It takes a village to make a survivor Jamie L. Wagner, DO, FACOS Assistant Professor Division Chief, Breast Surgery Department of Surgery University of Kansas Health System
It takes a village to make a survivorJamie L. Wagner, DO, FACOS
Assistant Professor
Division Chief, Breast Surgery
Department of Surgery
University of Kansas Health System
A Century Long Unified
Paradigm of BC Surgical
Therapy
Breast Cancer Progression
Alternate Hypothesis -
1960’s
NSABP B-04
NSABP B-06
NSABP B-06
Effect of XRT and Systemic Therapy on
IBTR (20 Years)
IBTR (%)
Lump Lump + XRT
All Patients 39% 14%
Node Negative 36% 17%
Node Positive* 44% 17%
* Received adjuvant chemotherapy
Breast Conserving Surgery vs.
Mastectomy
Invasive Breast Cancer
“Breast Conservation Treatment is an appropriate
method of primary therapy for the majority of women
with stage I and II breast cancer is preferable
because it provides survival equivalent to total
mastectomy while preserving the breast”
1990: NIH CDC Statement
The Theme for the 1980’s and
1990’s:
Reduction in the Extent of Surgery
SSO-ASTRO : Margins
Consensus Guideline
Study-level meta-analysis
Patients with invasive breast cancer
“No tumor on ink”
Dramatic decline in the rates of IBTR
5-year IBTR: 5.3%
Nipple Sparing
Mastectomy
Before After
Recurrence Risk
Critical Dissection
NSM Complications
0.5-7.3%
Preventive Surgery
14
Relative Risk Associated with
Breast Cancer Risk Factors
15
Rationale for Sentinel Node
Biopsy
About 75% of patients with operable breast cancer have negative
axillary nodes upon dissection
Considerable morbidity from the procedure made an alternative
method for identifying involved axillary node desirable
Sentinel Node Concept:
Metastasis to regional lymph nodes follows an orderly
progression within the lymphatic system
Primary draining or sentinel node(s): first to contain metastases
and accurately predicts axillary node status
Evolution of the SN
ConceptOriginal Concept Current Concept
NSABP B-32Clinically Negative Axillary Nodes
N=5611
Stratification
Age
Clinical Tumor Size
Type of Surgery
Randomization
Group 1
SLNB + ALND
Group 2
SLNB
Positive SLN Negative SLN
ALND No ALND
NSABP B-32
SizeTechnical Success
%
False Negative Rate
%
Overall 97.1 9.8
<2.0cm 96.9 10.3
2.1-4.0 cm 98.4 8.9
>4.0cm 98.2 7.4
p=0.03 p=0.86
Average # SLNs: 2.9
NSABP B-32:
False-Negative Rate According to Number
of Removed SNs
The 21st Century:
The Era of Loco-Regional Treatment
Individualization
Developments in breast imaging (digital
mammography, high resolution US, MRI)
Novel XRT techniques
Advances in systemic therapy
Molecular subtyping and genomic profiling
Developments in surgical therapy (NSM, expansion of
SLNB in node(+) its after NC)
Rates of Loco-regional recurrence have
steadily declined over the past 30 years
ACOSOG Z0011
Primary Objective: To assess whether OS after SLNB
alone was not inferior to that for patients who
underwent completion ALND for a positive SLN
Z0011: Loco-Regional
RecurrenceMedian follow-up = 6.3 years
Z0011: Overall Survival
AMAROS Trial:
Axillary Dissection vs. Axillary XRT After
(+) SLN
Primary Objective: To demonstrate non-inferiority in axillary
recurrence rate with axillary XRT vs. ALND
AMAROS: Endpoints
Effect of Neoadjuvant
Chemotherapy on Axillary Nodal
Metastasis
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
down-stages axillary nodes in
20-40% of patients
Potential for decreasing
extent of axillary surgery with
SLNB
Management of the Clinically Negative Axilla in
Patients Treated with Neoadjuvant Chemo
After a decade of fierce debate between SLNB before vs. after NC,
performing SLNB after NC has become arguably standard for
patients with operable BC
The approach capitalizes on the down staging effect of the NC in
sub-clinically involved axillary nodes
Its feasibility and accuracy has been shown in single-institution,
multi-center studies, and meta-analysis
SLN identification rate is lower than with upfront SLNB
No difference in FNR between the two approaches
SLNB After Neoadjuvant Chemo in
Patients with Documented (+) Axillary
Nodes
Retrospective studies: Variability in SN identification rates
(78-98%) and SLN FNR (5-30%)
Three prospective trial were recently published (ACOSOG
Z0071, SESTINA, and SN FNAC)
Identification rates are lower with SLNB after neoadjuvant
chemotherapy (80-93%) compared to upfront SLNB
(>95%)
False negative rates range between 9.6-14% and are
mainly affects by the number of SNs removed
SLNB After NC in Patients with + Nodes
FNR According to Number of Removed
Nodes
The Next Nodal
Generation
In 1989, Breast Cancer Was
So Much Simpler…
No subtypes
Half a dozen active chemotherapy agents
A few hormonal therapies, most of which did not work well
No non-hormonal therapy (in fact, not even a glimmer)
Doctors made most decisions
Cost of treatment was not a concern
The Milan Trial: CMF vs. No
Chemotherapy
CMF x 12
Observation
Cyclophosphamide-
100mg/m2
Methotrexate-40mg/m2
IV days 1 and 8
Fluorouracil-600mg/m2
IV days 1 and 8 Q28
(20yrs) CMF Obs P
RFS 32% 25% 0.004
OS 34% 23% 0.04
Milan 2: 6 x CMF = 12 x CMF
Chemotherapy in 1989
Adjuvant setting
CMF, CAF (mostly for node positive disease)
NCI alert issued informing medical oncologists of beneficial effect chemotherapy
in node negative disease
Metastatic setting
CMF
Doxorubicin
Vinblastine
Mitomycin
Thiotepa
Survival from time
chemotherapy started
usual no more than one
year
Evolution of Adjuvant Chemotherapy
in 1990’s and Beyond
Anthracyclines became standard
Taxanes shown to be of incremental benefit
Dose dense AC-T became popular
Tens of thousands of women participated in trials showing
no difference between regimens or very small advantage
Clues began to emerge about which patients derived
greates benefit from chemotherapy
2000 NIH Consensus
Conference
“Because adjuvant polychemotherapy improves
survival, it should be recommended to the majority of
women with localized breast cancer regardless of
nodal, menopausal, or hormone receptor status”
Bottom line: If tumor >1cm with or without nodal
involvment, chemo should be given
