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ArticleBMC cancer2022

Eribulin improved the overall survival from the initiation of first-line chemotherapy for HER2-negative advanced breast cancer: a multicenter retrospective study.

Shogo Nakamoto, Junichiro Watanabe, Shoichiro Ohtani, Satoshi Morita, Masahiko Ikeda

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Article in BMC cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Shogo NakamotoDivision of Breast Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan. p92c9f20@s.okayama-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8043-8608
Junichiro WatanabeDivision of Breast Oncology, Shizuoka Cancer Center, 1007 Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi, Shizuoka, 411-8777, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9226-895X
Shoichiro OhtaniDivision of Breast Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, 7-33 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima, Hiroshima, 730-8518, Japan.
Satoshi MoritaDivision of Biomedical Statistics and Bioinformatics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Yoshida-Konoe, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8501, Japan.
Masahiko IkedaDivision of Breast and Thyroid Gland Surgery, Fukuyama City Hospital, 5-23-1 Zao, Fukuyama, Hiroshima, 721-8511, Japan.
Shizuoka Cancer Center · JPFukuyama City Hospital · JPHiroshima City Asa Citizens Hospital · JPKyoto University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEribulin methylate (eribulin) improved the overall survival (OS) of eribulin-treated patients with HER2-negative advanced breast cancer (ABC) in prospective and retrospective studies. However, the effect of eribulin on OS as first-line chemotherapy and the characteristics of the patients who benefited from eribulin remain unclear.

methodsBetween January 2011 and December 2016, 301 patients with HER2-negative ABC who started first-line chemotherapy at 3 institutions were retrospectively evaluated for OS from the initiation of first-line chemotherapy.

resultsWe identified 172 patients (119 estrogen receptor-positive [ER+], 47 ER-, 6 unknown) who received eribulin (eribulin group) and 129 patients (92 ER+, 31 ER-, 6 unknown) who did not receive eribulin (non-eribulin group). The median OS from the initiation of first-line chemotherapy in the two groups was not statistically significant (869 vs. 744 days, P = 0.47, log-rank); however, in patients who received eribulin in later lines (≥3rd-line) and who had a history of perioperative chemotherapy with anthracycline- and/or taxane-based regimens, the median OS improved (1001 vs. 744 days, P = 0.037; and 834 vs. 464 days, respectively P = 0.032, respectively; Wilcoxon). Multivariate analyses revealed that a history of perioperative chemotherapy with anthracycline- and/or taxane-based regimens was a predictive factor (hazard ratio, 0.39; 95% confidence interval, 0.21-0.70) for OS.

conclusionsThis study successfully identified subgroups of HER2- ABC patients with improved OS by eribulin therapy. Selecting patients according to their background and line of treatment will maximize the efficacy of eribulin therapy.

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AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsFemaleFuransHumansKetonesMiddle AgedPolyether PolyketidesProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSurvival RateTreatment OutcomeeribulinFuransKetonesPolyether PolyketidesAdvanced breast cancerEribulinHER2-negativeOverall survivalReal world

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