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Comparison of the Effect of Fulvestrant Treatment Versus Anastrozole Treatment on Time to Deterioration of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)

A Global Study to Compare the Effects of Fulvestrant and Arimidex in a Subset of Patients With Breast Cancer. · Source last updated 2026-02-27

Results reported by the registry submitting party. Population, time horizon, units and missing values must be read together.

Measure
MEDIAN
Unit
months
Interval / dispersion
Inter-Quartile Range
Time frame
Quality of life questionnaires administered at 3 months post objective disease progression, then at 6-monthly intervals (approximately 75 months)

What was measured

The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast (FACT-B) questionnaire was the instrument selected to assess HRQoL and comprised of following subscales: physical well-being (PWB), functional well-being (FWB), social well-being, emotional well-being, and breast cancer subscale (BCS). The main outcome measure from the FACT-B questionnaire was the Trial Outcome Index (TOI), which was a summary of the following subscales: PWB, FWB, and BCS. Outcome measure is reported as median time to deterioration, defined as the interval from the date of baseline of final analysis to the first assessment of worsened without an improvement in the next 12 weeks in FACT-B TOI, or the date of death (by any cause in the absence of symptom deterioration). Time to deterioration as measured by FACT-B total score was derived similarly and is also reported.

Analysis population: The ITT analysis set included all randomised patients.

Groups in this outcome

Fulvestrant 500 mg

Patients received fulvestrant (Faslodex™) 500 mg, administered as two 5 mL intramuscular injections, 1 in each buttock, at each visit on Days 0, 14 (±3), 28 (±3) and every 28 (±3) days thereafter. In order to support the double-blind, double-dummy design of the trial, each patient randomised to receive fulvestrant, also received placebo to match the anastrozole schedule (tablets, once daily).

Anastrozole 1 mg

Patients received anastrozole (Arimidex™), administered orally as a single tablet at a dose of 1 mg/day from randomisation on Day 0 and once daily thereafter. In order to support the double-blind, double-dummy design of the trial, each patient randomised to receive anastrozole also received placebo to match the fulvestrant schedule (injections on Days 0, 14 \[±3\], 28 \[±3\] and every 28 \[±3\] days thereafter).

Group identifiers and denominators belong to this outcome only. They may differ in another outcome or in safety reporting.

Analysis denominator · Participants

GroupSource count
Fulvestrant 500 mg230
Anastrozole 1 mg232

Reported measurements

Time to TOI deterioration
Values in months · Interval/dispersion: Inter-Quartile Range
GroupValueSpreadLowerUpperComment
Fulvestrant 500 mg14.1Not reported5.544.1Not reported
Anastrozole 1 mg11.1Not reported5.538.3Not reported
Time to FACT-B total score deterioration
Values in months · Interval/dispersion: Inter-Quartile Range
GroupValueSpreadLowerUpperComment
Fulvestrant 500 mg13.8Not reported5.538.7Not reported
Anastrozole 1 mg11.1Not reported4.833.6Not reported

Source statistical analyses

Group order, estimate direction, methods and comments are retained. No treatment ranking is inferred.

