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Table 2 Chemotherapies and endocrine therapies for the treatment of recurrent breast cancer for the two cohorts

From: Significant survival improvement of patients with recurrent breast cancer in the periods 2001-2008 vs. 1992-2000

 

Cohort A

(n = 170)

Cohort B

(n = 237)

Therapy

No. of Patients

%

No. of Patients

%

Hormone therapy, %

    

   Tamoxifen

65

38*

62

26

   Medroxyprogesterone acetate

80

47*

35

15

   Aromatase inhibitors

19

11*

130

55

Chemotherapy, %

    

   Anthracyclines

81

48*

51

22

   Taxanes

43

25*

110

46

   Vinorelbine

4

2.4*

60

25

   Capecitabine

13

7.6*

100

42

   Mitomycin

82

49*

2

0.8

HER2 targeting therapy, %

    

   Trastuzumab

5

2.9*

51

22

  1. *P < .05