Endocrine Therapy in
1989Adjuvant setting
Tamoxifen
Tamoxifen
Tamoxifen
Metastatic setting
Tamoxifen
Aminoglutethamide
High dose estrogen
Halotestin
Menace
But generally limited
to postmenopausal
women
Overall and Relapse Free Survival
by Tumor Types Defined with Gene
Expression
Overall and Relapse Free Survival by Tumor Types Defined with Gene
Expression
Breast Cancer is a Family of
DiseaseConvergence of clinical genomic data
Unclear how many distinct memebers of this family
At minimum
Her 2+
Basal-like or triple negative
ER+ (luminal A)
ER+ (luminal B)
“Basal-like”
Triple negative Her 2 positive ER positive luminal
B (high grade)ER positive luminal A
(low grade)
Advances in the Past
Decade
HER Family Signaling
Opportunities…and ChallengesHER Family Signaling
Opportunities…and Challenges
CLEOPATRA: Dual Agent
Targeted Therapy
CLEOPATRA: Dual Agent Targeted TherapyThe n ew en gl an d j our n al of medi ci n e
n engl j med 372;8 nejm.org february 19, 2015728
Sensitivity Analyses
The 48 patients without disease progression who
opted to cross over from the control group to
receive pertuzumab had all been receiving treat-
ment for 2 years or longer. When their data were
censored at the time of the first pertuzumab
dose, the median overall survival was 56.5
months (95% CI, 49.3 to not reached) in the per-
tuzumab group and 39.6 months (95% CI, 35.0 to
45.1) in the control group (hazard ratio, 0.63;
B Subgroup Analysis of Overall Survival
A Overall Survival
0.6 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0
Placebo BetterPertuzumab Better
All patients
Previous adjuvant or
neoadjuvant treatment
No
Yes
Region
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
Age
<65 yr
≥65 yr
Age
<75 yr
≥75 yr
Race or ethnic group
White
Black
Asian
Other
Disease type
Visceral
Nonvisceral
ER or PgR status
Positive
Negative
HER2 status
IHC 3+
FISH-positive
No. ofPatients Hazard Ratio (95% CI)Subgroup
0.71 (0.53–0.96)
1.11 (0.66–1.85)
0.61 (0.47–0.81)
0.66 (0.53–0.81)
0.69 (0.56–0.85)
0.59 (0.48–0.74)
0.82 (0.58–1.17)
0.37 (0.13–1.06)
0.68 (0.55–0.83)
0.63 (0.49–0.82)
0.41 (0.11–1.45)
0.85 (0.26–2.73)
0.53 (0.31–0.90)
0.70 (0.56–0.87)
0.82 (0.57–1.16)
0.50 (0.30–0.85)
0.63 (0.37–1.07)
0.65 (0.47–0.91)
0.70 (0.53–0.93)
0.67 (0.55–0.82)
0.2 0.4
0.64 (0.48–0.85)
P Value forInteraction
808
432
376
306
135
114
253
681
127
789
19
480
30
261
37
630
178
388
408
721
767
0.63
0.36
0.27
0.84
0.40
0.03
0.47
0.52
0.14
Ove
rall S
urv
ival (%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 10 20 30 60 70 80
Months
Hazard ratio, 0.68 (95% CI, 0.56–0.84)
P<0.001
No. at RiskPertuzumabControl
402406
371350
318289
268230
40 50
226179
10491
2823
10
00
Pertuzumab, 168 events
Control, 221 events
The New England Journal of Medicine
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Progress in Triple Negative
Disease Has Been More
Limited
TNT Trial: Docetaxel vs. Carboplatin in TNBC
Influence of BRCA Mutation Status
TNT Trial: Docetaxel vs. Carboplatin in TNBC Influence of BRCA Mutation Status
Interaction Term for treatment & BRCA 1/2 status p=0.03Interaction Term for treatment & BRCA 1/2 status p=0.03
Advances Hormone Positive
Breast Cancer
ATLAS Trial: Adjuvant Tamoxifen
Longer Against Shorter
ATLAS Results Demonstrated
that 10 years of Tamoxifen is
Superior to 5 Years
ATLAS Results Demonstrated that 10 Years of Tamoxifen is Superior to 5
Years
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tamoxifen has little net eff ect o n mortality not caused by
breast cancer (despite specifi c side-eff ects such as
endometrial cancer).1,2
Therefore, the main issue is how, in ER-positive disease,
10 years of treatment compares with 5 years of tamoxifen
in terms of main eff ects on recurrence and breast cancer
mortality, and how the specifi c side-eff ects of 10 years and
5 years of tamoxifen diff er.1,2,10
If the aim is to assess eff ects on breast cancer outcomes
in ER-positive disease, analyses need to be based either on
the fi ndings in patients known to have ER-positive disease
(which are straightforward to present and are provided in
full) or on a combination of the fi ndings in ER-positive
and ER-untested disease (which are provided as sensitivity
analyses). Emphasis on breast cancer outcomes only in
ER-positive disease was proposed by the data monitoring
committee statistician (RP) who knew the ATLAS results,
but the results from the main and sensitivity analyses
were much the same: appendix pp 14–18.
This study is registered, number ISRCTN19652633.
Role of the funding sourceOxford University (Oxford, UK) was the trial sponsor. The
study was designed, conducted, analysed, interpreted and
reported by the investigators independently of all funding
bodies (who saw the manuscript only after acceptance).
CD, HP, JG, RG, and RP had full access to all data and
had fi nal responsibility for the decision to submit for
publication.
ResultsFigure 1 describes the diff erent populations that were
analysed to assess the side-eff ects and the main eff ects
of continuing tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping
tamoxifen at 5 years. After exclusion of 18 women who
had been entered in error and 2350 women who had
completed a median of only 2·4 years (IQR 2·0–3·1) of
adjuvant tamoxifen, 12 894 women remained who had
completed a median of 5·0 years (4·8–5·2) of adjuvant
tamoxifen. All were included in the analyses of side-
eff ects, regardless of ER status.
After exclusion of a further 6048 women with ER status
unknown or with ER-negative disease, 6846 women
with ER-positive disease remained for the main analy-
ses of the eff ects on breast cancer recurrence and breast
cancer mortality. Table 1 shows the characteristics of the
included patients.
Figure 2 shows compliance with the trial treatment
allocation. Among women who were without recurrence
2 years after entry (ie, at year 7 after diagnosis), 84% of
those allocated to continue were still on tamoxifen com-
pared with 4% of controls, a diff erence of 80%. Fewer
than 1% of women were receiving any adjuvant endocrine
treatment other than tamoxifen.
