Exemestane

Time in months from randomization to first documentation of objective tumor progression or death due to breast cancer, whichever comes first. Tumor progression was determined by the expert evaluation committee using RECIST version 1.0 as an at least a 20% increase in the sum of the longest diameters (SLD) of the target lesions compared to the smallest SLD since the study treatment started. For participants with bone metastasis only, at least 25% increase in the measurable lesion according to General Rules for Clinical and Pathological Study of Breast Cancer (The 14th edition).

Overall survival in months measured from date of starting treatment in core study to date of death for any reason.

Number of events (disease relapse or death) to time of observation for DFS. DFS defined as time from randomization to earliest documentation of disease relapse or death from any cause in postmenopausal, receptor positive, node negative or node positive breast cancer patients for adjuvant treatment with exemestane compared with adjuvant tamoxifen therapy at 2.75 years. Disease relapse: primary tumor recurrence (locoregional or distant) and ipsilateral or contralateral breast cancer (CBC). Intercurrent death: death without disease relapse.

Number of events (disease relapse or death) to time of observation for DFS. DFS defined as time from randomization to earliest documentation of disease relapse or death from any cause in postmenopausal, receptor positive, node negative or node positive breast cancer patients for adjuvant treatment with exemestane compared with adjuvant tamoxifen therapy at 5 years. Disease relapse: primary tumor recurrence (locoregional or distant) and ipsilateral or contralateral breast cancer (CBC). Intercurrent death: death without disease relapse.

DFS defined as time from randomization to earliest documentation of breast cancer relapse or death from any cause. DFS at Month 36 post-randomization was defined as probability of participants alive and disease-free at 36 months after the randomization. Participants withdrawn from the study for any reason in the absence of relapse were censored at the date they were last seen. Relapse was categorized as follows: loco-regional: ipsilateral breast or axillary nodal relapse; distant: distant relapse, including supraclavicular nodes; second primary breast cancer: contralateral breast cancer, excluding ductal carcinoma in situ.

Clinical benefit was based on objective tumor assessments made according to Response Evaluation Criteria (RECIST) system of unidimensional evaluation. Includes subjects with complete response (CR), partial response (PR), and long term disease stabilization (SD) for at least 24 weeks.