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Table 1 Characteristicsof eligible studies

From: Additional capecitabine use in early-stage triple negative breast cancer patients receiving standard chemotherapy: a new era? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Study

Latest update

Type of trial

(Registry number)

Enrollment period

Age Range

(year)

Definition of TNBC

Chemo-regimen

-Control arm

-X arm

TNBC NO.

-Control arm

-X arm

Capecitabine dosage

TNM stage

Initial situation of patients

Median follow-up

USO 01062

2015

RCT (NCT00089479)

2002.8–2006.2

18–70

ER-, PR-, HER2-

-4 AC-4 T

-4 AC-4 TX

−384

− 396

825 mg/m2, bid, d1–14, q21d

T1–3N1–2, or

T1c-4 N0, M0

Unselected

5.0y

GEICAM/2003

2015

RCT (NCT00129389)

2004.2–2007.2

18–70

ER-, PR-, HER2-

-4EC-4 T

-4ET-4X

− 71

− 95

1250 mg/m2, bid, d1–14, q21d

T1–3N1–3, M0

Unselected

6.6y

FinXX

2017

RCT (NCT00114816)

2004.1–2007.5

18–65

ER-, PR-, HER2-

-3 T-3CEF

-3TX-3CEX

− 109

− 93

900 mg/m2, bid, d1–15, q21d

N1–3, or

T2-4N0, M0

Unselected

10.3y

CREATE-X

2017

RCT (UMIN000000843)

2007.2–2012.7

20–74

ER-, PR-, HER2-

-standard NACT

-standard NACT

+  6-8X

−147

− 139

1250 mg/m2, bid, d1–14, q21d

T1-4N0–2, M0

Screening from NACT

5.0y

CIBOMA/2004

2019

RCT (NCT00130533)

2006.10–2011.9

20–82

ER-, PR-, HER2-

-standard CT

-standard CT

+ 8X

−428

− 448

1000 mg/m2, bid, d1–14, q21d

N1–3, or

T1c-4aN0, M0

Unselected

7.3y

CBCSG-010

2020

RCT (NCT01642771)

2012.6–2013.12

18–70

ER/PR < 10%+, HER2-

-3 T-3CEF

-3TX-3CEX

− 288

− 297

1000 mg/m2, bid, d1–14, q21d

N1–3, or

T1c-4aN0, M0

Unselected

67 months

SYSUCC-001

2020

RCT (NCT01112826)

2010.4–2016.12

24–70

ER-, PR-, HER2-

-standard CT

-standard CT

+ X(1 year)

−213

− 221

650 mg/m2, bid, without interruption

T1b-3 N0-3c, M0

Unselected

61 months

  1. RCT randomized controlled trials, TNBC triple-negative breast cancer, T docetaxel, E epirubicin, X capecitabine, C cyclophosphamide, F 5-fuorouracil, A anthracycline, No number, NACT/CT neo-adjuvant chemotherapy/chemotherapy