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Table 5 WHO tumor response status (n, %) in the ITT and PP populations at Months 4 and 8 and Individual End of letrozole treatment

From: Neoadjuvant letrozole in postmenopausal estrogen and/or progesterone receptor positive breast cancer: A phase IIb/III trial to investigate optimal duration of preoperative endocrine therapy

 

Intent-to-treat population, N = 29

Per-protocol population, N = 25

 

Month 4

Month 8

Individual End

Month 4

Month 8

Individual End

Tumor response

Clinical tumor assessment

Clinical tumor assessment

   complete response

1

(3.5%)

1

(3.5%)

2

(6.9%)

1

(4.0%)

1

(4.0%)

2

(8.0%)

   partial response

15

(51.7%)

6

(20.7%)

19

(65.5%)

14

(56.0%)

3

(12.0%)

16

(64.0%)

   no change (stable disease)

5

(17.2%)

1

(3.5%)

4

(13.8%)

3

(12.0%)

0

(0.0%)

3

(12.0%)

   progressive disease

2

(6.9%)

0

(0.0%)

3

(10.3%)

2

(8.0%)

0

(0.0%)

3

(12.0%)

Missing observations

6

(20.7%)

21

(72.4%)

1

(3.5%)

5

(20.0%)

21

(84.0%)

1

(4.0%)

Tumor response

Mammography

Mammography

   complete response

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

   partial response

7

(24.1%)

2

(6.9%)

7

(24.1%)

5

(20.0%)

1

(4.0%)

5

(20.0%)

   no change (stable disease)

11

(37.9%)

1

(3.5%)

13

(44.8%)

10

(40.0%)

0

(0.0%)

11

(44.0%)

   progressive disease

1

(3.5%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(3.5%)

1

(4.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(4.0%)

Missing observations

10

(34.5%)

26

(89.7%)

8

(27.6%)

9

(36.0%)

24

(96.0%)

8

(32.0%)

Tumor response

Breast ultrasound

Breast ultrasound

   complete response

1

(3.5%)

1

(3.5%)

2

(6.9%)

1

(4.0%)

1

(4.0%)

2

(8.0%)

   partial response

13

(44.8%)

5

(17.2%)

16

(55.2%)

11

(44.0%)

2

(8.0%)

13

(52.0%)

   no change (stable disease)

6

(20.7%)

1

(3.5%)

8

(27.6%)

5

(20.0%)

1

(4.0%)

7

(28.0%)

   progressive disease

1

(3.5%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(3.5%)

1

(4.0%)

0

(0.0%)

1

(4.0%)

Missing observations

8

(27.6%)

22

(75.9%)

2

(6.9%)

7

(28.0%)

21

(84.0%)

2

(8.0%)