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Outcomes After Multidisciplinary Treatment of Inflammatory Breast Cancer in the Era of Neoadjuvant HER2-directed Therapy. Am J Clin Oncol 2015; 38:242-7. [PMID: 23648437 DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e3182937921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVES We previously reported survival trends among patients with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) over a 30-year period before 2005. Here we evaluated survival outcomes for women with IBC diagnosed before or after October 2006, in the era of HER2-directed therapy and after opening a dedicated multidisciplinary IBC clinic. METHODS We retrospectively identified and reviewed 260 patients with newly diagnosed IBC without distant metastasis, 168 treated before October 2006 and 92 treated afterward. Most patients received anthracycline and taxane-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy, mastectomy, and postmastectomy radiation. Survival outcomes were compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS Median follow-up time was 29 months for the entire cohort (39 and 24 mo for patients treated before and after October 2006). Patients treated more recently were more likely to have received neoadjuvant HER2-directed therapy for HER2-positive tumors (100% vs. 54%, P=0.001). No differences were found in receipt of hormone therapy. Three-year overall survival rates were 63% for those treated before and 82% for those treated after October 2006 (log-rank P=0.02). Univariate Cox analysis demonstrated better overall survival among patients treated after October 2006 than among those treated beforehand (hazard ratio [HR] 0.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.34-0.94); a trend toward improved survival was noted in the multivariate analysis (HR=0.47; 95% CI, 0.19-1.16; P=0.10). Significant factors in the multivariate model included HER2-directed therapy (HR=0.38; 95% CI, 0.17-0.84; P=0.02) and estrogen receptor positivity (HR=0.32; 95% CI, 0.14-0.74; P=0.01). CONCLUSIONS Survival improved in the context of the IBC clinic and prompt initiation of neoadjuvant HER2-directed therapeutics.
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Valdivieso M, Corn BW, Dancey JE, Wickerham DL, Horvath LE, Perez EA, Urton A, Cronin WM, Field E, Lackey E, Blanke CD. The Globalization of Cooperative Groups. Semin Oncol 2015; 42:693-712. [PMID: 26433551 DOI: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2015.07.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI)-supported adult cooperative oncology research groups (now officially Network groups) have a longstanding history of participating in international collaborations throughout the world. Most frequently, the US-based cooperative groups work reciprocally with the Canadian national adult cancer clinical trial group, NCIC CTG (previously the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group). Thus, Canada is the largest contributor to cooperative groups based in the United States, and vice versa. Although international collaborations have many benefits, they are most frequently utilized to enhance patient accrual to large phase III trials originating in the United States or Canada. Within the cooperative group setting, adequate attention has not been given to the study of cancers that are unique to countries outside the United States and Canada, such as those frequently associated with infections in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Global collaborations are limited by a number of barriers, some of which are unique to the countries involved, while others are related to financial support and to US policies that restrict drug distribution outside the United States. This article serves to detail the cooperative group experience in international research and describe how international collaboration in cancer clinical trials is a promising and important area that requires greater consideration in the future.
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, University of Michigan; and SWOG, Executive Officer, Quality Assurance and International Initiatives, Ann Arbor, MI.