Figure 2 also shows that the completeness of follow-up
was similar in both treatment groups. In each group 91%
of the survivors were still being followed up 10 years after
diagnosis and 77% were still being followed up 15 years
after diagnosis; these proportions will increase as more
5–9 years: RR 0·90 (0·79–1·02)
≥10 years: RR 0·75 (0·62–0·90)
All years: log-rank p=0·002
5–9 years: RR 0·97 (0·79–1·18)
≥10 years: RR 0·71 (0·58–0·88)
All years: log-rank p=0·01
12·2%
15·0%
5·8%
6·0%
21·4%
25·1%
13·1%
14·5%
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
0
10
20
30
40
50
Cum
ulative
inciden
ce (%
)
A
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
5–9 years
1·17%
(SE 0·09)
1·21%
(SE 0·09)
0·97 (SE 0·10)
–3·2/94·0
10–14 years
1·38%
(SE 0·12)
2·01%
(SE 0·15)
0·70 (SE 0·10)
–27·2/77·5
≥15 years
1·64%
(SE 0·39)
2·29%
(SE 0·47)
0·79 (SE 0·27)
–2·5/10·6
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
Rate ratio, from (O–E)/V
Log-rank O–E and variance V
5–9 years
2·83%
(428/15 115)
3·16%
(471/14 889)
0·90 (SE 0·06)
–24·8/224·7
10–14 years
1·96%
(165/8439)
2·66%
(214/8038)
0·74 (SE 0·09)
–29·1/94·7
≥15 years
2·54%
(24/945)
3·03%
(26/859)
0·85 (SE 0·26)
–2·1/12·5
B
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
Figure 3: Recurrence (A) and breast cancer mortality (B) by treatment allocation for 6846 women with ER-positive disease
Bars show SE. Recurrence rates are percentage per year (events/patient-years of follow-up). Death rates (overall rate – rate in women without recurrence) are
percentage per year (SE). ATLAS=Adjuvant Tamoxifen: Longer Against Shorter.
Articles
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tamoxifen has little net eff ect o n mortality not caused by
breast cancer (despite specifi c side-eff ects such as
endometrial cancer).1,2
Therefore, the main issue is how, in ER-positive disease,
10 years of treatment compares with 5 years of tamoxifen
in terms of main eff ects on recurrence and breast cancer
mortality, and how the specifi c side-eff ects of 10 years and
5 years of tamoxifen diff er.1,2,10
If the aim is to assess eff ects on breast cancer outcomes
in ER-positive disease, analyses need to be based either on
the fi ndings in patients known to have ER-positive disease
(which are straightforward to present and are provided in
full) or on a combination of the fi ndings in ER-positive
and ER-untested disease (which are provided as sensitivity
analyses). Emphasis on breast cancer outcomes only in
ER-positive disease was proposed by the data monitoring
committee statistician (RP) who knew the ATLAS results,
but the results from the main and sensitivity analyses
were much the same: appendix pp 14–18.
This study is registered, number ISRCTN19652633.
Role of the funding sourceOxford University (Oxford, UK) was the trial sponsor. The
study was designed, conducted, analysed, interpreted and
reported by the investigators independently of all funding
bodies (who saw the manuscript only after acceptance).
CD, HP, JG, RG, and RP had full access to all data and
had fi nal responsibility for the decision to submit for
publication.
ResultsFigure 1 describes the diff erent populations that were
analysed to assess the side-eff ects and the main eff ects
of continuing tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping
tamoxifen at 5 years. After exclusion of 18 women who
had been entered in error and 2350 women who had
completed a median of only 2·4 years (IQR 2·0–3·1) of
adjuvant tamoxifen, 12 894 women remained who had
completed a median of 5·0 years (4·8–5·2) of adjuvant
tamoxifen. All were included in the analyses of side-
eff ects, regardless of ER status.
After exclusion of a further 6048 women with ER status
unknown or with ER-negative disease, 6846 women
with ER-positive disease remained for the main analy-
ses of the eff ects on breast cancer recurrence and breast
cancer mortality. Table 1 shows the characteristics of the
included patients.
Figure 2 shows compliance with the trial treatment
allocation. Among women who were without recurrence
2 years after entry (ie, at year 7 after diagnosis), 84% of
those allocated to continue were still on tamoxifen com-
pared with 4% of controls, a diff erence of 80%. Fewer
than 1% of women were receiving any adjuvant endocrine
treatment other than tamoxifen.
Figure 2 also shows that the completeness of follow-up
was similar in both treatment groups. In each group 91%
of the survivors were still being followed up 10 years after
diagnosis and 77% were still being followed up 15 years
after diagnosis; these proportions will increase as more
5–9 years: RR 0·90 (0·79–1·02)
≥10 years: RR 0·75 (0·62–0·90)
All years: log-rank p=0·002
5–9 years: RR 0·97 (0·79–1·18)
≥10 years: RR 0·71 (0·58–0·88)
All years: log-rank p=0·01
12·2%
15·0%
5·8%
6·0%
21·4%
25·1%
13·1%
14·5%
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
0
10
20
30
40
50
Cum
ulative
inciden
ce (%
)
A
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
5–9 years
1·17%
(SE 0·09)
1·21%
(SE 0·09)
0·97 (SE 0·10)
–3·2/94·0
10–14 years
1·38%
(SE 0·12)
2·01%
(SE 0·15)
0·70 (SE 0·10)
–27·2/77·5
≥15 years
1·64%
(SE 0·39)
2·29%
(SE 0·47)
0·79 (SE 0·27)
–2·5/10·6
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
Rate ratio, from (O–E)/V
Log-rank O–E and variance V
5–9 years
2·83%
(428/15 115)
3·16%
(471/14 889)
0·90 (SE 0·06)
–24·8/224·7
10–14 years
1·96%
(165/8439)
2·66%
(214/8038)
0·74 (SE 0·09)
–29·1/94·7
≥15 years
2·54%
(24/945)
3·03%
(26/859)
0·85 (SE 0·26)
–2·1/12·5
B
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
Figure 3: Recurrence (A) and breast cancer mortality (B) by treatment allocation for 6846 women with ER-positive disease
Bars show SE. Recurrence rates are percentage per year (events/patient-years of follow-up). Death rates (overall rate – rate in women without recurrence) are
percentage per year (SE). ATLAS=Adjuvant Tamoxifen: Longer Against Shorter.
Significant3.7%absolutereduc6oninrecurrence(p=.002)
Significant2.8%absolutereduc6oninbreastcancermortality(p=.01)
Recurrence Mortality
ATLAS Results Demonstrated that 10 Years of Tamoxifen is Superior to 5
Years
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tamoxifen has little net eff ect o n mortality not caused by
breast cancer (despite specifi c side-eff ects such as
endometrial cancer).1,2
Therefore, the main issue is how, in ER-positive disease,
10 years of treatment compares with 5 years of tamoxifen
in terms of main eff ects on recurrence and breast cancer
mortality, and how the specifi c side-eff ects of 10 years and
5 years of tamoxifen diff er.1,2,10
If the aim is to assess eff ects on breast cancer outcomes
in ER-positive disease, analyses need to be based either on
the fi ndings in patients known to have ER-positive disease
(which are straightforward to present and are provided in
full) or on a combination of the fi ndings in ER-positive
and ER-untested disease (which are provided as sensitivity
analyses). Emphasis on breast cancer outcomes only in
ER-positive disease was proposed by the data monitoring
committee statistician (RP) who knew the ATLAS results,
but the results from the main and sensitivity analyses
were much the same: appendix pp 14–18.
