72; 95% CI, 0.49 to 1.05). Seventy-one (13%) of 542 patients assigned to CM maintenance did not start CM. Of 473 patients who received at least one CM maintenance dose (including two patients assigned to no CM), 64 (14%) experienced a grade 3 or 4 treatment-related adverse event; elevated serum transaminases was the most frequently reported (7%), followed by leukopenia (2%).

conclusionCM maintenance did not produce a significant reduction in DFS events in hormone receptor-negative early breast cancer. The trend toward benefit observed in the TN, node-positive subgroup supports additional exploration of this strategy in the TN, higher-risk population.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCyclophosphamideDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansMethotrexateMiddle AgedTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsYoung AdultCyclophosphamideMethotrexate

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