Antibody–drug conjugates in breast cancer: the first-line and curative setting
Current Opinion in Oncology · 2026
Its role in first-line metastatic and perioperative treatment was established (DESTINY-Breast09, DESTINY-Breast05 and DESTINY-Breast11)Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in HER2-positive breast cancer
Sustained benefit of adjuvant olaparib in women with germline BRCA1- and BRCA2-associated high-risk HER2-negative early breast cancer: updated results from the OlympiA phase III trial
Ann Oncol · 2026
0.65 (95% CI: 0.53 to 0.78)Invasive disease-free survival (HR)
Trastuzumab deruxtecan versus trastuzumab emtansine in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer: long-term survival analysis of the DESTINY-Breast03 trial
Dietary Supplement Use During Chemotherapy and Survival Outcomes of Patients With Breast Cancer Enrolled in a Cooperative Group Clinical Trial (SWOG S0221)
JCO · 2020
Adjusted HR 1.41 (95% CI 0.98 to 2.04)Any antioxidant supplement (vitamins A, C and E; carotenoids; coenzyme Q10) before and during treatment — recurrence
Hypofractionated breast radiotherapy for 1 week versus 3 weeks (FAST-Forward): 5-year efficacy and late normal tissue effects results from a multicentre, non-inferiority, randomised, phase 3 trial
The Lancet · 2020
31 patients (40 Gy), 27 patients (27 Gy), 21 patients (26 Gy)Ipsilateral breast tumour relapse (number of events)
Effect of Single-Fraction vs Multifraction Radiotherapy on Ambulatory Status Among Patients With Spinal Canal Compression From Metastatic Cancer: The SCORAD Randomized Clinical Trial
JAMA · 2019
69.3% vs 72.7%Ambulatory (grade 1 or 2) at week 8 — primary outcome
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonists During Chemotherapy for Preservation of Ovarian Function and Fertility in Premenopausal Patients With Early Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Individual Patient–Level Data
JCO · 2018
14.1% in the GnRHa group vs 30.9% in the control groupPremature ovarian insufficiency (POI) rate
Association Between Use of a Scalp Cooling Device and Alopecia After Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer
JAMA · 2017
66.3% (67 of 101 patients) in the scalp cooling group vs 0% (0 of 16 patients) in the control groupHair loss of 50% or less (Dean score 0 to 2) in evaluable patients
MONARCH 1, A Phase II Study of Abemaciclib, a CDK4 and CDK6 Inhibitor, as a Single Agent, in Patients with Refractory HR+/HER2− Metastatic Breast Cancer
MONARCH 2: Abemaciclib in Combination With Fulvestrant in Women With HR+/HER2− Advanced Breast Cancer Who Had Progressed While Receiving Endocrine Therapy
Prevention of everolimus-related stomatitis in women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer using dexamethasone mouthwash (SWISH): a single-arm, phase 2 trial
The Lancet Oncology · 2017
2% (2 of 85 patients) vs 33% (159 of 482 patients) in BOLERO-2Incidence of grade 2 or worse stomatitis by week 8
Comparison of EP2006, a filgrastim biosimilar, to the reference: a phase III, randomized, double-blind clinical study in the prevention of severe neutropenia in patients with breast cancer receiving myelosuppressive chemotherapy
Annals of Oncology · 2015
1.17 ± 1.11 (biosimilar, 101 patients) vs 1.20 ± 1.02 (reference, 103 patients)Duration of severe neutropenia in the first cycle (days)
Efficacy of Scalp Cooling in Preventing Chemotherapy-Induced Alopecia in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Adjuvant Docetaxel and Cyclophosphamide Chemotherapy
Clinical Breast Cancer · 2015
10% of patientsNeed for a wig/head covering at the follow-up visit
Long-term effects of continuing adjuvant tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping at 5 years after diagnosis of oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancer: ATLAS, a randomised trial
The Lancet · 2013
617 recurrences among 3428 women vs 711 recurrences among 3418 womenBreast cancer recurrence (ER positive)
Comparisons between different polychemotherapy regimens for early breast cancer: meta-analyses of long-term outcome among 100 000 women in 123 randomised trials
The Lancet · 2012
RR 0.86 (SE 0.04)Adding four cycles of a taxane to a fixed anthracycline-based control regimen (extended treatment) – breast cancer mortality
Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant pertuzumab and trastuzumab in women with locally advanced, inflammatory, or early HER2-positive breast cancer (NeoSphere): a randomised multicentre, open-label, phase 2 trial