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- Institute of Radiotherapy, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel; and Department of Radiation Oncology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
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- Director, NCIC Clinical Trials Group; Scientific Director Canadian Cancer Clinical Trials Network; Program Leader, High Impact Clinical Trials, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research; Professor of Oncology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Deputy Chairman, NRG Oncology, Pittsburgh, PA; Department of Human Oncology, Pittsburgh Campus, Drexel University School of Medicine; Allegheny Cancer Center at Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Executive Officer, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology, Chicago, IL
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- Deputy Director at Large, Mayo Clinic Cancer Center; Group Vice Chair, Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology; Hematology/Oncology and Cancer Biology Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Group Administrator, NCIC Clinical Trials Group, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Associate Director, NRG Oncology Statistics and Data Management Center (SDMC); Associate Director, Biostatistics, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Project Specialist III, RTOG, Philadelphia, PA
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- Coordinating Center Manager, SWOG Statistical Center, Seattle, WA
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- Chair, SWOG; Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Oregon Health & Science University and Knight Cancer Institute, Portland, OR
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Jung J, Kim SS, Ahn SD, Lee SW, Ahn SH, Son BH, Lee JW, Choi EK. Treatment Outcome of Breast Cancer with Pathologically Proven Synchronous Ipsilateral Supraclavicular Lymph Node Metastases. J Breast Cancer 2015; 18:167-72. [PMID: 26155293 PMCID: PMC4490266 DOI: 10.4048/jbc.2015.18.2.167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 03/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of this study was to investigate the prognosis, patterns of failure, and prognostic factors for breast cancer patients with pathologically proven synchronous ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph node (ISCLN) metastases. METHODS We reviewed the records of breast cancer patients with pathologically proven ISCLN metastases. Local aggressive treatment was defined as treatment including surgery, axillary lymph node dissection (ALND), ISCLN excision, radiotherapy (RT), and chemotherapy. RESULTS A total of 111 patients were included. The 5-year overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates were 64.2% and 56.2%, respectively. On univariate analysis, RT, ALND, trastuzumab treatment, hormone receptor (HR) status, and local aggressive treatment were identified as significant factors for OS. The 5-year OS for 73 patients who received local aggressive treatment was superior to that of 38 patients who received nonaggressive treatment (70.9% vs. 49.3%, p=0.036). Multivariate analysis showed that RT, HR status, and trastuzumab were significant variables for the 5-year OS and DFS. CONCLUSION Multimodality treatment with surgery, taxane-based chemotherapy, hormone therapy, and RT is strongly recommended for breast cancer patients with synchronous ISCLN metastases.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Postmastectomy internal mammary node radiation in women with breast cancer: a long-term follow-up study. JOURNAL OF RADIOTHERAPY IN PRACTICE 2015. [DOI: 10.1017/s1460396915000278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractBackgroundTo observe the impact of internal mammary node irradiation (IMNI) on disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in postmastectomy women with breast cancer.Materials and methodsBetween 1978 and 1996, 153 women with stage II–III breast cancer were treated with postmastectomy radiation therapy (RT) with IMNI. Their clinical, pathological and treatment characteristics were matched with 166 patients without IMNI. The RT dose was 35 Gy to the chest wall and 40 Gy to the supraclavicular fossa and IMN in 15 fractions over 3 weeks with photons. All patients were planned with two-dimensional technique. Adjuvant chemotherapy was administered to 41% and endocrine therapy to 52% of the patients. Symptomatic patients were further assessed for late pulmonary and late cardiac effects.ResultsThe median follow-up period was 203 months (range, 182–224), and the median age was 44 years (range 20–73 years). The IMNI group had significantly more right-sided and inner/central quadrant tumours. Other characteristics were comparable between both the groups. DFS at 15 years with and without IMNI was 64 and 49%, respectively (p=0·0001). On multivariate analysis, IMNI was an independent, positive predictor of DFS [hazard ratio (HR), 2·89;p=0·0001]. Benefit of IMNI on DFS was more apparent in inner/central tumours [HR, 1·48; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1·02–2·88], N2–N3 patients (HR, 1·44; 95% CI, 1·09–2·10) and in those who received chemotherapy (HR, 1·70; 95% CI, 1·07–2·71). OS at 15 years with and without IMNI was 68 and 54%, respectively (p=0·0001). Late pulmonary toxicity was 1·5 versus 1% with and without IMNI, respectively. Late cardiac toxicity was 2·6 versus 1·8% with and without IMNI, respectively.ConclusionsIMNI significantly improved DFS and OS in postmastectomy breast cancer patients. Benefit of IMNI was seen in patients with central/inner tumours and N2–N3 disease. Late cardiopulmonary toxicities were comparable between the two groups.
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Sparano JA, Zhao F, Martino S, Ligibel JA, Perez EA, Saphner T, Wolff AC, Sledge GW, Wood WC, Davidson NE. Long-Term Follow-Up of the E1199 Phase III Trial Evaluating the Role of Taxane and Schedule in Operable Breast Cancer. J Clin Oncol 2015; 33:2353-60. [PMID: 26077235 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.60.9271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine long-term outcomes in a clinical trial evaluating the role of taxane type and schedule in operable breast cancer and evaluate the impact of obesity and black race on outcome. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 4,954 eligible women with stage II to III breast cancer treated with four cycles of doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide were randomly assigned to receive paclitaxel or docetaxel every 3 weeks for four doses or weekly for 12 doses using a 2 × 2 factorial design. The primary end point was disease-free survival (DFS). Results are expressed as hazard ratios (HRs) from Cox proportional hazards models. All P values are two sided. RESULTS When compared with the standard every-3-week paclitaxel arm, after a median follow-up of 12.1 years, DFS significantly improved and overall survival (OS) marginally improved only for the weekly paclitaxel (HR, 0.84; P = .011 and HR, 0.87; P = .09, respectively) and every-3-week docetaxel arms (HR, 0.79; P = .001 and HR, 0.86; P = .054, respectively). Weekly paclitaxel improved DFS and OS (HR, 0.69; P = .010 and HR, 0.69; P = .019, respectively) in triple-negative breast cancer. For hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-nonoverexpressing disease, no experimental arm improved OS, and black race and obesity were associated with increased risk of breast cancer recurrence and death. CONCLUSION Improved outcomes initially observed for weekly paclitaxel were qualitatively similar but quantitatively less pronounced with longer follow-up, although exploratory analysis suggested substantial benefit in triple-negative disease. Further research is required to understand why obesity and race influence clinical outcome in hormone receptor-positive disease.
