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Adding goserelin to a standard chemotherapy regimen reduces the risk of ovarian failure and improves 5-year survival rates among patients with hormone receptor–negative breast cancer, according to research being presented at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).1
Previous analysis of the SWOG S0230/POEMS study (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00068601) suggested that goserelin, which suppresses estrogen production, improves survival rates, ovarian function, and raises the likelihood of future pregnancy among patients with hormone receptor–negative disease. Five-year follow-up data for survival are being presented at this year’s SABCS.
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Two hundred and fifty-seven patients were randomly assigned to receive goserelin plus a cyclophosphamide-containing chemotherapy regimen or chemotherapy alone; 218 patients (median age, 37.7 years) had evaluable data overall, 136 patients had evaluable data regarding ovarian failure, and 186 had menstrual data.
The estimated 5-year overall survival rates were 92% and 83% in the goserelin and standard chemotherapy groups, respectively; the estimated 5-year disease-free survival rates were 88% and 79% in the goserelin and standard chemotherapy groups, respectively.
After a median 5.1 years’ follow-up, 22% of patients in the goserelin group and 12% of patients in the standard chemotherapy group had at least 1 pregnancy.
Patients in the goserelin group had a lower 2-year risk of ovarian failure (odds ratio, 0.3) and a 10% higher rate of menses-recovery.
The authors concluded that “goserelin during chemotherapy for hormone receptor–negative breast cancer reduces [ovarian failure] risk and, after 5 years of follow-up, continues to be associated with more pregnancies and improved survival compared with chemotherapy without goserelin.”
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Reference
- Moore HCF, Unger JM, Phillips KA, et al. Final analysis of SWOG S0230/Prevention of early menopause study (POEMS). Poster presentation at: 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium; December 5-9, 2017; San Antonio, TX.
