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Meta-Analysis
. 2014 Feb;95(2):216-27.
doi: 10.1038/clpt.2013.186. Epub 2013 Sep 23.

CYP2D6 genotype and adjuvant tamoxifen: meta-analysis of heterogeneous study populations

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Meta-Analysis

CYP2D6 genotype and adjuvant tamoxifen: meta-analysis of heterogeneous study populations

M A Province et al. Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Feb.

Abstract

The International Tamoxifen Pharmacogenomics Consortium was established to address the controversy regarding cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) status and clinical outcomes in tamoxifen therapy. We performed a meta-analysis on data from 4,973 tamoxifen-treated patients (12 globally distributed sites). Using strict eligibility requirements (postmenopausal women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, receiving 20 mg/day tamoxifen for 5 years, criterion 1); CYP2D6 poor metabolizer status was associated with poorer invasive disease-free survival (IDFS: hazard ratio = 1.25; 95% confidence interval = 1.06, 1.47; P = 0.009). However, CYP2D6 status was not statistically significant when tamoxifen duration, menopausal status, and annual follow-up were not specified (criterion 2, n = 2,443; P = 0.25) or when no exclusions were applied (criterion 3, n = 4,935; P = 0.38). Although CYP2D6 is a strong predictor of IDFS using strict inclusion criteria, because the results are not robust to inclusion criteria (these were not defined a priori), prospective studies are necessary to fully establish the value of CYP2D6 genotyping in tamoxifen therapy.

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Figure 1
Individual site estimates of hazard ratios of CYP2D6 genotype on clinical outcome, along with the meta-analyses for the criterion 1 subset. (a) Invasive disease–free survival (IDFS) outcome. (b) Breast cancer–free interval (BCFI) outcome.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Site-specific effects of CYP2D6 metabolizer status on clinical outcomes for subjects meeting inclusion criterion 1 (outcome = invasive disease–free survival (IDFS)).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Site-specific effects of CYP2D6 metabolizer status on clinical outcomes for subjects meeting inclusion criterion 1 (outcome = breast cancer–free interval (BCFI)).

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