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Table 1 Characteristics of included studies

From: A systematic review of gemcitabine and taxanes combination therapy randomized trials for metastatic breast cancer

Study ID

Arms

Patients

Treatments (cycle)

Endpoints

Study design

Lose

Treatment lines

Jada scale

Dorte L. Nielsen 2011

Gemcitabine + Docetaxel

170

G 1,000 mg/m2 d1,8 + D 75 mg/m2 d8(21d)

OS.ORR.TTP.toxicity

phase3, random,open-label

6

First or second-line

3

 

Docetaxel

167

D 100 mg/m2 d1(21d)

     

Kathy S. Albain 2008

Gemcitabin + Paclitaxel

266

G 1,250 mg/m2 d1,8 + P 175 mg/m2 d1(21d)

OS.TTP.ORR.toxicity

phase3, random,unclear

8

first-line

3

 

Paclitaxel

263

P 175 mg/m2 d1(21d)

     

H. Joensuu 2010

Docetaxel + Gemcitabin(alternating)

122

D l100 mg/m2 d1 + G 1000 mg/m2 d1,8(21d)

TTP.OS.ORR.toxicity

phase3, random,open-label

3

first-line

3

 

Docetaxel

115

D l100 mg/m2 d1(21d)

     

Christos A. Papadimitriou 2009

Gemcitabin + Docetaxel

41

D 35 mg/m2 + G 600 mg/m2(7d)

ORR.OS.TTP.toxicity

phase2, random, unclear

13

second-line

2

 

Docetaxel

34

D 40 mg/m2(7d)

     

Adam Brufsky 2011

Gemcitabin + Paclitaxel + Bevacizumab

93

P 90 mg/m2 d1, 8, 15 + B 10 mg/kg d1,15 + G 1500 mg/m2 d1, 15(28d)

ORR.PFS.OS.toxicity

phase2, random, open-label

28

first-line

3

 

Paclitaxel + Bevacizumab

94

P 90 mg/m2 d1, 8, 15 + B 10 mg/kg d1, 15(28d)

     
 

Vinorelbine

127

V 30 mg/m2 d1,8(21d)

     

C. Levy 2005

Gemcitabin + Docetaxel

153

D 75 mg/m2 d1 + G 1000 mg/m2 d1, 8(21d)

ORR.PFS.TTP.toxicity

Phase3,random,unclear

Unknown

second-line

2

 

Capecitabine + Docetaxel

152

D 75 mg/m2 d1 + C 1250 mg/m2 bid d1-14(21d)

     

Zielinski 2005

Gemcitabine + epirubicin + and paclitaxel(GET)

124

G 1,000 mg/m2 d1, 4 + E 90 mg/m2 d1+ P 175 mg/m2

TTP.ORR.toxicity

Phase3,random,unclear

Unknown

first-line

3

   

d1(21d)

     
 

Fluorouracil + Epirubicin + Cyclophosphamide(FEC)

135

F 500 mg/m2 d1 + E 90 mg/m2 d1 + C 500 mg/m2 d1(21d)

     

Stephen Chan 2009

Gemcitabin + Docetaxel

153

G 1000 mg/m2 d1,8 + D 75 mg/m2 d1(21d)

PFS.ORR.OS.toxicity

Phase3,random,unclear

8 + 3

first + second-line

3

 

Capecitabine + Docetaxel

152

C 1,250 mg/m2 bid d1-14 + D 75 mg/m2 d1(21d)

     
  1. G = gemcitabine, D = docetaxel, C = capecitabine, F = flurouracil, C = cyclophospham, E = epirubicin, P = paclitaxel, V = vinorelbine, B = bevacizumab, OS = overall survival, ORR = objective response rates, PFS = progression-free survival, TTP = time to progression.