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Table 2 Response to PLD by baseline characteristics

From: Single-agent pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer: results of an Austrian observational trial

  

Response according RECIST after completion of PLD

No. of patients (%)

Characterstic

No. pts.

CR

PR

SD

PD

NE

ORR

p

All patients

129

2 (2)

32 (25)

24 (19)

62 (48)

9 (7)

34 (26)

 

Age

        

   < 63

64

0 (0)

15 (23)

11 (17)

36 (56)

2 (3)

15 (23)

NS

   > = 63

64

2 (3)

17 (27)

13 (20)

25 (39)

7 (11)

19 (30)

 

Age

        

   < 50

17

0 (0)

3 (18)

2 (12)

11 (65)

1 (6)

3 (18)

0.382

   ≥50

112

2 (2)

29 (26)

22 (20)

51 (46)

8 (7)

31 (28)

 

No. cardiac risk factors

        

   1 - 2

88

2 (2)

19 (22)

17 (19)

43 (49)

7 (8)

21 (24)

0.346

   ≥3

41

0 (0)

13 (32)

7 (17)

19 (46)

2 (5)

13 (32)

 

No. metastatic sites

        

   1-3

99

2 (2)

28 (28)

21 (21)

42 (42)

6 (6)

30 (30)

0.065

   4-7

30

0 (0)

4 (13)

3 (10)

20 (67)

6 (9)

4 (13)

 

Metastatic site

        

   Visceral

92

0 (0)

22 (24)

15 (16)

49 (53)

6 (7)

22 (24)

0.321

   Nonvisceral

37

2 (5)

10 (27)

9 (24)

13 (35)

3 (8)

12 (32)

 

Endocrine therapy

        

   No

33

2 (6)

4 (12)

7 (21)

6 (49)

4 (8)

6 (18)

0.217

   Yes

96

0 (0)

28 (29)

17 (18)

46 (48)

5 (5)

28 (29)

 

No. of prior chemos*

        

   0 - 3

95

2 (2)

28 (30)

22 (23)

38 (40)

5 (5)

30 (32)

0.024

   ≥4

34

0 (0)

4 (12)

2 (6)

24 (71)

4 (12)

4 (12)

 

Prior anthracycline

        

   No

52

2 (4)

12 (23)

14 (27)

19 (36)

5 (10)

14 (27)

.904

   Yes

77

0 (0)

20 (26)

10 (13)

43 (56)

4 (5)

20 (26)

 

Prior taxane

        

   No

56

2 (4)

19 (34)

10 (18)

21 (38)

4 (7)

21 (38)

0.012

   Yes

73

0 (0)

13 (18)

14 (19)

41 (56)

5 (7)

13 (18)

 
  1. *adjuvant chemotherapy was counted as prior therapy line