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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 31, Issue 26, Pages 3197-+Publisher
AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2012.48.1275
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- NCI NIH HHS [U10 CA012027, U10-CA-25224, U10 CA044066, U10-CA-37377, U10 CA069974, U10-CA-69974, P30 CA051008, U10-CA-69651, U10 CA037377, CA44066-25, U10 CA069651, U10 CA025224, U10-CA-12027] Funding Source: Medline
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Purpose Anthracycline- and taxane-based three-drug chemotherapy regimens have proven benefit as adjuvant therapy for early-stage breast cancer. This trial (NSABP B-38; Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Women Who Have Undergone Surgery for Node-Positive Breast Cancer) asked whether the incorporation of a fourth drug could improve outcomes relative to two standard regimens and provided a direct comparison of those two regimens. Patients and Methods We randomly assigned 4,894 women with node-positive early-stage breast cancer to six cycles of docetaxel, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide (TAC), four cycles of dose-dense (DD) doxorubicin Land cyclophosphamide followed by four cycles of DD paclitaxel (P; DD AC -> P), or DD AC -> P with four cycles of gemcitabine (G) added to the DD paclitaxel (DD AC -> PG). Primary granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support was required; erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) were used at the investigator's discretion. Results There were no significant differences in 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) between DD AC -> PG and DD AC -> P (80.6% v 82.2%; HR, 1.07; P = .41), between DD AC -> PG and TAC (80.6% v 80.1%; HR, 0.93; P = .39), in 5-year overall survival (OS) between DD AC -> PG and DD AC -> P (90.8% v 89.1%; HR, 0.85; P = .13), between DD AC -> PG and TAC (90.8% v 89.6%; HR, 0.86; P = .17), or between DD AC -> P versus TAC for DFS (HR, 0.87; P = .07) and OS (HR, 1.01; P = .96). Grade 3 to 4 toxicities for TAC, DD AC -> P, and DD AC -> PG, respectively, were febrile neutropenia (9%, 3%, 3%; P < .001), sensory neuropathy (< 1%, 7%, 6%; P < .001), and diarrhea (7%, 2%, 2%; P < .001). Exploratory analyses for ESAs showed no association with DFS events (HR, 1.02; P = .95). Conclusion Adding G to DD AC -> P did not improve outcomes. No significant differences in efficacy were identified between DD AC -> P and TAC, although toxicity profiles differed. (C) 2013 by American Society of Clinical Oncology
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