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SynthesisBMC cancer2024

Long-term survival after neoadjuvant therapy for triple-negative breast cancer under different treatment regimens: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

Zhilin Liu, Jinming Li, Fuxing Zhao, Dengfeng Ren, Zitao Li, Yongzhi Chen, Shifen Huang, Zhen Liu, Yi Zhao, Miaozhou Wang and 4 more

Abstract readSystematic ReviewNetwork Meta-Analysis
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Synthesis in BMC cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Confounding by indication in the evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy: a sequential Cox analysis of an eight-year single-centre breast cancer cohort.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  15. TMPO-AS1-hsa-let-7b-5p-EZH2-RNA network predicts poor survival in basal-like breast cancer patients.Reports of practical oncology and radiotherapy : journal of Greatpoland Cancer Center in Poznan and Polish Society of Radiation Oncology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Zhilin Liu *Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China.
Jinming Li *Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China.
Fuxing Zhao *Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China.
Dengfeng RenBreast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China.
Zitao LiBreast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China.
Yongzhi ChenBreast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China.
Shifen HuangBreast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China.
Zhen LiuBreast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China.
Yi ZhaoBreast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China.
Miaozhou WangBreast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China.
Huihui LiDepartment of Breast Medical Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, China.
ZhengBo XuQinghai University, Xining, China.
Guoshuang ShenBreast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China. guoshuangshen@126.com.
Jiuda ZhaoBreast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, People's Republic of China, Qinghai Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Qinghai Provincial Institute of Cancer Research, Xining, China. jiudazhao@126.com.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTriple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a life-threatening subtype of breast cancer with limited treatment options. Therefore, this network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to evaluate and compare the effect of various neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NCT) options on the long-term survival of patients with TNBC.

methodsPubMed, Embase, Medline, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and major international conference databases were systematically searched for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the efficacy of various NCT options in patients with TNBC. Searches were performed from January 2000 to June 2023. Study heterogeneity was assessed using the I

resultsWe conducted an NMA of 21 RCTs involving 8873 patients with TNBC. Our study defined the combination of anthracyclines and taxanes as the preferred treatment option. On this basis, the addition of any of the following new drugs is considered a new treatment option: bevacizumab (B), platinum (P), poly-ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitors (PARPi), and immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI). Based on the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) values, the top three SUCRA area values of DFS were taxanes, anthracycline, and cyclophosphamide (TAC; 89.23%); CT (84.53%); and B (81.06%). The top three SUCRA area values of OS were CT (83.70%), TAC (62.02%), and B-containing regimens (60.06%). The top three SUCRA area values of pCR were B + P-containing regimens (82.7%), ICI + P-containing regimens (80.2%), and ICI-containing regimens (61.8%).

conclusionsThis NMA showed that standard chemotherapy is a good choice with respect to long-term survival. Moreover, B associated with P-containing regimens is likely to be the optimal treatment option for neoadjuvant TNBC in terms of pCR.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsNeoadjuvant TherapyTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAnthracyclinesBevacizumabDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTaxoidsAnthracyclinesBevacizumabTaxoidsLong-term survivalNeoadjuvant therapyNetwork meta-analysisTriple negative breast cancer

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