Table 2 Treatment outcomes for patients based on breast cancer subtypes

From: A retrospective analysis of clinical outcome of patients with chemo-refractory metastatic breast cancer treated in a single institution phase I unit

 

Triple-negative breast cancer

ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer

HER2-positive breast cancer

Total/overall

Median overall survival (95% CI)

8.5 months (4.9–12.2)

8.7 months (3.9- 13.5)

8.7 months (7.3–10.2)

8.7 months (7.6- 9.8)

Median time to progression (95% CI)

8.8 weeks (5.8–11.8)

6.5 weeks (5.7–7.3)

7.4 weeks (6.5–8.3)

7.0 weeks (6.4–7.5)

RECIST response rate

6/26 (23.0%)

0/23 (0%)

2/21(9.5%)

8/70 (11.4%)

CBR (PR+SD) at 4 months

8/26 (30.7%)

2/23 (8.7%)

4/21 (19%)

14/70 (20%)

Type of phase 1 trial

    

 First in human

20

22

19

61

 Chemotherapy combination

6

1

2

9

Target of phase 1 trial

    

 DNA repair (PARP)

12

4

1

17

 AKT/PI3K/ MTOR pathways

5

3

2

10

 Hormone synthesis

0

8

4

12

 Growth factor receptor pathways

1

0

3

4

 Anti-angiogenesis

2

0

3

5

 Cell cycle and apoptosis

3

0

1

4

 Chromatin remodelling and antisense

0

5

1

6

 Protein turnover (HSP90)

0

2

3

5

 Other signalling pathways (Ras, SRC, IGF, c-met)

3

1

3

7

Total

26

23

21

70

  1. Abbreviations: CBR=clinical benefit rate; CI=confidence interval; ER=oestrogen receptor; HER2=epidermal growth factor receptor 2; IGF=insulin-like growth factor; PARP=poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase; PD=progressive disease; PR=partial response; RECIST=response evaluation criteria in solid tumours; SD=stable disease; SRC=v-src sarcoma (Schmidt-Ruppin A-2) viral oncogene homolog; TNBC=triple-negative breast cancer.