Pathological complete response after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is an independent predictive factor irrespective of simplified breast cancer intrinsic subtypes: a landmark and two-step approach analyses from the EORTC 10994/BIG 1-00 phase III trial

Bonnefoi, H. ; Litière, S. ; Piccart, M. ; MacGrogan, G. ; Fumoleau, P. ; Brain, E. ; Petit, T. ; Rouanet, P. ; Jassem, J. ; Moldovan, C. ; Bodmer, A. ; Zaman, K. ; Cufer, T. ; Campone, M. ; Luporsi, E. ; Malmström, P. ; Werutsky, G. ; Bogaerts, J. ; Bergh, J. ; Cameron, D. A.

In: Annals of Oncology, 2014, vol. 25, no. 6, p. 1128-1136

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    Summary
    The present analysis, carried out in the context of a randomized phase III trial, confirms superior outcomes for breast cancer patients for whom chemotherapy induces pathological complete response (pCR) after adjusting for other important prognostic factors. In contrast, when tumours do not achieve pCR, patients have a higher risk of relapse. This effect is observed in all intrinsic subtypes and justifies the current interest in post-neoadjuvant trials