This study is registered, number ISRCTN19652633.
Role of the funding sourceOxford University (Oxford, UK) was the trial sponsor. The
study was designed, conducted, analysed, interpreted and
reported by the investigators independently of all funding
bodies (who saw the manuscript only after acceptance).
CD, HP, JG, RG, and RP had full access to all data and
had fi nal responsibility for the decision to submit for
publication.
ResultsFigure 1 describes the diff erent populations that were
analysed to assess the side-eff ects and the main eff ects
of continuing tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping
tamoxifen at 5 years. After exclusion of 18 women who
had been entered in error and 2350 women who had
completed a median of only 2·4 years (IQR 2·0–3·1) of
adjuvant tamoxifen, 12 894 women remained who had
completed a median of 5·0 years (4·8–5·2) of adjuvant
tamoxifen. All were included in the analyses of side-
eff ects, regardless of ER status.
After exclusion of a further 6048 women with ER status
unknown or with ER-negative disease, 6846 women
with ER-positive disease remained for the main analy-
ses of the eff ects on breast cancer recurrence and breast
cancer mortality. Table 1 shows the characteristics of the
included patients.
Figure 2 shows compliance with the trial treatment
allocation. Among women who were without recurrence
2 years after entry (ie, at year 7 after diagnosis), 84% of
those allocated to continue were still on tamoxifen com-
pared with 4% of controls, a diff erence of 80%. Fewer
than 1% of women were receiving any adjuvant endocrine
treatment other than tamoxifen.
Figure 2 also shows that the completeness of follow-up
was similar in both treatment groups. In each group 91%
of the survivors were still being followed up 10 years after
diagnosis and 77% were still being followed up 15 years
after diagnosis; these proportions will increase as more
5–9 years: RR 0·90 (0·79–1·02)
≥10 years: RR 0·75 (0·62–0·90)
All years: log-rank p=0·002
5–9 years: RR 0·97 (0·79–1·18)
≥10 years: RR 0·71 (0·58–0·88)
All years: log-rank p=0·01
12·2%
15·0%
5·8%
6·0%
21·4%
25·1%
13·1%
14·5%
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
0
10
20
30
40
50
Cum
ulative
inciden
ce (%
)
A
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
5–9 years
1·17%
(SE 0·09)
1·21%
(SE 0·09)
0·97 (SE 0·10)
–3·2/94·0
10–14 years
1·38%
(SE 0·12)
2·01%
(SE 0·15)
0·70 (SE 0·10)
–27·2/77·5
≥15 years
1·64%
(SE 0·39)
2·29%
(SE 0·47)
0·79 (SE 0·27)
–2·5/10·6
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
Rate ratio, from (O–E)/V
Log-rank O–E and variance V
5–9 years
2·83%
(428/15 115)
3·16%
(471/14 889)
0·90 (SE 0·06)
–24·8/224·7
10–14 years
1·96%
(165/8439)
2·66%
(214/8038)
0·74 (SE 0·09)
–29·1/94·7
≥15 years
2·54%
(24/945)
3·03%
(26/859)
0·85 (SE 0·26)
–2·1/12·5
B
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
Figure 3: Recurrence (A) and breast cancer mortality (B) by treatment allocation for 6846 women with ER-positive disease
Bars show SE. Recurrence rates are percentage per year (events/patient-years of follow-up). Death rates (overall rate – rate in women without recurrence) are
percentage per year (SE). ATLAS=Adjuvant Tamoxifen: Longer Against Shorter.
Articles
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tamoxifen has little net eff ect o n mortality not caused by
breast cancer (despite specifi c side-eff ects such as
endometrial cancer).1,2
Therefore, the main issue is how, in ER-positive disease,
10 years of treatment compares with 5 years of tamoxifen
in terms of main eff ects on recurrence and breast cancer
mortality, and how the specifi c side-eff ects of 10 years and
5 years of tamoxifen diff er.1,2,10
If the aim is to assess eff ects on breast cancer outcomes
in ER-positive disease, analyses need to be based either on
the fi ndings in patients known to have ER-positive disease
(which are straightforward to present and are provided in
full) or on a combination of the fi ndings in ER-positive
and ER-untested disease (which are provided as sensitivity
analyses). Emphasis on breast cancer outcomes only in
ER-positive disease was proposed by the data monitoring
committee statistician (RP) who knew the ATLAS results,
but the results from the main and sensitivity analyses
were much the same: appendix pp 14–18.
This study is registered, number ISRCTN19652633.
Role of the funding sourceOxford University (Oxford, UK) was the trial sponsor. The
study was designed, conducted, analysed, interpreted and
reported by the investigators independently of all funding
bodies (who saw the manuscript only after acceptance).
CD, HP, JG, RG, and RP had full access to all data and
had fi nal responsibility for the decision to submit for
publication.
ResultsFigure 1 describes the diff erent populations that were
analysed to assess the side-eff ects and the main eff ects
of continuing tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping
tamoxifen at 5 years. After exclusion of 18 women who
had been entered in error and 2350 women who had
completed a median of only 2·4 years (IQR 2·0–3·1) of
adjuvant tamoxifen, 12 894 women remained who had
completed a median of 5·0 years (4·8–5·2) of adjuvant
tamoxifen. All were included in the analyses of side-
eff ects, regardless of ER status.
After exclusion of a further 6048 women with ER status
unknown or with ER-negative disease, 6846 women
with ER-positive disease remained for the main analy-
ses of the eff ects on breast cancer recurrence and breast
cancer mortality. Table 1 shows the characteristics of the
included patients.
Figure 2 shows compliance with the trial treatment
allocation. Among women who were without recurrence
2 years after entry (ie, at year 7 after diagnosis), 84% of
those allocated to continue were still on tamoxifen com-
pared with 4% of controls, a diff erence of 80%. Fewer
than 1% of women were receiving any adjuvant endocrine
treatment other than tamoxifen.