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- Joseph A. Sparano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Fengmin Zhao and Jennifer A. Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard University, Boston, MA; Silvana Martino, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Saphner, Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, Two Rivers, WI; Antonio C. Wolff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; George W. Sledge Jr, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; William C. Wood, Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA.
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- Joseph A. Sparano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Fengmin Zhao and Jennifer A. Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard University, Boston, MA; Silvana Martino, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Saphner, Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, Two Rivers, WI; Antonio C. Wolff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; George W. Sledge Jr, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; William C. Wood, Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Joseph A. Sparano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Fengmin Zhao and Jennifer A. Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard University, Boston, MA; Silvana Martino, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Saphner, Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, Two Rivers, WI; Antonio C. Wolff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; George W. Sledge Jr, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; William C. Wood, Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Joseph A. Sparano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Fengmin Zhao and Jennifer A. Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard University, Boston, MA; Silvana Martino, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Saphner, Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, Two Rivers, WI; Antonio C. Wolff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; George W. Sledge Jr, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; William C. Wood, Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Joseph A. Sparano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Fengmin Zhao and Jennifer A. Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard University, Boston, MA; Silvana Martino, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Saphner, Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, Two Rivers, WI; Antonio C. Wolff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; George W. Sledge Jr, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; William C. Wood, Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Joseph A. Sparano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Fengmin Zhao and Jennifer A. Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard University, Boston, MA; Silvana Martino, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Saphner, Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, Two Rivers, WI; Antonio C. Wolff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; George W. Sledge Jr, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; William C. Wood, Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Joseph A. Sparano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Fengmin Zhao and Jennifer A. Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard University, Boston, MA; Silvana Martino, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Saphner, Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, Two Rivers, WI; Antonio C. Wolff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; George W. Sledge Jr, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; William C. Wood, Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Joseph A. Sparano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Fengmin Zhao and Jennifer A. Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard University, Boston, MA; Silvana Martino, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Saphner, Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, Two Rivers, WI; Antonio C. Wolff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; George W. Sledge Jr, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; William C. Wood, Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Joseph A. Sparano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Fengmin Zhao and Jennifer A. Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard University, Boston, MA; Silvana Martino, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Saphner, Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, Two Rivers, WI; Antonio C. Wolff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; George W. Sledge Jr, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; William C. Wood, Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Joseph A. Sparano, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY; Fengmin Zhao and Jennifer A. Ligibel, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard University, Boston, MA; Silvana Martino, John Wayne Cancer Institute, Santa Monica, CA; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Tom Saphner, Vince Lombardi Cancer Center, Two Rivers, WI; Antonio C. Wolff, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; George W. Sledge Jr, Simon Cancer Center, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN; William C. Wood, Winship Cancer Center, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; and Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA
