Results from EBCTCG Fourth Cycle (2000 data) and Fifth Cycle (2005-2006 data)

Recent Results from EBCTCG

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Fifth Cycle (2005-2006 data)

Comparisons between different polychemotherapy regimens for early breast cancer: meta-analyses of long-term outcome among 100,000 women in 123 randomised trials(Lancet 2012; 379: 432-44, DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61625-5)

Final typescript of the paper with table and figures (PDF)
Web appendix (PDF)
PowerPoint presentation (PPT)

Effect of radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery on 10-year recurrence and 15-year breast cancer death: meta-analysis of individual patient data for 10 801 women in 17 randomised trials (Lancet 2011; 378: 1707-60, DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61629-2)

Final typescript of the paper with table and figures (PDF)
Web appendix (PDF)
Press release (PDF)
PowerPoint presentation (PPT)

Relevance of breast cancer hormone receptors and other factors to the efficacy of adjuvant tamoxifen: patient-level meta-analysis of randomised trials (Lancet 2011; 378: 771-84, DOI:10.1016/S0140- 6736(11)60993-8)

Final typescript of the paper with tables and figures (PDF)
Web appendix (PDF)
Press release (PDF)

Overview of the randomised trials of radiotherapy in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast (J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 2010; 41: 162-177. DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgq039)

Final typescript of the paper with tables and figures (PDF)

Adjuvant chemotherapy in oestrogen-receptor-poor breast cancer: patient-level meta-analysis of randomised trials (The Lancet 2008; 371: 29-40, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60069-0)

Final typescript of the paper with tables and figures (PDF)
Web figures (PDF)

Fourth Cycle (2000 data)

Effects of radiotherapy and of differences in the extent of surgery for early breast cancer on local recurrence and on 15-year survival: an overview of the randomised trials (The Lancet 2005; 366: 2087-2106, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67887-7)

Final typescript of the paper with tables and figures (PDF)
Web tables and web figures (PDF)
Press release (PDF)
PowerPoint presentation (Microsoft PPT)

Effects of chemotherapy and hormonal therapy for early breast cancer on recurrence and 15-year survival: an overview of the randomised trials (The Lancet 2005; 365: 1687-1717, DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66544-0)

Final typescript of the paper with tables and figures (PDF)
Press release (PDF)
[Link to web page with additional tables, figures and annexes]
Master list of all trials in the EBCTCG 2000 overview database (710 kb HTML file). Trials appearing in "forest plots" in the papers each have a year code, e.g. 77J1, which can be used to find the corresponding details in the master list.

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[End of document, updated to 6th February 2012]