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SynthesisFrontiers in oncology2021

Efficacy and Safety of Anti-HER2 Agents in Combination With Chemotherapy for Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Patient: A Network Meta-Analysis.

Xiaohui Zhang, Junsheng Leng, Yidong Zhou, Feng Mao, Yan Lin, Songjie Shen, Qiang Sun

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Synthesis in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaohui ZhangDepartment of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, China.
Junsheng LengDepartment of Orthopedics, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, China.
Yidong ZhouDepartment of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, China.
Feng MaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, China.
Yan LinDepartment of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, China.
Songjie ShenDepartment of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, China.
Qiang SunDepartment of Breast Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Peking Union Medical College & Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (CAMS), Beijing, China.
Peking Union Medical College Hospital · CNChinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe presence of anti-HER2 agents, such as trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), significantly improved the prognosis of metastatic HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancers (BC). However, drug resistance and disease progression are still common. In order to further improve the treatment efficacy, new clinical trials about anti-HER2 agents in combination with chemotherapy are growing rapidly. We conducted the network meta-analysis to synthesize evidences of clinical trials to identify the best therapy for metastatic HER2+ BC.

methodsA systematic search of randomized controlled trials regarding anti-HER2 agents in combination with chemotherapy for advanced or metastatic breast cancers up to May 2020 was conducted in Embase, PubMed, and the Cochrane Library. The primary outcome was progression-free survival (PFS). The secondary outcomes were overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), and safety. Bayesian network meta-analysis was conducted to synthesize the results and rank the therapies.

resultsTwenty-six studies, including 16 studies for first-line treatments and 10 studies for second- or later-line treatments were included in the network meta-analysis. For first-line studies, the THP (taxanes + trastuzumab + pertuzumab) regimen exhibited the highest probability to be the optimal treatment in all efficacy outcomes and moderate safety. For second- or later-line studies, the T-DM1 and XHTuC (capecitabine + trastuzumab + tucatinib) regimens ranked top two in all efficacy outcomes according to the surface under the cumulative ranking (SUCRA) results. T-DM1 ranked first in PFS and OS whereas XHTuC ranked first in ORR. The safety outcomes of T-DM1 and XHTuC were acceptable.

conclusionsTHP was still the optimal first-line treatment for metastatic HER2+ BC. T-DM1 and XHTuC were recommended for second-line treatments. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: INPLASY.com, identifier (INPLASY202090086).

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anti-HER2 agentsefficacymetastatic HER2-positive breast cancernetwork meta-analysissafety

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PMID34490125
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