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NCT01772472 · OUTCOME

Distant Recurrence-free Interval (DRFI) Rate at 3 Years

A Study of Trastuzumab Emtansine Versus Trastuzumab as Adjuvant Therapy in Patients With HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Who Have Residual Tumor in the Breast or Axillary Lymph Nodes Following Preoperative Therapy (KATHERINE) · Source last updated 2025-07-22

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

Measure
NUMBER
Unit
percentage of participants
Interval / dispersion
95% Confidence Interval
Time frame
At Year 3

What was measured

DRFI was defined as the time between randomization and the date of distant breast cancer recurrence. 3-year DRFI event-free rate in the ITT population was estimated using KM method, and the percentage of participants who were event-free 3 years after randomization was estimated.

Analysis population: ITT population included all participants who were randomized to the study regardless of whether they received any study treatment.

Groups in this outcome

Trastuzumab

Participants received trastuzumab, 6 mg/kg, IV, Q3W, as a maintenance dose for 14 cycles (1 cycle = 21 days) or until disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity which ever occurs first.

Trastuzumab Emtansine

Participants received trastuzumab emtansine, 3.6 mg/kg, IV, Q3W for 14 cycles (1 cycle = 21 days) or until disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity which ever occurs first.

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

Analysis denominator · Participants

GroupSource count
Trastuzumab743
Trastuzumab Emtansine743

Reported measurements

Source class 1
Values in percentage of participants · Interval/dispersion: 95% Confidence Interval
GroupValueSpreadLowerUpperComment
Trastuzumab83.26Not reported80.4386.08Not reported
Trastuzumab Emtansine89.95Not reported87.7292.19Not reported

Source statistical analyses

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

  1. ci Lower Limit
    0.47
    ci Pct Value
    95
    ci Upper Limit
    0.76
    group Ids
    1. OG000
    2. OG001
    non Inferiority Type
    SUPERIORITY
    p Value
    <0.0001
    param Type
    Hazard Ratio (HR)
    param Value
    0.60
    statistical Method
    Log Rank
Complete source fields
analyses
  1. ci Lower Limit
    0.47
    ci Pct Value
    95
    ci Upper Limit
    0.76
    group Ids
    1. OG000
    2. OG001
    non Inferiority Type
    SUPERIORITY
    p Value
    <0.0001
    param Type
    Hazard Ratio (HR)
    param Value
    0.60
    statistical Method
    Log Rank
classes
  1. categories
    1. measurements
      1. group Id
        OG000
        lower Limit
        80.43
        upper Limit
        86.08
        value
        83.26
      2. group Id
        OG001
        lower Limit
        87.72
        upper Limit
        92.19
        value
        89.95
denoms
  1. counts
    1. group Id
      OG000
      value
      743
    2. group Id
      OG001
      value
      743
    units
    Participants
description
DRFI was defined as the time between randomization and the date of distant breast cancer recurrence. 3-year DRFI event-free rate in the ITT population was estimated using KM method, and the percentage of participants who were event-free 3 years after randomization was estimated.
dispersion Type
95% Confidence Interval
groups
  1. description
    Participants received trastuzumab, 6 mg/kg, IV, Q3W, as a maintenance dose for 14 cycles (1 cycle = 21 days) or until disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity which ever occurs first.
    id
    OG000
    title
    Trastuzumab
  2. description
    Participants received trastuzumab emtansine, 3.6 mg/kg, IV, Q3W for 14 cycles (1 cycle = 21 days) or until disease recurrence or unacceptable toxicity which ever occurs first.
    id
    OG001
    title
    Trastuzumab Emtansine
param Type
NUMBER
population Description
ITT population included all participants who were randomized to the study regardless of whether they received any study treatment.
reporting Status
POSTED
time Frame
At Year 3
title
Distant Recurrence-free Interval (DRFI) Rate at 3 Years
type
SECONDARY
unit Of Measure
percentage of participants

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