  1. ci Lower Limit
    0.70
    ci Num Sides
    TWO_SIDED
    ci Pct Value
    95
    ci Upper Limit
    1.11
    estimate Comment
    A hazard ratio \< 1 favours fulvestrant.
    group Description
    Comparative statistical analysis for time to deterioration of TOI score is presented (fulvestrant versus anastrozole).
    group Ids
    1. OG000
    2. OG001
    non Inferiority Type
    SUPERIORITY_OR_OTHER_LEGACY
    p Value
    0.2846
    p Value Comment
    2-sided p-value
    param Type
    Hazard Ratio (HR)
    param Value
    0.88
    statistical Comment
    Stratified log-rank test with factors for prior chemotherapy for locally advanced/metastatic disease and measurable/non-measurable disease at baseline
    statistical Method
    Log Rank
  2. ci Lower Limit
    0.66
    ci Num Sides
    TWO_SIDED
    ci Pct Value
    95
    ci Upper Limit
    1.03
    estimate Comment
    A hazard ratio \< 1 favours fulvestrant.
    group Description
    Comparative statistical analysis for time to deterioration of FACT-B total score is presented (fulvestrant versus anastrozole).
    group Ids
    1. OG000
    2. OG001
    non Inferiority Type
    SUPERIORITY_OR_OTHER_LEGACY
    p Value
    0.0844
    p Value Comment
    2-sided p-value
    param Type
    Hazard Ratio (HR)
    param Value
    0.82
    statistical Comment
    Stratified log-rank test with factors for prior chemotherapy for locally advanced/metastatic disease and measurable/non-measurable disease at baseline
    statistical Method
    Log Rank
Complete source fields
analyses
  1. ci Lower Limit
    0.70
    ci Num Sides
    TWO_SIDED
    ci Pct Value
    95
    ci Upper Limit
    1.11
    estimate Comment
    A hazard ratio \< 1 favours fulvestrant.
    group Description
    Comparative statistical analysis for time to deterioration of TOI score is presented (fulvestrant versus anastrozole).
    group Ids
    1. OG000
    2. OG001
    non Inferiority Type
    SUPERIORITY_OR_OTHER_LEGACY
    p Value
    0.2846
    p Value Comment
    2-sided p-value
    param Type
    Hazard Ratio (HR)
    param Value
    0.88
    statistical Comment
    Stratified log-rank test with factors for prior chemotherapy for locally advanced/metastatic disease and measurable/non-measurable disease at baseline
    statistical Method
    Log Rank
  2. ci Lower Limit
    0.66
    ci Num Sides
    TWO_SIDED
    ci Pct Value
    95
    ci Upper Limit
    1.03
    estimate Comment
    A hazard ratio \< 1 favours fulvestrant.
    group Description
    Comparative statistical analysis for time to deterioration of FACT-B total score is presented (fulvestrant versus anastrozole).
    group Ids
    1. OG000
    2. OG001
    non Inferiority Type
    SUPERIORITY_OR_OTHER_LEGACY
    p Value
    0.0844
    p Value Comment
    2-sided p-value
    param Type
    Hazard Ratio (HR)
    param Value
    0.82
    statistical Comment
    Stratified log-rank test with factors for prior chemotherapy for locally advanced/metastatic disease and measurable/non-measurable disease at baseline
    statistical Method
    Log Rank
classes
  1. categories
    1. measurements
      1. group Id
        OG000
        lower Limit
        5.5
        upper Limit
        44.1
        value
        14.1
      2. group Id
        OG001
        lower Limit
        5.5
        upper Limit
        38.3
        value
        11.1
    title
    Time to TOI deterioration
  2. categories
    1. measurements
      1. group Id
        OG000
        lower Limit
        5.5
        upper Limit
        38.7
        value
        13.8
      2. group Id
        OG001
        lower Limit
        4.8
        upper Limit
        33.6
        value
        11.1
    title
    Time to FACT-B total score deterioration
denoms
  1. counts
    1. group Id
      OG000
      value
      230
    2. group Id
      OG001
      value
      232
    units
    Participants
description
The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Breast (FACT-B) questionnaire was the instrument selected to assess HRQoL and comprised of following subscales: physical well-being (PWB), functional well-being (FWB), social well-being, emotional well-being, and breast cancer subscale (BCS). The main outcome measure from the FACT-B questionnaire was the Trial Outcome Index (TOI), which was a summary of the following subscales: PWB, FWB, and BCS. Outcome measure is reported as median time to deterioration, defined as the interval from the date of baseline of final analysis to the first assessment of worsened without an improvement in the next 12 weeks in FACT-B TOI, or the date of death (by any cause in the absence of symptom deterioration). Time to deterioration as measured by FACT-B total score was derived similarly and is also reported.
dispersion Type
Inter-Quartile Range
groups
  1. description
    Patients received fulvestrant (Faslodex™) 500 mg, administered as two 5 mL intramuscular injections, 1 in each buttock, at each visit on Days 0, 14 (±3), 28 (±3) and every 28 (±3) days thereafter. In order to support the double-blind, double-dummy design of the trial, each patient randomised to receive fulvestrant, also received placebo to match the anastrozole schedule (tablets, once daily).
    id
    OG000
    title
    Fulvestrant 500 mg
  2. description
    Patients received anastrozole (Arimidex™), administered orally as a single tablet at a dose of 1 mg/day from randomisation on Day 0 and once daily thereafter. In order to support the double-blind, double-dummy design of the trial, each patient randomised to receive anastrozole also received placebo to match the fulvestrant schedule (injections on Days 0, 14 \[±3\], 28 \[±3\] and every 28 \[±3\] days thereafter).
    id
    OG001
    title
    Anastrozole 1 mg
param Type
MEDIAN
population Description
The ITT analysis set included all randomised patients.
reporting Status
POSTED
time Frame
Quality of life questionnaires administered at 3 months post objective disease progression, then at 6-monthly intervals (approximately 75 months)
title
Comparison of the Effect of Fulvestrant Treatment Versus Anastrozole Treatment on Time to Deterioration of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL)
type
SECONDARY
unit Of Measure
months

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