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Table 1 Overview of variation in potential treatment effect modifiers in the RCTs included in the progression-free survival analysis

From: A process for assessing the feasibility of a network meta-analysis: a case study of everolimus in combination with hormonal therapy versus chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer

Category

Study

Comparison

N

ER+

ER NA or ER unknown

Failed HT adjuvant/ metastatic

Failed CT advanced/ metastatic

Visceral meta-stases

ECOG 0 or 1

Median age (years)

Post-meno-pausal

HER2-

Type prior HT

Comparisons

Baselga 2012, BOLERO-II [24]

EXE vs. EVE + EXE

724

100%

0%

100%

NR

56%

96%

62

100%

100%

AIa

Bachelot 2012, [28] TAMRAD

TAM vs. EVE + TAM

111

100%

NR

100%

24%

48%

92%

63

100%

95%

AIa

HT vs. HT

Paridaens 2008, [60–62] EORTC-10951

EXE vs. TAM

371

89%

5%

22%

33%

47%

87%

62

100%

NR

TAM

HT vs. HT

Kaufmann 2000 [51–53]

EXE vs. MA

769

68%

32%

100%

17%

59%

NR

65

100%

NR

TAM

HT vs. HT

Muss 1985, [55, 56] POASTUDY

TAM vs. MA

136

58%

34%

3%

10%

37%

79%

62

100%

NR

NR

HT vs. HT

Ingle 1982 [48]

TAM vs. MA

55

NR

NR

0%

NR

44%

79%

49

48%

NR

NA

HT vs. HT

Gill 1993 [44]

TAM vs. MA

118

40%

45%

0%

0%

53%

NR

NR

100%

NR

NA

HT vs. CT

ANZBCTG 1986 [40]

TAM vs. CD

226

16%

73%

NR

NR

38%

60%

NR

100%

NR

NR

HT vs. CT

Dixon 1992 [43]

MA vs. MZ

60

20%

10%

100%

0%

30%

100%

61

100%

NR

TAM

HT vs. CT

Villalon 1993 [64]

MA vs. CMF

48

NR

NR

NR

0%

NR

NR

NR

83%

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Cowan 1991 [68]

MZ vs. DOX

237

40%

13%

55%

59%

67%

73%

NR

83%

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Henderson 1989 [47]

MZ vs. DOX

325

30%

20%

52%

63%

40%

71%

NR

85%

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Katsumata 2009, [50] JCOG9802

CD vs. DOC

293

35%

8%

100%

0%

67%

95%

54

NR

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

O'Shaughenessy 2001 [58]

CMF vs. CAP

93

NR

NR

91%

0%

66%

NR

70

100%

NR

49% TAM

CT vs. CT

Chan 1999 [65]

DOX vs. DOC

326

NR

NR

71%

58%

76%

NR

NR

NR

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Paridaens 2000 [59]

DOX vs. PAC

331

24%

37%

74%

0%

75%

91%

55

NR

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Sledge 2003, [63] E1193

DOX vs. PAC

453

46%

29%

60%

0%

61%

85%

58

NR

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Bontenbal 1998, [42] EORTC 10811

DOX vs. EPI

232

NR

NR

36%

98%

42%

73%

56

92%

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

O'Brien 2004 [57]

DOX vs. PLD

509

40%

37%

NR

0%

56%

89%

58

62%

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Jones 2005 [49]

DOC vs. PAC

449

56%

44%

60%

58%

NR

NR

56

88%

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Beuselinck 2010, [41] BSMO

DOC vs. PAC

70

42%

NR

NR

81%

78%

84%

NR

100%

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Gradishar 2009 [45, 46]

DOC vs. Nab-PAC

148

NR

NR

NR

0%

91%

97%

NR

81%

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Yardley 2009 [66]

DOC vs. L-DOX

102

63%

0%

60%

0%

87%

91%

63

NR

NR

NR

CT vs. CT

Meier 2008 [54]

DOC vs. VIN

120

60%

NR

NR

90%

90%

74%

60

NR

NR

NR

  1. aAI, aromatase inhibitors included letrozole and anastrozole. CD, cyclophosphamide + doxorubicin; CMF, cyclophosphamide + methotrexate + fluorouracil; CAP, capecitabine; CT, chemotherapy; DOC, docetaxel; DOX, doxorubicin; ECOG, European Co-operative Oncology Group; ER, estrogen receptor; EPI, epirubicin; EVE, everolimus; EXE, exemestane; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2; HT, hormonal therapy; L-DOX, liposomal doxorubicin; MA, megestrol acetate; MZ, mitrozantrone; PAC, paclitaxel; PLD, pegylated liposomal doxorubicin; TAM, tamoxifen; VIN, vinorelbine.