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Sonnenblick A, Francis PA, Azim HA, de Azambuja E, Nordenskjöld B, Gutiérez J, Quinaux E, Mastropasqua MG, Ameye L, Anderson M, Lluch A, Gnant M, Goldhirsch A, Di Leo A, Barnadas A, Cortes-Funes H, Piccart M, Crown J. Final 10-year results of the Breast International Group 2-98 phase III trial and the role of Ki67 in predicting benefit of adjuvant docetaxel in patients with oestrogen receptor positive breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 2015; 51:1481-9. [PMID: 26074397 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.03.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2014] [Revised: 02/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/20/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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AIM Breast International Group (BIG) 2-98 is a randomised phase III trial that tested the effect of adding docetaxel, either in sequence to or in combination with anthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapy, in women with node-positive breast cancer (BC). Here, we present the 10-year final trial safety and efficacy analyses. We also report an exploratory analysis on the predictive value of Ki67 for docetaxel efficacy, in the BIG 2-98 and using a pooled analysis of three other randomised trials. PATIENTS AND METHODS 2887 patients were randomly assigned in a 2×2 trial design to one of four treatments. The primary objective was to evaluate the overall efficacy of docetaxel on disease free survival (DFS). Secondary objectives included comparisons of sequential docetaxel versus sequential control arm, safety and overall survival (OS). Ki67 expression was centrally evaluated by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS After a median follow-up of 10.1years, the addition of docetaxel did not significantly improve DFS or OS (hazard ratio (HR)=0.91, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.81-1.04; P=0.16 and HR=0.88, 95% CI=0.76-1.03; P=0.11, respectively). Sequential docetaxel did not improve DFS compared to the sequential control arm (HR=0.86, 95% CI=0.72-1.03; P=0.10). In oestrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumours with Ki67⩾14%, the addition of docetaxel resulted in 5.4% improvement in 10-year OS (P=0.03, test for interaction=0.1). In a multivariate model, there was a trend for improved DFS and OS in ER-positive patients with high Ki67 and treated with docetaxel (HR=0.79, 95% CI=0.63-1.01; P=0.05 and HR=0.76, 95% CI=0.57-1.01; P=0.06, respectively). A pooled analysis of four randomised trials showed a benefit of taxanes in highly proliferative ER-positive disease but not in low proliferating tumours (interaction test P=0.01). CONCLUSION The DFS benefit previously demonstrated with sequential docetaxel is no longer observed at 10years. However, an exploratory analysis suggested a benefit of docetaxel in patients with highly proliferative ER-positive BC.
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- Department of Medicine, BrEAST Data Centre, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia; Australia and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group Newcastle, Australia; International Breast Cancer Study Group, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, BrEAST Data Centre, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, BrEAST Data Centre, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Swedish Breast Cancer Group, Universitetssjukhuset, Linkoping, Sweden
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- Grupo Oncologico Cooperativo Chileno De Investigacion, Clinica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- International Drug Development Institute, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium
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- University of Milan School of Medicine, and Department of Pathology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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- Data Management Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Department of Oncology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, and Danish Breast Cancer Cooperative Group, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia/INCLIVA, Universidad de Valencia, Spain(1)
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- Department of Surgery and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Austrian Breast and Colorectal Cancer Study Group, Vienna, Austria
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- European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; International Breast Cancer Study Group (IBCSG), Bern, Switzerland
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- Sandro Pitigliani' Medical Oncology Department, Hospital of Prato, Istituto Toscano Tumori, Prato, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Medicine Department, Universitat Autònoma, Barcelona, Spain(1)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, BrEAST Data Centre, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- St Vincet's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland.
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VanKlompenberg MK, Bedalov CO, Soto KF, Prosperi JR. APC selectively mediates response to chemotherapeutic agents in breast cancer. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:457. [PMID: 26049416 PMCID: PMC4458029 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1456-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 02/25/2023] Open
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Background The Adenomatous Polyposis Coli (APC) tumor suppressor is mutated or hypermethylated in up to 70 % of sporadic breast cancers depending on subtype; however, the effects of APC mutation on tumorigenic properties remain unexplored. Using the ApcMin/+ mouse crossed to the Polyoma middle T antigen (PyMT) transgenic model, we identified enhanced breast tumorigenesis and alterations in genes critical in therapeutic resistance independent of Wnt/β-catenin signaling. Apc mutation changed the tumor histopathology from solid to squamous adenocarcinomas, resembling the highly aggressive human metaplastic breast cancer. Mechanistic studies in tumor-derived cell lines demonstrated that focal adhesion kinase (FAK)/Src/JNK signaling regulated the enhanced proliferation downstream of Apc mutation. Despite this mechanistic information, the role of APC in mediating breast cancer chemotherapeutic resistance is currently unknown. Methods We have examined the effect of Apc loss in MMTV-PyMT mouse breast cancer cells on gene expression changes of ATP-binding cassette transporters and immunofluorescence to determine proliferative and apoptotic response of cells to cisplatin, doxorubicin and paclitaxel. Furthermore we determined the added effect of Src or JNK inhibition by PP2 and SP600125, respectively, on chemotherapeutic response. We also used the Aldefluor assay to measure the population of tumor initiating cells. Lastly, we measured the apoptotic and proliferative response to APC knockdown in MDA-MB-157 human breast cancer cells after chemotherapeutic treatment. Results Cells obtained from MMTV-PyMT;ApcMin/+ tumors express increased MDR1 (multidrug resistance protein 1), which is augmented by treatment with paclitaxel or doxorubicin. Furthermore MMTV-PyMT;ApcMin/+ cells are more resistant to cisplatin and doxorubicin-induced apoptosis, and show a larger population of ALDH positive cells. In the human metaplastic breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-157, APC knockdown led to paclitaxel and cisplatin resistance. Conclusions APC loss-of-function significantly increases resistance to cisplatin-mediated apoptosis in both MDA-MB-157 and the PyMT derived cells. We also demonstrated that cisplatin in combination with PP2 or SP600125 could be clinically beneficial, as inhibition of Src or JNK in an APC-mutant breast cancer patient may alleviate the resistance induced by mutant APC. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12885-015-1456-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Harper Cancer Research Institute, A134 Harper Hall, 1234 Notre Dame Ave., South Bend, IN, 46617, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine - South Bend, South Bend, IN, USA