The Lancet Oncology · 2012
45.8% (49 of 107 patients; 95% CI: 36.1 to 55.7)Pathological complete response in group B (pertuzumab + trastuzumab + docetaxel)
Trastuzumab after Adjuvant Chemotherapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
N Engl J Med · 2005
127 events with trastuzumab vs 220 events in the observation group (347 in total)Number of events at the first interim analysis (median follow-up one year)
Trastuzumab plus Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Operable HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
N Engl J Med · 2005
133 events in the trastuzumab group vs 261 events in the control group (total 394)Number of events (recurrence, second primary cancer or death before recurrence) up to 15 March 2005
A Randomized Trial of Letrozole in Postmenopausal Women after Five Years of Tamoxifen Therapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer
N Engl J Med · 2003
75 in the letrozole group vs 132 in the placebo group (207 in total)Number of events (local or metastatic recurrence or new primary cancer in the contralateral breast)
Improved Outcomes From Adding Sequential Paclitaxel but Not From Escalating Doxorubicin Dose in an Adjuvant Chemotherapy Regimen for Patients With Node-Positive Primary Breast Cancer
Twenty-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Study Comparing Breast-Conserving Surgery with Radical Mastectomy for Early Breast Cancer
N Engl J Med · 2002
30 patients in the breast-conserving surgery group vs 8 patients in the radical mastectomy groupTumour recurrence in the same breast (number of patients)
Superior Efficacy of Letrozole Versus Tamoxifen as First-Line Therapy for Postmenopausal Women With Advanced Breast Cancer: Results of a Phase III Study of the International Letrozole Breast Cancer Group
JCO · 2001
41 vs 26 weeks (letrozole vs tamoxifen)Time to progression (TTP), median
Intracranial Efficacy and Survival With Tucatinib Plus Trastuzumab and Capecitabine for Previously Treated HER2-Positive Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases in the HER2CLIMB Trial
JCO · 2020
HR 0.32 (95% CI 0.22–0.48); 68% risk reductionCNS-PFS (risk of intracranial progression or death)
Anastrozole for prevention of breast cancer in high-risk postmenopausal women (IBIS-II): an international, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial
The Lancet · 2014
40 women (2%) in the anastrozole group vs 85 women (4%) in the placebo groupBreast cancer (median follow-up 5.0 years; interquartile range 3.0–7.1)
Anastrozole alone or in combination with tamoxifen versus tamoxifen alone for adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with early breast cancer: first results of the ATAC randomised trial
The Lancet · 2002
89.4% vs 87.4%3-year disease-free survival: anastrozole versus tamoxifen
Dynamic circulating tumor DNA profiling of ESR1 mutations in HR+/HER2− advanced breast cancer: from prognostic biomarker to clinical decision-making – a comprehensive review
Front. Oncol. · 2026
HR 0.58PFS2 in patients with high ctDNA tumour fraction (≥10%) on first-line CDK4/6i
Oral selective estrogen receptor degraders in ER+/HER2− breast cancer: a systematic review with pooled analysis of metastatic randomized trials and narrative synthesis of adjuvant evidence
Front. Oncol. · 2026
HR 0.70 (95% CI: 0.57 to 0.87)Invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) with adjuvant giredestrant (lidERA)
Adjuvant ribociclib plus nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor therapy in patients with HR-positive/HER2-negative early breast cancer: 5-year follow-up of NATALEE efficacy outcomes and updated overall survival
ESMO Open · 2025
0.716 (95% CI 0.618–0.829)Invasive disease-free survival (HR)
Phase III Randomized Study of Ribociclib and Fulvestrant in Hormone Receptor–Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Negative Advanced Breast Cancer: MONALEESA-3
Adjuvant Abemaciclib Plus Endocrine Therapy for Hormone Receptor-Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative, High-Risk Early Breast Cancer: Results From a Preplanned monarchE Overall Survival Interim Analysis, Including 5-Year Efficacy Outcomes
Ribociclib plus endocrine therapy for premenopausal women with hormone-receptor-positive, advanced breast cancer (MONALEESA-7): a randomised phase 3 trial
The Lancet Oncology · 2018
23.8 months vs 13.0 monthsMedian progression-free survival (investigator-assessed)