Table 2 Final predictive probabilities of success of ganitumab and metformin with paclitaxel followed by anthracyclines in HER2− biomarker signatures. The combination failed to graduate in any of the three signatures.

From: Ganitumab and metformin plus standard neoadjuvant therapy in stage 2/3 breast cancer

Biomarker signature

Estimated rate of pathologic complete response % (95% Probability Interval)

Prob. superior to control, %

Predictive prob. of success in phase III Trial, %

Ganitumab n = 106

Control n = 128

All HER2−

22 (13–31)

16 (10–23)

89

33

HR+/HER2−

14 (4–24)

12 (4–19)

61

21

HR−/HER2−

32 (17–46)

21 (11–32)

91

51