Figure 2 also shows that the completeness of follow-up
was similar in both treatment groups. In each group 91%
of the survivors were still being followed up 10 years after
diagnosis and 77% were still being followed up 15 years
after diagnosis; these proportions will increase as more
5–9 years: RR 0·90 (0·79–1·02)
≥10 years: RR 0·75 (0·62–0·90)
All years: log-rank p=0·002
5–9 years: RR 0·97 (0·79–1·18)
≥10 years: RR 0·71 (0·58–0·88)
All years: log-rank p=0·01
12·2%
15·0%
5·8%
6·0%
21·4%
25·1%
13·1%
14·5%
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
0
10
20
30
40
50
Cum
ulative
inciden
ce (%
)
A
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
5–9 years
1·17%
(SE 0·09)
1·21%
(SE 0·09)
0·97 (SE 0·10)
–3·2/94·0
10–14 years
1·38%
(SE 0·12)
2·01%
(SE 0·15)
0·70 (SE 0·10)
–27·2/77·5
≥15 years
1·64%
(SE 0·39)
2·29%
(SE 0·47)
0·79 (SE 0·27)
–2·5/10·6
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
Rate ratio, from (O–E)/V
Log-rank O–E and variance V
5–9 years
2·83%
(428/15 115)
3·16%
(471/14 889)
0·90 (SE 0·06)
–24·8/224·7
10–14 years
1·96%
(165/8439)
2·66%
(214/8038)
0·74 (SE 0·09)
–29·1/94·7
≥15 years
2·54%
(24/945)
3·03%
(26/859)
0·85 (SE 0·26)
–2·1/12·5
B
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
Figure 3: Recurrence (A) and breast cancer mortality (B) by treatment allocation for 6846 women with ER-positive disease
Bars show SE. Recurrence rates are percentage per year (events/patient-years of follow-up). Death rates (overall rate – rate in women without recurrence) are
percentage per year (SE). ATLAS=Adjuvant Tamoxifen: Longer Against Shorter.
Significant3.7%absolutereduc6oninrecurrence(p=.002)
Significant2.8%absolutereduc6oninbreastcancermortality(p=.01)
Recurrence Mortality
ATLAS Results Demonstrated that 10 Years of Tamoxifen is Superior to 5
Years
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tamoxifen has little net eff ect o n mortality not caused by
breast cancer (despite specifi c side-eff ects such as
endometrial cancer).1,2
Therefore, the main issue is how, in ER-positive disease,
10 years of treatment compares with 5 years of tamoxifen
in terms of main eff ects on recurrence and breast cancer
mortality, and how the specifi c side-eff ects of 10 years and
5 years of tamoxifen diff er.1,2,10
If the aim is to assess eff ects on breast cancer outcomes
in ER-positive disease, analyses need to be based either on
the fi ndings in patients known to have ER-positive disease
(which are straightforward to present and are provided in
full) or on a combination of the fi ndings in ER-positive
and ER-untested disease (which are provided as sensitivity
analyses). Emphasis on breast cancer outcomes only in
ER-positive disease was proposed by the data monitoring
committee statistician (RP) who knew the ATLAS results,
but the results from the main and sensitivity analyses
were much the same: appendix pp 14–18.
This study is registered, number ISRCTN19652633.
Role of the funding sourceOxford University (Oxford, UK) was the trial sponsor. The
study was designed, conducted, analysed, interpreted and
reported by the investigators independently of all funding
bodies (who saw the manuscript only after acceptance).
CD, HP, JG, RG, and RP had full access to all data and
had fi nal responsibility for the decision to submit for
publication.
ResultsFigure 1 describes the diff erent populations that were
analysed to assess the side-eff ects and the main eff ects
of continuing tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping
tamoxifen at 5 years. After exclusion of 18 women who
had been entered in error and 2350 women who had
completed a median of only 2·4 years (IQR 2·0–3·1) of
adjuvant tamoxifen, 12 894 women remained who had
completed a median of 5·0 years (4·8–5·2) of adjuvant
tamoxifen. All were included in the analyses of side-
eff ects, regardless of ER status.
After exclusion of a further 6048 women with ER status
unknown or with ER-negative disease, 6846 women
with ER-positive disease remained for the main analy-
ses of the eff ects on breast cancer recurrence and breast
cancer mortality. Table 1 shows the characteristics of the
included patients.
Figure 2 shows compliance with the trial treatment
allocation. Among women who were without recurrence
2 years after entry (ie, at year 7 after diagnosis), 84% of
those allocated to continue were still on tamoxifen com-
pared with 4% of controls, a diff erence of 80%. Fewer
than 1% of women were receiving any adjuvant endocrine
treatment other than tamoxifen.
Figure 2 also shows that the completeness of follow-up
was similar in both treatment groups. In each group 91%
of the survivors were still being followed up 10 years after
diagnosis and 77% were still being followed up 15 years
after diagnosis; these proportions will increase as more
5–9 years: RR 0·90 (0·79–1·02)
≥10 years: RR 0·75 (0·62–0·90)
All years: log-rank p=0·002
5–9 years: RR 0·97 (0·79–1·18)
≥10 years: RR 0·71 (0·58–0·88)
All years: log-rank p=0·01
12·2%
15·0%
5·8%
6·0%
21·4%
25·1%
13·1%
14·5%
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
0
10
20
30
40
50
Cum
ulative
inciden
ce (%
)
A
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
5–9 years
1·17%
(SE 0·09)
1·21%
(SE 0·09)
0·97 (SE 0·10)
–3·2/94·0
10–14 years
1·38%
(SE 0·12)
2·01%
(SE 0·15)
0·70 (SE 0·10)
–27·2/77·5
≥15 years
1·64%
(SE 0·39)
2·29%
(SE 0·47)
0·79 (SE 0·27)
–2·5/10·6
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
Rate ratio, from (O–E)/V
Log-rank O–E and variance V
5–9 years
2·83%
(428/15 115)
3·16%
(471/14 889)
0·90 (SE 0·06)
–24·8/224·7
10–14 years
1·96%
(165/8439)
2·66%
(214/8038)
0·74 (SE 0·09)
–29·1/94·7
≥15 years
2·54%
(24/945)
3·03%
(26/859)
0·85 (SE 0·26)
–2·1/12·5
B
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
Figure 3: Recurrence (A) and breast cancer mortality (B) by treatment allocation for 6846 women with ER-positive disease
Bars show SE. Recurrence rates are percentage per year (events/patient-years of follow-up). Death rates (overall rate – rate in women without recurrence) are
percentage per year (SE). ATLAS=Adjuvant Tamoxifen: Longer Against Shorter.
Articles
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tamoxifen has little net eff ect o n mortality not caused by
breast cancer (despite specifi c side-eff ects such as
endometrial cancer).1,2
Therefore, the main issue is how, in ER-positive disease,
10 years of treatment compares with 5 years of tamoxifen
in terms of main eff ects on recurrence and breast cancer
mortality, and how the specifi c side-eff ects of 10 years and
5 years of tamoxifen diff er.1,2,10
If the aim is to assess eff ects on breast cancer outcomes
in ER-positive disease, analyses need to be based either on
the fi ndings in patients known to have ER-positive disease
(which are straightforward to present and are provided in
full) or on a combination of the fi ndings in ER-positive
and ER-untested disease (which are provided as sensitivity
analyses). Emphasis on breast cancer outcomes only in
ER-positive disease was proposed by the data monitoring
committee statistician (RP) who knew the ATLAS results,
but the results from the main and sensitivity analyses
were much the same: appendix pp 14–18.