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- Harper Cancer Research Institute, A134 Harper Hall, 1234 Notre Dame Ave., South Bend, IN, 46617, USA.,Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- Harper Cancer Research Institute, A134 Harper Hall, 1234 Notre Dame Ave., South Bend, IN, 46617, USA.,Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA
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- Harper Cancer Research Institute, A134 Harper Hall, 1234 Notre Dame Ave., South Bend, IN, 46617, USA. .,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine - South Bend, South Bend, IN, USA. .,Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, USA.
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Koh HK, Shin KH, Kim K, Lee ES, Park IH, Lee KS, Ro J, Jung SY, Lee S, Kim SW, Kang HS, Chie EK, Han W, Noh DY, Lee KH, Im SA, Ha SW. Effect of Time Interval between Breast-Conserving Surgery and Radiation Therapy on Outcomes of Node-Positive Breast Cancer Patients Treated with Adjuvant Doxorubicin/Cyclophosphamide Followed by Taxane. Cancer Res Treat 2015; 48:483-90. [PMID: 26044160 PMCID: PMC4843752 DOI: 10.4143/crt.2015.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Accepted: 04/22/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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PURPOSE This study evaluated the effect of surgery-radiotherapy interval (SRI) on outcomes in patients treated with adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) after breast-conserving surgery (BCS) and adjuvant four cycles of doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC) followed by four cycles of taxane. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 1999 to 2007, 397 eligible patients were diagnosed. The effect of SRI on outcomes was analyzed using a Cox proportional hazards model, and a maximal chi-square method was used to identify optimal cut-off value of SRI for each outcome. RESULTS The median SRI was 6.7 months (range, 5.6 to 10.3 months). A SRI of 7 months was the significant cut-off value for distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) and disease-free survival (DFS) using a maximal chi-square method. For overall survival, a significant cut-off value was not found. The patients with SRI > 7 months had worse 6-year DMFS and DFS than those with SRI ≤ 7 months on univariate analysis (DMFS, 81% vs. 91%, p=0.003; DFS, 78% vs. 89%, p=0.002). On multivariate analysis, SRI > 7 months did not affect DMFS and DFS. CONCLUSION RT delayed for more than 7 months after BCS and adjuvant four cycles of AC followed by four cycles of taxane did not compromise clinical outcomes.
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- Hyeon Kang Koh
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Center for Breast Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Center for Breast Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Center for Breast Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Center for Breast Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Center for Breast Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Center for Breast Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Center for Breast Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Center for Breast Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Center for Breast Cancer, Research Institute and Hospital, National Cancer Center, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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O'Shaughnessy J, Koeppen H, Xiao Y, Lackner MR, Paul D, Stokoe C, Pippen J, Krekow L, Holmes FA, Vukelja S, Lindquist D, Sedlacek S, Rivera R, Brooks R, McIntyre K, Brownstein C, Hoersch S, Blum JL, Jones S. Patients with Slowly Proliferative Early Breast Cancer Have Low Five-Year Recurrence Rates in a Phase III Adjuvant Trial of Capecitabine. Clin Cancer Res 2015; 21:4305-11. [PMID: 26041745 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-15-0636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2015] [Accepted: 05/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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PURPOSE We conducted a randomized phase III study to determine whether patients with early breast cancer would benefit from the addition of capecitabine (X) to a standard regimen of doxorubicin (A) plus cyclophosphamide (C) followed by docetaxel (T). EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Treatment comprised eight cycles of AC→T (T dose: 100 mg/m(2) on day 1) or AC→XT (X dose: 825 mg/m(2) twice daily, days 1-14; T dose: 75 mg/m(2) on day 1). The primary endpoint was 5-year disease-free survival (DFS). RESULTS Of 2,611 women, 1,304 were randomly assigned to receive AC→T and 1,307 to receive AC→XT. After a median follow-up of 5 years, the study failed to meet its primary endpoint [HR, 0.84; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.67-1.05; P = 0.125]. A significant improvement in overall survival, a secondary endpoint, was seen with AC→XT versus AC→T (HR, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.51-0.92; P = 0.011). There were no unexpected adverse events. Of patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-negative disease, 70% of whom were node-positive, 26% and 59% had tumors with a centrally assessed Ki-67 score of <10% or <20%, respectively, and only 17 (2%) and 53 (6%) DFS events, respectively, occurred in these groups at 7 years. CONCLUSIONS The very low event rate in patients with ER-positive, low Ki-67 cancers, regardless of nodal status, strongly suggests that these patients should not be enrolled in adjuvant trials that assess 5-year DFS rates and that central Ki-67 analyses can identify these patients.
