Table 1 Baseline demographic and other characteristics (ITT population)

From: PF-05280014 (a trastuzumab biosimilar) plus paclitaxel compared with reference trastuzumab plus paclitaxel for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer: a randomised, double-blind study

 

PF-05280014 plus paclitaxel (n = 352)

Trastuzumab-EU plus paclitaxel (n = 355)

Total (N = 707)

Age, years

  Mean (SD)

54.0 (10.8)

54.1 (10.9)

54.1 (10.8)

  Median (range)

55.0 (19–80)

54.0 (25–85)

54.0 (19–85)

Weight, kg

  Mean (SD)

69.1 (17.1)

68.1 (16.1)

68.6 (16.6)

  Median (range)

68.2 (29–147)

66.0 (36–139)

67.0 (29–147)

Race, n (%)

  White

232 (65.9)

244 (68.7)

476 (67.3)

  Black

5 (1.4)

8 (2.3)

13 (1.8)

  Asian

104 (29.5)

84 (23.7)

188 (26.6)

  Other

11 (3.1)

19 (5.4)

30 (4.2)

Time since initial diagnosis of breast cancera

  Mean (SD), months

24.8 (37.81)

22.4 (29.83)

23.6 (34.02)

  Missing, n

9

7

16

Histopathological classification, n (%)

  Ductal

278 (79.0)

277 (78.0)

555 (78.5)

  Lobular

14 (4.0)

17 (4.8)

31 (4.4)

  Unknown

4 (1.1)

3 ( < 1.0)

7 ( < 1.0)

  Other

56 (15.9)

58 (16.3)

114 (16.1)

Disease site,b n (%)

  Lung

186 (52.8)

185 (52.1)

371 (52.5)

  Liver

146 (41.5)

166 (46.8)

312 (44.1)

  Lymph node

259 (73.6)

252 (71.0)

511 (72.3)

  Skin

45 (12.8)

33 (9.3)

78 (11.0)

  Bone

183 (52.0)

177 (49.9)

360 (50.9)

  Brain

4 (1.1)

4 (1.1)

8 (1.1)

  Breast

192 (54.5)

191 (53.8)

383 (54.2)

  Other

68 (19.3)

82 (23.1)

150 (21.2)

Oestrogen receptor status, n (%)

  Positive

184 (52.3)

184 (51.8)

368 (52.1)

  Negative

168 (47.7)

171 (48.2)

339 (47.9)

Prior trastuzumab exposure, n (%)

  Yes

33 (9.4)

39 (11.0)

72 (10.2)

  No

319 (90.6)

316 (89.0)

635 (89.8)

ECOG score, n (%)

  0

186 (52.8)

194 (54.6)

380 (53.7)

  1

150 (42.6)

146 (41.1)

296 (41.9)

  2

16 (4.5)

15 (4.2)

31 (4.4)

LVEF result, %

  Mean (SD)

65.4 (5.84)

65.3 (6.20)

65.3 (6.02)

  1. ECOG Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, ITT intent-to-treat, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, SD standard deviation, trastuzumab-EU reference trastuzumab sourced from the European Union
  2. aDefined as time from initial diagnosis to first dose on Cycle 1 Day 1
  3. bData for disease sites recorded as “No” or “Not Assessed” are not presented