Table 4 Cross-tabulation of baseline characteristics and LVSD/asymptomatic LVEF decline on and off treatment.

From: Cardiac outcomes of subjects on adjuvant trastuzumab emtansine vs paclitaxel in combination with trastuzumab for stage I HER2-positive breast cancer (ATEMPT) study (TBCRC033): a randomized controlled trial

LVEF reduction from baseline

Total number of patients

No cardiac toxicity

Symptomatic congestive heart failure or asymptomatic LVEF decline

RR (95%)

P

TH arm

114

106

8

  

Age at study entry (years)

 <50

41 (36%)

37 (35%)

4 (50%)

Reference

0.42

50

73 (64%)

69 (65%)

4 (50%)

0.56 (0.15-2.13)

Baseline LVEF (%)

55

14 (12%)

13 (12%)

1 (12%)

1.02 (0.14–7.69)

0.92

 >55

100 (88%)

93 (88%)

7 (88%)

Reference

 BMI

25

42 (37%)

39 (37%)

3 (38%)

Reference

0.95

 >25

72 (63%)

67 (63%)

5 (62%)

0.97 (0.24–3.86)

T-DM1 arm

383

377

6

  

Age at study entry (years)

 <50

110 (29%)

109 (29%)

1 (17%)

Reference

0.58

50

273 (71%)

268 (71%)

5 (83%)

2.01 (0.24–17.05)

Baseline LVEF (%)

55

59 (15%)

57 (15%)

2 (33%)

2.74 (0.51–14.65)

0.28

 >55

324 (85%)

320 (85%)

4 (67%)

Reference

BMI

25

161 (42%)

158 (42%)

3 (50%)

Reference

0.70

 >25

222 (58%)

219 (58%)

3 (50%)

0.73 (0.15–3.55)

  1. BMI body mass index, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVSD left ventricular systolic dysfunction, RR relative risk, T-DM1 trastuzumab emtansine, TH paclitaxel with trastuzumab.