This study is registered, number ISRCTN19652633.
Role of the funding sourceOxford University (Oxford, UK) was the trial sponsor. The
study was designed, conducted, analysed, interpreted and
reported by the investigators independently of all funding
bodies (who saw the manuscript only after acceptance).
CD, HP, JG, RG, and RP had full access to all data and
had fi nal responsibility for the decision to submit for
publication.
ResultsFigure 1 describes the diff erent populations that were
analysed to assess the side-eff ects and the main eff ects
of continuing tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping
tamoxifen at 5 years. After exclusion of 18 women who
had been entered in error and 2350 women who had
completed a median of only 2·4 years (IQR 2·0–3·1) of
adjuvant tamoxifen, 12 894 women remained who had
completed a median of 5·0 years (4·8–5·2) of adjuvant
tamoxifen. All were included in the analyses of side-
eff ects, regardless of ER status.
After exclusion of a further 6048 women with ER status
unknown or with ER-negative disease, 6846 women
with ER-positive disease remained for the main analy-
ses of the eff ects on breast cancer recurrence and breast
cancer mortality. Table 1 shows the characteristics of the
included patients.
Figure 2 shows compliance with the trial treatment
allocation. Among women who were without recurrence
2 years after entry (ie, at year 7 after diagnosis), 84% of
those allocated to continue were still on tamoxifen com-
pared with 4% of controls, a diff erence of 80%. Fewer
than 1% of women were receiving any adjuvant endocrine
treatment other than tamoxifen.
Figure 2 also shows that the completeness of follow-up
was similar in both treatment groups. In each group 91%
of the survivors were still being followed up 10 years after
diagnosis and 77% were still being followed up 15 years
after diagnosis; these proportions will increase as more
5–9 years: RR 0·90 (0·79–1·02)
≥10 years: RR 0·75 (0·62–0·90)
All years: log-rank p=0·002
5–9 years: RR 0·97 (0·79–1·18)
≥10 years: RR 0·71 (0·58–0·88)
All years: log-rank p=0·01
12·2%
15·0%
5·8%
6·0%
21·4%
25·1%
13·1%
14·5%
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
0
10
20
30
40
50
Cum
ulative
inciden
ce (%
)
A
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
5–9 years
1·17%
(SE 0·09)
1·21%
(SE 0·09)
0·97 (SE 0·10)
–3·2/94·0
10–14 years
1·38%
(SE 0·12)
2·01%
(SE 0·15)
0·70 (SE 0·10)
–27·2/77·5
≥15 years
1·64%
(SE 0·39)
2·29%
(SE 0·47)
0·79 (SE 0·27)
–2·5/10·6
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
Rate ratio, from (O–E)/V
Log-rank O–E and variance V
5–9 years
2·83%
(428/15 115)
3·16%
(471/14 889)
0·90 (SE 0·06)
–24·8/224·7
10–14 years
1·96%
(165/8439)
2·66%
(214/8038)
0·74 (SE 0·09)
–29·1/94·7
≥15 years
2·54%
(24/945)
3·03%
(26/859)
0·85 (SE 0·26)
–2·1/12·5
B
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
Figure 3: Recurrence (A) and breast cancer mortality (B) by treatment allocation for 6846 women with ER-positive disease
Bars show SE. Recurrence rates are percentage per year (events/patient-years of follow-up). Death rates (overall rate – rate in women without recurrence) are
percentage per year (SE). ATLAS=Adjuvant Tamoxifen: Longer Against Shorter.
Significant3.7%absolutereduc6oninrecurrence(p=.002)
Significant2.8%absolutereduc6oninbreastcancermortality(p=.01)
Recurrence Mortality
ATLAS Results Demonstrated that 10 Years of Tamoxifen is Superior to 5
Years
Articles
www.thelancet.com Vol 381 March 9, 2013 809
tamoxifen has little net eff ect o n mortality not caused by
breast cancer (despite specifi c side-eff ects such as
endometrial cancer).1,2
Therefore, the main issue is how, in ER-positive disease,
10 years of treatment compares with 5 years of tamoxifen
in terms of main eff ects on recurrence and breast cancer
mortality, and how the specifi c side-eff ects of 10 years and
5 years of tamoxifen diff er.1,2,10
If the aim is to assess eff ects on breast cancer outcomes
in ER-positive disease, analyses need to be based either on
the fi ndings in patients known to have ER-positive disease
(which are straightforward to present and are provided in
full) or on a combination of the fi ndings in ER-positive
and ER-untested disease (which are provided as sensitivity
analyses). Emphasis on breast cancer outcomes only in
ER-positive disease was proposed by the data monitoring
committee statistician (RP) who knew the ATLAS results,
but the results from the main and sensitivity analyses
were much the same: appendix pp 14–18.
This study is registered, number ISRCTN19652633.
Role of the funding sourceOxford University (Oxford, UK) was the trial sponsor. The
study was designed, conducted, analysed, interpreted and
reported by the investigators independently of all funding
bodies (who saw the manuscript only after acceptance).
CD, HP, JG, RG, and RP had full access to all data and
had fi nal responsibility for the decision to submit for
publication.
ResultsFigure 1 describes the diff erent populations that were
analysed to assess the side-eff ects and the main eff ects
of continuing tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping
tamoxifen at 5 years. After exclusion of 18 women who
had been entered in error and 2350 women who had
completed a median of only 2·4 years (IQR 2·0–3·1) of
adjuvant tamoxifen, 12 894 women remained who had
completed a median of 5·0 years (4·8–5·2) of adjuvant
tamoxifen. All were included in the analyses of side-
eff ects, regardless of ER status.
After exclusion of a further 6048 women with ER status
unknown or with ER-negative disease, 6846 women
with ER-positive disease remained for the main analy-
ses of the eff ects on breast cancer recurrence and breast
cancer mortality. Table 1 shows the characteristics of the
included patients.
Figure 2 shows compliance with the trial treatment
allocation. Among women who were without recurrence
2 years after entry (ie, at year 7 after diagnosis), 84% of
those allocated to continue were still on tamoxifen com-
pared with 4% of controls, a diff erence of 80%. Fewer
than 1% of women were receiving any adjuvant endocrine
treatment other than tamoxifen.
