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ArticleCancer management and research2018

Comparative efficacy of different targeted therapies plus fulvestrant for advanced breast cancer following progression on prior endocrine therapy: a network meta-analysis.

Tingting Zhang, Fubin Feng, Wenge Zhao, Yan Yao, Jinhui Tian, Chao Zhou, Chuanxin Zang, Cun Liu, Xue Wang, Changgang Sun

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Tingting ZhangCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Fubin FengDepartment of Oncology, Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China, scgdoctor@126.com.
Wenge ZhaoClinical Medical College, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Yan YaoClinical Medical College, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Jinhui TianEvidence-Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu, People's Republic of China.
Chao ZhouDepartment of Oncology, Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China, scgdoctor@126.com.
Chuanxin ZangCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Cun LiuCollege of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Xue WangMedical Colleges, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, People's Republic of China.
Changgang SunDepartment of Oncology, Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, Shandong, People's Republic of China, scgdoctor@126.com.
Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNWeifang Medical University · CNWeifang Chinese Medicine Hospital · CNLanzhou University · CNQingdao University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe performed a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to indirectly compare the efficacy of different targeted agents with fulvestrant for patients with hormone-receptor-positive (HR+) and human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer (ABC) following progression on prior endocrine therapy.

methodsThe titles/abstracts were searched from the PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library databases for RCTs to evaluate the efficacy of palbociclib plus fulvestrant vs alternative targeted therapies plus fulvestrant for postmenopausal HR+/HER2- ABC following progression on prior endocrine therapy. In addition, the primary measured outcome was progression-free survival (PFS) and objective response rate. The surface under the cumulative ranking (SUCRA) value of each treatment was calculated to achieve the best ranking for each treatment.

resultsA total of 11 studies, including 4,178 patients in the network meta-analysis, were included and analyzed. In terms of the pooled hazard ratios (HRs) for PFS, palbociclib plus fulvestrant was superior to other target agents plus fulvestrant (HR=0.62, 95% credible interval [CrI]: 0.40-0.96; HR=0.62, 95% CrI: 0.47-0.96; for pictilisib plus fulvestrant and buparlisib plus fulvestrant, respectively). Ribociclib plus fulvestrant has no difference in abemaciclib plus fulvestrant and palbociclib plus fulvestrant (HR =1.02, 95% CrI =0.72-1.45; HR =1.22, 95% CrI =0.84-1.78). In terms of objective response rate, compared with placebo plus fulvestrant, abemaciclib plus fulvestrant, dovitinib plus fulvestrant, buparlisib plus fulvestrant, and palbociclib plus fulvestrant had a significant difference (odds ratio [OR] =2.84, 95% CrI =1.91- 4.31; OR =3.62, 95% CrI =1.21-12.48; OR =1.80, 95% CrI =1.25-2.60; and OR =2.52, 95% CrI =1.43- 4.72, respectively).

conclusionAccording to the present study, palbociclib plus fulvestrant may be the optimal treatment for HR+/HER2- postmenopausal women with ABC after disease progression following endocrine therapy.

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advanced breast cancerendocrine therapynetwork meta-analysisobjective response rateprogression-free survivaltargeted therapy

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