Table 3 Surgery plus adjuvant endocrine therapy vs primary endocrine therapy results

From: Surgery, with or without tamoxifen, vs tamoxifen alone for older women with operable breast cancer: Cochrane review

Trial

Median Follow up

Surgery n/N

Primary endocrine therapy n/N

HR (95% CI)

Surgery plus endocrine therapy vs primary endocrine therapy

Mortality (‘OS’)

 CRC

13 years

159/225

187/230

0.78 (0.63–0.96)

 GRETA

7 years

130/239

144/235

0.98 (0.77–1.25)

 Nottingham 2

5 years

8/53

14/94

0.80 (0.73–2.32)

Mortality or progression (‘PFS’)

 CRC

13 Years

NR

NR

NR

 GRETA

7 years

140/239

188/235

0.65 (0.53–0.81)

 Nottingham 2

5 years

NR

NR

NR

Local recurrence or local progression as first event

 CRC

13 years

36/225

115/230

0.25 (0.19–0.32)

 GRETA

7 years

27/239

95/235

0.38 (0.25–0.57)

 Nottingham 2

3 years

2/53

30/94

Not estimable

Distant metastases as first or simultaneous event

 CRC

13 years

20/225

14/235

Not estimable

 GRETA

7 years

0/225

10/235

Not estimable

 Nottingham 2

3 years

NR

NR

Not estimable