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Table 2 Efficacy and drug exposure

From: Tumour biology, metastatic sites and taxanes sensitivity as determinants of eribulin mesylate efficacy in breast cancer: results from the ERIBEX retrospective, international, multicenter study

Objective response rate; n (%)

65 (25.2)

Median duration of objective response, months

4.4 (95 %CI: 3.4–4.8)

Best overall response

 Complete response; n (%)

1 (0.4)

 Partial response; n (%)

64 (24.8)

 Stable disease (>6 months); n (%)

28 (10.9)

 Clinical benefit rate, % (95 %CI)

36.1 (30.2–42.2)

 Progressive disease; n (%)

157 (60.9)

 Not established; n (%)

8 (3.1)

 Median time to progression, months ( 95 %CI)

4 (3.3–4.3)

 Overall survival, months (95 %CI)

11.2 (9.3–12.1)

 One- year overall survival rate,% (95 %CI)

45.5 % (38.3–52.4)

 18-month overall survival rate, % (95 %CI)

23.1 % (16.3–30.6)

 2-year overall survival rate, % (95 %CI)

8.5 % (2.2–20.3)

Drug exposure

 Median EM cycles delivered; n (range)

5 (1–19)

 Dose reductions at initiation (%)

20.9

 Relative dose intensity (range)

0.92 (0.17–1.22)