Evidence map›Paper›PMID 34271289›Full record

SynthesisBreast (Edinburgh, Scotland)2021

Adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitors combined with endocrine therapy in HR-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer: A meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Hong-Fei Gao, Ying-Yi Lin, Teng Zhu, Fei Ji, Liu-Lu Zhang, Ci-Qiu Yang, Mei Yang, Jie-Qing Li, Min-Yi Cheng, Kun Wang

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Synthesis in Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hong-Fei GaoDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.123 Huifu West, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Ying-Yi LinDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.123 Huifu West, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China; Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China.
Teng ZhuDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.123 Huifu West, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Fei JiDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.123 Huifu West, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Liu-Lu ZhangDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.123 Huifu West, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Ci-Qiu YangDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.123 Huifu West, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Mei YangDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.123 Huifu West, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Jie-Qing LiDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.123 Huifu West, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Min-Yi ChengDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.123 Huifu West, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
Kun WangDepartment of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.123 Huifu West, Yuexiu District, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China; Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, 515041, Guangdong, China. Electronic address: gzwangkun@126.com.
Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences · CNShantou University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe benefit of adjuvant cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitors with endocrine therapy (ET) in hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor 2 receptor-negative (HR+/HER2-) early breast cancer (EBC) is uncertain. Hence, we performed a meta-analysis to determine the efficacy and safety of adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitors plus ET and to identify potential preferred subpopulations for this regimen.

methodsA literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane databases up to Jan 15, 2021. Hazard ratios (HRs) for invasive disease-free survival (IDFS) and risk ratios (RRs) for grade 3/4 adverse events (AEs) and treatment discontinuation were extracted. Analysis with predefined subgroup variables was done. Trial sequential analysis (TSA) was performed to assess the conclusiveness of survival outcomes.

resultsThree trials were eligible (N = 12647). Compared with ET, adjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitors with ET prolonged IDFS in patients with HR+/HER2- EBC (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.76-0.98, p = 0.03, I

conclusionsAdjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitors with ET might provide survival benefit in HR+/HER2- EBC. A statistically significantly improved IDFS was only observed in N2/N3 subgroup. However, overall evidence favoring the use of this combination regimen was inadequate.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansProtein Kinase InhibitorsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptors, EstrogenCDK4 protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptors, EstrogenAdjuvantCDK4/6 inhibitorsEarly breast cancerEndocrine therapyMeta-analysis

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PMID34271289
PMCPMC8287214
OpenAlexW3181616727

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