Figure 2 also shows that the completeness of follow-up
was similar in both treatment groups. In each group 91%
of the survivors were still being followed up 10 years after
diagnosis and 77% were still being followed up 15 years
after diagnosis; these proportions will increase as more
5–9 years: RR 0·90 (0·79–1·02)
≥10 years: RR 0·75 (0·62–0·90)
All years: log-rank p=0·002
5–9 years: RR 0·97 (0·79–1·18)
≥10 years: RR 0·71 (0·58–0·88)
All years: log-rank p=0·01
12·2%
15·0%
5·8%
6·0%
21·4%
25·1%
13·1%
14·5%
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
0
10
20
30
40
50
Cum
ulative
inciden
ce (%
)
A
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
5–9 years
1·17%
(SE 0·09)
1·21%
(SE 0·09)
0·97 (SE 0·10)
–3·2/94·0
10–14 years
1·38%
(SE 0·12)
2·01%
(SE 0·15)
0·70 (SE 0·10)
–27·2/77·5
≥15 years
1·64%
(SE 0·39)
2·29%
(SE 0·47)
0·79 (SE 0·27)
–2·5/10·6
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
Rate ratio, from (O–E)/V
Log-rank O–E and variance V
5–9 years
2·83%
(428/15 115)
3·16%
(471/14 889)
0·90 (SE 0·06)
–24·8/224·7
10–14 years
1·96%
(165/8439)
2·66%
(214/8038)
0·74 (SE 0·09)
–29·1/94·7
≥15 years
2·54%
(24/945)
3·03%
(26/859)
0·85 (SE 0·26)
–2·1/12·5
B
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
Figure 3: Recurrence (A) and breast cancer mortality (B) by treatment allocation for 6846 women with ER-positive disease
Bars show SE. Recurrence rates are percentage per year (events/patient-years of follow-up). Death rates (overall rate – rate in women without recurrence) are
percentage per year (SE). ATLAS=Adjuvant Tamoxifen: Longer Against Shorter.
Articles
www.thelancet.com Vol 381 March 9, 2013 809
tamoxifen has little net eff ect o n mortality not caused by
breast cancer (despite specifi c side-eff ects such as
endometrial cancer).1,2
Therefore, the main issue is how, in ER-positive disease,
10 years of treatment compares with 5 years of tamoxifen
in terms of main eff ects on recurrence and breast cancer
mortality, and how the specifi c side-eff ects of 10 years and
5 years of tamoxifen diff er.1,2,10
If the aim is to assess eff ects on breast cancer outcomes
in ER-positive disease, analyses need to be based either on
the fi ndings in patients known to have ER-positive disease
(which are straightforward to present and are provided in
full) or on a combination of the fi ndings in ER-positive
and ER-untested disease (which are provided as sensitivity
analyses). Emphasis on breast cancer outcomes only in
ER-positive disease was proposed by the data monitoring
committee statistician (RP) who knew the ATLAS results,
but the results from the main and sensitivity analyses
were much the same: appendix pp 14–18.
This study is registered, number ISRCTN19652633.
Role of the funding sourceOxford University (Oxford, UK) was the trial sponsor. The
study was designed, conducted, analysed, interpreted and
reported by the investigators independently of all funding
bodies (who saw the manuscript only after acceptance).
CD, HP, JG, RG, and RP had full access to all data and
had fi nal responsibility for the decision to submit for
publication.
ResultsFigure 1 describes the diff erent populations that were
analysed to assess the side-eff ects and the main eff ects
of continuing tamoxifen to 10 years versus stopping
tamoxifen at 5 years. After exclusion of 18 women who
had been entered in error and 2350 women who had
completed a median of only 2·4 years (IQR 2·0–3·1) of
adjuvant tamoxifen, 12 894 women remained who had
completed a median of 5·0 years (4·8–5·2) of adjuvant
tamoxifen. All were included in the analyses of side-
eff ects, regardless of ER status.
After exclusion of a further 6048 women with ER status
unknown or with ER-negative disease, 6846 women
with ER-positive disease remained for the main analy-
ses of the eff ects on breast cancer recurrence and breast
cancer mortality. Table 1 shows the characteristics of the
included patients.
Figure 2 shows compliance with the trial treatment
allocation. Among women who were without recurrence
2 years after entry (ie, at year 7 after diagnosis), 84% of
those allocated to continue were still on tamoxifen com-
pared with 4% of controls, a diff erence of 80%. Fewer
than 1% of women were receiving any adjuvant endocrine
treatment other than tamoxifen.
Figure 2 also shows that the completeness of follow-up
was similar in both treatment groups. In each group 91%
of the survivors were still being followed up 10 years after
diagnosis and 77% were still being followed up 15 years
after diagnosis; these proportions will increase as more
5–9 years: RR 0·90 (0·79–1·02)
≥10 years: RR 0·75 (0·62–0·90)
All years: log-rank p=0·002
5–9 years: RR 0·97 (0·79–1·18)
≥10 years: RR 0·71 (0·58–0·88)
All years: log-rank p=0·01
12·2%
15·0%
5·8%
6·0%
21·4%
25·1%
13·1%
14·5%
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
0
10
20
30
40
50
Cum
ulative
inciden
ce (%
)
A
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
5–9 years
1·17%
(SE 0·09)
1·21%
(SE 0·09)
0·97 (SE 0·10)
–3·2/94·0
10–14 years
1·38%
(SE 0·12)
2·01%
(SE 0·15)
0·70 (SE 0·10)
–27·2/77·5
≥15 years
1·64%
(SE 0·39)
2·29%
(SE 0·47)
0·79 (SE 0·27)
–2·5/10·6
Continue tamoxifen to 10 years
Stop tamoxifen at 5 years
Rate ratio, from (O–E)/V
Log-rank O–E and variance V
5–9 years
2·83%
(428/15 115)
3·16%
(471/14 889)
0·90 (SE 0·06)
–24·8/224·7
10–14 years
1·96%
(165/8439)
2·66%
(214/8038)
0·74 (SE 0·09)
–29·1/94·7
≥15 years
2·54%
(24/945)
3·03%
(26/859)
0·85 (SE 0·26)
–2·1/12·5
B
0
(Diagnosis)
5
(ATLAS
entry)
10
(End of
treatment)
15
(10 years
since entry)
Figure 3: Recurrence (A) and breast cancer mortality (B) by treatment allocation for 6846 women with ER-positive disease
Bars show SE. Recurrence rates are percentage per year (events/patient-years of follow-up). Death rates (overall rate – rate in women without recurrence) are
percentage per year (SE). ATLAS=Adjuvant Tamoxifen: Longer Against Shorter.
