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Evaluating the efficacy of post-surgery adjuvant therapies used for ductal carcinoma in situ patients: a network meta-analysis

Li Wang, Yaoxiong Xia, Dequan Liu, Yueqin Zeng, Li Chang, Lan Li, Yu Hou, Lv Ge, Wenhui Li and Zhijie Liu _

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Oncotarget. 2017; 8:79257-79269. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.17366

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Abstract

Li Wang1,4,*, Yaoxiong Xia1,4,*, Dequan Liu2,4,*, Yueqin Zeng3, Li Chang1,4, Lan Li1,4, Yu Hou1,4, Lv Ge4, Wenhui Li1,4 and Zhijie Liu3

1 Department of Radiation Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China

2 Department of Breast surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China

3 Department of Breast Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China

4 The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Tumor Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, Yunnan, China

* These authors are first authors

Correspondence to:

Zhijie Liu, email:

Wenhui Li, email:

Keywords: ductal carcinoma in situ, radiotherapy, tamoxifen, anastrozole, network-meta-analysis

Received: October 21, 2016 Accepted: March 16, 2017 Published: April 21, 2017

Abstract

Objective: Post-surgery adjuvant therapies are very important for patients suffering from ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). In this study we conducted a network meta-analysis (NMA) to evaluate the efficacy of different post-surgery adjuvant therapies including tamoxifen, anastrozole and radiation therapy (RT) and their combinations (RT+ tamoxifen and RT+ anastrozole).

Methods: We searched several databases, including Embase, MEDLINE / PUBMED, Cochrane Library, and Science Citation Index, for relevant studies. We then extracted the data from eligible studies in order to perform our NMA. We measured the comparative efficacy of each treatment option based on the calculated odds ratios (ORs) and the corresponding 95% credibility interval (95%CrI) for each treatment option. We calculated the surfaces under the cumulative ranking curves (SUCRA) in order to rank the therapies according to their different outcomes.

Results: In this study, local recurrence (LC) was chosen as the primary outcome. Metastasis, contralateral-breast cancer (CBC), ipsilateral-breast cancer (IBC) and death were secondary outcomes. Patients treated with RT and RT + tamoxifen exhibited a lower risk of LC compared with control group (OR=0.54, 95%CrI: 0.40-0.73; OR=0.41, 95%CrI: 0.19-0.90). Patients treated by RT and RT + tamoxifen also exhibited a significantly lower risk of IBC compared with control group (OR=0.55, 95%CrI: 0.37-0.82; OR=0.42, 95%CrI: 0.18-0.99). Results from the SUCRA indicated that RT + anastrozole and RT + tamoxifen were potentially the best adjuvant treatments for patients with DCIS.

Conclusions: In conclusion, the RT + anastrozole and RT + tamoxifen are recommended for their performance and effectiveness.


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