Table 1

Some pivotal randomized clinical trials with breast cancer led by China

TrialsStagePhenotypesExperimental groupsControl groupsPrimary endpointResult of primary endpoint
PEONYNeoadjuvantHER2-positiveTH+pertuzumabTHpCR39.3% vs. 21.8%
PHEDRANeoadjuvantHER2-positiveTH+pyrotinibTHpCR41% vs. 22%
PHILAFirst-lineHER2-positiveTH+pyrotinibTHPFS24.3 vs. 10.4 months
PHENIXSecond-lineHER2-positivePyrotinib+capecitabineCapecitabinePFS11.1 vs. 4.1 months
PHOEBESecond-lineHER2-positivePyrotinib+capecitabineLapatinib+capecitabinePFS12.5 vs. 6.8 months
cTRIONeoadjuvantTNBCTP+tislelizumabpCR56.5%
NeoTennisNeoadjuvantTNBCAC-T+toripalimabpCR55.7%
SYSUCC-01AdjuvantTNBCCapecitabinePlacebo5y-DFS82.8% vs. 73.0%
TORCHLIGHTFirst-lineTNBCT+toripalimabTPFS8.4 vs. 5.6 months
Monarch plusFirst-lineHR-positiveCohort A: AI+abemaciclib
Cohort B: F+abemaciclib
Cohort A: AI
Cohort B: F
PFSCohort A: 14.7 vs. not reached
Cohort B: 11.5 vs. 5.6 months
DAWNA-1Second-lineHR-positiveF+dalpiciclibFPFS15.7 vs. 7.2 months
DAWNA-2First-lineHR-positiveAI+dalpicclibAIPFS30.6 vs. 18.2 months
ACEFirst-lineHR-positiveAI+chidamideAIPFS7.4 vs. 3.8 months

T: taxane; H: trastuzumab; P: carboplatin; AC: by anthracycline with cyclophosphamide; AI: aromatase inhibitor; F: fulvestrant; pCR: pathologic complete remission; PFS: progression-free survival; DFS: disease-free survival; HER2: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; TNBC: triple-negative breast cancer; HR: hormone receptor.