Significant3.7%absolutereduc6oninrecurrence(p=.002)
Significant2.8%absolutereduc6oninbreastcancermortality(p=.01)
Recurrence MortalityRecurrence Mortality
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Patients
(%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
A Freedom from Breast Cancer
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
10181015
1014
140120
94
86.488.4
90.9
0.81 (0.63–1.03)
0.64 (0.49–0.83)
101810151014
956970957
900
932
912
855886869
728752766
533568550
314356342
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Patients
(%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
B Freedom from Distant Recurrence
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
10181015
1014
9689
70
90.791.3
93.0
0.88 (0.66–1.18)
0.71 (0.52–0.96)
101810151014
966977962
915943
920
875901882
755772783
559582562
333363352
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Patients
(%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
C No Chemotherapy, Freedom from Breast Cancer
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
476473
470
2423
14
95.895.1
97.1
0.95 (0.54–1.69)
0.59 (0.31–1.14)
476473470
461454443
445
447
425
429429414
377373374
277285278
169179176
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Patients
(%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
D No Chemotherapy, Freedom from Distant Recurrence
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
476473
470
67
3
98.698.7
99.3
1.16 (0.39–3.44)
0.52 (0.13–2.07)
476473470
465458444
449
453
429
436437419
386385381
284293283
176184180
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Patients
(%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
E Prior Chemotherapy, Freedom from Breast Cancer
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
542542
544
11697
80
78.082.5
85.7
0.78 (0.60–1.02)
0.65 (0.49–0.87)
542542544
494516514
455
485
487
426456455
352378391
255283273
144176166
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Patients
(%
)100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
F Prior Chemotherapy, Freedom from Distant Recurrence
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
542542
544
9082
67
83.684.8
87.8
0.87 (0.64–1.17)
0.72 (0.52–0.98)
542542544
501519518
466
490
491
439463463
369386401
274289280
156178172
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Tamoxifen Tamoxifen–OS Exemestane–OS
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Patien
ts (%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
A Freedom from Breast Cancer
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
10181015
1014
140120
94
86.488.4
90.9
0.81 (0.63–1.03)
0.64 (0.49–0.83)
101810151014
956970957
900
932
912
855886869
728752766
533568550
314356342
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Patien
ts (%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
B Freedom from Distant Recurrence
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
10181015
1014
9689
70
90.791.3
93.0
0.88 (0.66–1.18)
0.71 (0.52–0.96)
101810151014
966977962
915943
920
875901882
755772783
559582562
333363352
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Patien
ts (%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
C No Chemotherapy, Freedom from Breast Cancer
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
476473
470
2423
14
95.895.1
97.1
0.95 (0.54–1.69)
0.59 (0.31–1.14)
476473470
461454443
445
447
425
429429414
377373374
277285278
169179176
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Patien
ts (%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
D No Chemotherapy, Freedom from Distant Recurrence
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
476473
470
67
3
98.698.7
99.3
1.16 (0.39–3.44)
0.52 (0.13–2.07)
476473470
465458444
449
453
429
436437419
386385381
284293283
176184180
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Patients
(%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
E Prior Chemotherapy, Freedom from Breast Cancer
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
542542
544
11697
80
78.082.5
85.7
0.78 (0.60–1.02)
0.65 (0.49–0.87)
542542544
494516514
455
485
487
426456455
352378391
255283273
144176166
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Patients
(%
)
100
80
90
70
60
40
30
10
50
20
00 1 2 3 4 5 6
Years since Randomization
F Prior Chemotherapy, Freedom from Distant Recurrence
No. at RiskTamoxifenTamoxifen–OSExemestane–OS
TamoxifenTamoxifen–
OSExemestane–
OS
542542
544
9082
67
83.684.8
87.8
0.87 (0.64–1.17)
0.72 (0.52–0.98)
542542544
501519518
466
490
491
439463463
369386401
274289280
156178172
No. ofPatients
No. ofPatients
withEvent
5-YrRate%
Hazard Ratio(95% CI)
Tamoxifen Tamoxifen–OS Exemestane–OS
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1. Women who had a significant risk of recurrence to warrant chemotherapy that remained
premenopausal benefit f rom Tamoxifen and OS
2. OS with an AI further reduced risk of recurrence compared to Tamoxifen-based therapy
1. Women who had a significant risk of recurrence to warrant
chemotherapy that remain premenopausal benefit from Tamoxifen and
OS
2. OS with an AI further reduced risk of recurrence compared to Tamoxifen-
based therapy
Advances in Radiation
Fisher et al., NEJM, 2002
NSABP B-06: Mastectomy
vs. Lumpectomy
Fisher et al., NEJM, 2002
NSABP B-06: LRR with XRT
EBCTCG: Meta-analysis
EBCTCG, Lancet 2011
EBCTCG, Lancet 2011
EBCTCG
Less is more?
Randomized APBI trials
Randomized APBI trials
Whelan et al., NEJM, 2010
Hypofraction: LRR
Whelan et al., NEJM, 2010
Hypofractionation: OS
Haviland et al., Lancet Oncol, 2013
START Trial
Haviland et al., Lancet Oncol, 2013
START Trial DFS
Hypofraction RT: Here to
Stay
Standard of Care for early stage
Trials open for locally advanced disease
Trials assessing cosmesis
Conclusion
The improved outcomes for breast caner patients has
come from a village of different sub-specialties all
making advances in their field
Critical importance to treating patients in a
comprehensive multidisciplinary team approach to
optimize patient outcomes
Comprehensive Breast Program
Breast Cancer Clinics
Breast oncologyBreast surgery
Radiation oncology
Breast Imaging Screening breast imaging High risk breast imaging 3D mam (tomosynthesis) Diagnostic imaging Image guided biopsies
We have multidisciplinary tumor concordance conference for benign
and malignant disease.
Call 913-588-6804 (option 3) for scheduling.
High Risk ClinicAll patients with:
Family History of breast and/or ovarian cancer
Proliferative biopsy (atypia) Dense Breasts Mutation
Otherwise considered high risk
Consult includes risk assessment, genetic counseling
and testing if indicated, screening recs, prevention recs
and access to clinical trials.
Genetic Counseling
All patients with a family history concerning for a all
hereditary cancer syndromes or known
cancer mutation.
Visit includes taking a detailed history, family history and providing counseling on
genetic testing with genetic testing as indicated.
Call 913-588-5568 for scheduling genetic counseling.
Undiagnosed Clinic
All patients with a concern
for:
Breast mass
Breast rash
Nipple discharge
Nipple inversion
Needs workup for breast
problem.
Visit includes diagnostic assessment with clinical exam,
any necessary imaging and biopsy if needed.
Breast Construction
(Plastic Surgery)Both cancer related and
cosmetic. Depth of experience working with breast cancer patients and closely with our breast
surgeons.
Survivorship Clinic
For anyone with a history of breast cancer.
Visit includes review of treatments and long term
monitoring of breast cancer and treatment
related toxicities as well as future screening and
prevention with access to trials.
Comprehensive Breast Cancer Clinical
Research Team
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