Review Article

Which Is the Most Appropriate PI3K Inhibitor for Breast Cancer Patients with or without PIK3CA Status Mutant? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Efficacy of included RCTs of PI3K inhibitors in treatment of breast cancer.

OutcomesPIK3CA mutation statusIncluded RCTsOR (95% CI), Meta-regressionPublication biasCertainty of evidence

Objective response rate (ORR)Overall7 [20, 21-24, 26-27]1.539 (1.074, 2.204)0.015, 54.6%&0.683, 0.000Low
Mutated5 [20-21, 23-24, 26]1.952 (1.012, 3.766)0.030, 62.6%&0.3060.624, 0.715Moderate
Alpelisib1[20]2.474 (1.410, 4.343)0.785
Buparlisib3 [23-24, 26]1.481 (0.270, 8.112)0.009, 78.6%&1.000, 0.996Moderate
Taselisib1 [21]2.093 (1.094, 4.002)
Wild-type3 [21, 23-24]1.252 (0.833, 1.882)0.630, 0.0%0.602, 0.251Moderate
Total3 [22, 26-27]1.303 (0.621, 2.734)0.075, 61.3%&0.117, 0.029Low

Progression-free survival (PFS)
 6m-PFSOverall7 [19-20, 22-23, 25-27]1.189 (0.965, 1.465)0.080, 37.1%0.2920.152, 0.000Moderate
Mutated6 [20, 22-23, 25-27]1.519 (1.144, 2.018)0.841, 0.0%0.188, 0.761High
Alpelisib1 [20]1.549 (1.010, 2.376)0.678
Buparlisib3 [22, 23, 26]1.427 (0.924, 2.205)0.396, 0.0%0.602, 0.859Moderate
Pictilisib2 [25, 27]1.736 (0.802, 3.761)0.935, 0.0%0.371, -Moderate
Wild-type3 [20, 22, 26]0.938 (0.575, 1.529)0.132, 50.7%&0.117, 0.106Low
Total4 [19, 23, 25, 27]1.134 (0.806, 1.596)0.088, 50.6%&1.000, 0.354Moderate

 1y-PFSOverall6 [19, 20, 22-23, 25-26]1.188 (0.880, 1.603)0.095, 36.9%0.8400.353, 0.000Moderate
Mutated5 [20, 22-23, 25-26]1.392 (0.972, 1.992)0.471, 0.0%1.000, 0.686High
Wild-type3 [20, 22, 26]0.931 (0.278, 3.115)0.163, 44.8%0.117, 0.084Moderate
Total3 [19, 23, 25]1.210 (0.756, 1.938)0.048, 62.0%&0.497, 0.384Low

 1.5y-PFSOverall6 [19, 20, 23-24, 26-27]1.506 (1.071, 2.119)0.892, 0.0%0.7250.173, 0.021Moderate
Mutated5 [20, 23-24, 26-27]1.577 (0.907, 2.740)0.865, 0.0%0.624, 0.693High
Wild-type2 [23, 26]1.995 (0.632, 6.294)0.755, 0.0%0.317, -Moderate
Total3 [19, 24, 27]1.368 (0.829, 2.258)0.354, 7.8%0.042, 0.079Moderate

 2y-PFSOverall4 [19-20, 24, 26]1.716 (0.758, 3.885)0.934, 0.0%0.9860.564, -High
Mutated2 [20, 26]1.840 (0.491, 6.898)0.818, 0.0%0.317, -Moderate
Wild-type2 [24, 26]1.360 (0.219, 0.435)0.733, 0.0%0.317, -Moderate
Total1 [19]1.771 (0.475, 6.603)0.303, 5.8%0.317, -Moderate

 PFS from HR dataOverall7 [19-20, 22-23, 25-27]-0.271 (-0.369, -0.173)0.342, 10.3%0.3150.126, 0.000Moderate
Mutated7 [19-20, 22-23, 25-27]-0.346 (-0.525, -0.168)0.235, 25.4%0.293, 0.586High
Alpelisib2 [19-20]-0.431 (-0.658, -0.203)1.000, 0.0%0.3980.371, -
Buparlisib3 [22, 23, 26]-0.324 (-0.526, -0.123)0.046, 67.6%&0.602, 0.602Moderate
Pictilisib2 [25, 27]-0.171 (-0.607, 0.266)0.415, 0.0%0.371, -
Wild-type3 [20, 22, 26]-0.168 (-0.413, 0.077)0.306, 15.5%0.117, 0.003Low
Total3 [23, 25, 27]-0.238 (-0.364, -0.112)0.647, 0.0%0.602, 0.678Low

Significant differences, &Substantial heterogeneity.