Report in English with a Dutch summary (KCE reports 63A)
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<strong>KCE</strong> <strong>reports</strong> 63 Breast Cancer 87<br />
Study ID Ref Search<br />
date<br />
Cleator SJ<br />
2005<br />
Danforth DN<br />
2003<br />
[193] NA 309 women Operable<br />
breast cancer<br />
[194] NA 53 BC T2N0, T1N1,<br />
T2N1<br />
High-dose chemotherapy <strong>with</strong> stem-cell Tx<br />
Population Intervention Outcomes Results Comments Study<br />
type<br />
Primary surgery followed<br />
by 8 cycles of adjuvant<br />
mitoxantrone,<br />
methotrexate <strong>with</strong><br />
tamoxifen (2MT) or 2MT<br />
<strong>with</strong> mitomyc<strong>in</strong>-C (3MT)<br />
versus the same regimen<br />
for 4 cycles before<br />
followed by 4 cycles after<br />
surgery<br />
Either preop, either<br />
postop<br />
Same chemo: FU,<br />
Leucovor<strong>in</strong>, doxorubic<strong>in</strong><br />
and cyclphosphamide<br />
(FLAC)/granulocyte<br />
colony stimulat<strong>in</strong>g factor<br />
Cl<strong>in</strong>ical response<br />
rate<br />
Pathologic<br />
complete<br />
response<br />
OS<br />
DFS<br />
After 10 years follow-up there is no<br />
statistically significant difference <strong>in</strong> diseasefree<br />
survival (DFS) (71% versus 71%) or<br />
overall survival (OS) (63% versus 70%) when<br />
compar<strong>in</strong>g adjuvant versus neoadjuvant<br />
treatment, respectively. Of 144 evaluable<br />
patients <strong>in</strong> the neoadjuvant arm, 74 achieved<br />
a good cl<strong>in</strong>ical response and 70 patients<br />
achieved a poor cl<strong>in</strong>ical response. Good<br />
responders had a superior DFS (80% versus<br />
64%, P=0.01) and OS (77% versus 63%,<br />
P=0.03) compared to poor responders.<br />
RCT High<br />
No significant difference RCT High<br />
Level of<br />
evidence