RxPONDER

NCT01272037 📎

Regimen

Experimental
Adjuvant chemotherapy followed by endocrine therapy for >=5 years.
Control
Endocrine therapy alone for >=5 years.

Population

Women with HR+/HER2- breast cancer, 1-3 positive axillary nodes, and Oncotype DX RS <=25, stratified by menopausal status.

Key finding

RxPONDER showed that postmenopausal women with 1-3 positive nodes and RS <=25 gain no chemotherapy benefit, while premenopausal women in the same group do benefit -- though part of that benefit likely reflects chemotherapy-induced ovarian suppression. Cited in NCCN BINV-N for node-positive gene expression decisions.

Source: PMID 34914339

Timeline

  • Publication: 2021 Dec 16

Guideline citations

  • NCCN BREAST