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- Texas Oncology Baylor-Sammons Cancer Center, US Oncology, Dallas, Texas
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- Texas Oncology-The Breast Care Center of North Texas, US Oncology, Bedford, Texas
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- Texas Oncology-El Paso Cancer Treatment Center, US Oncology, El Paso, Texas
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- Arizona Oncology Associates, US Oncology, Tucson, Arizona
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- Texas Oncology-Dallas Presbyterian Hospital, US Oncology, Dallas, Texas
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- Texas Oncology Baylor-Sammons Cancer Center, US Oncology, Dallas, Texas
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Earl HM, Hiller L, Dunn JA, Blenkinsop C, Grybowicz L, Vallier AL, Abraham J, Thomas J, Provenzano E, Hughes-Davies L, Gounaris I, McAdam K, Chan S, Ahmad R, Hickish T, Houston S, Rea D, Bartlett J, Caldas C, Cameron DA, Hayward L. Efficacy of neoadjuvant bevacizumab added to docetaxel followed by fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide, for women with HER2-negative early breast cancer (ARTemis): an open-label, randomised, phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2015; 16:656-66. [PMID: 25975632 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(15)70137-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The ARTemis trial was developed to assess the efficacy and safety of adding bevacizumab to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-negative early breast cancer. METHODS In this randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial, we enrolled women (≥18 years) with newly diagnosed HER2-negative early invasive breast cancer (radiological tumour size >20 mm, with or without axillary involvement), at 66 centres in the UK. Patients were randomly assigned via a central computerised minimisation procedure to three cycles of docetaxel (100 mg/m(2) once every 21 days) followed by three cycles of fluorouracil (500 mg/m(2)), epirubicin (100 mg/m(2)), and cyclophosphamide (500 mg/m(2)) once every 21 days (D-FEC), without or with four cycles of bevacizumab (15 mg/kg) (Bev+D-FEC). The primary endpoint was pathological complete response, defined as the absence of invasive disease in the breast and axillary lymph nodes, analysed by intention to treat. The trial has completed and follow-up is ongoing. This trial is registered with EudraCT (2008-002322-11), ISRCTN (68502941), and ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01093235). FINDINGS Between May 7, 2009, and Jan 9, 2013, we randomly allocated 800 participants to D-FEC (n=401) and Bev+D-FEC (n=399). 781 patients were available for the primary endpoint analysis. Significantly more patients in the bevacizumab group achieved a pathological complete response compared with those treated with chemotherapy alone: 87 (22%, 95% CI 18-27) of 388 patients in the Bev+D-FEC group compared with 66 (17%, 13-21) of 393 patients in the D-FEC group (p=0·03). Grade 3 and 4 toxicities were reported at expected levels in both groups, although more patients had grade 4 neutropenia in the Bev+D-FEC group than in the D-FEC group (85 [22%] vs 68 [17%]). INTERPRETATION Addition of four cycles of bevacizumab to D-FEC in HER2-negative early breast cancer significantly improved pathological complete response. However, whether the improvement in pathological complete response will lead to improved disease-free and overall survival outcomes is unknown and will be reported after longer follow-up. Meta-analysis of available neoadjuvant trials is likely to be the only way to define subgroups of early breast cancer that would have clinically significant long-term benefit from bevacizumab treatment. FUNDING Cancer Research UK, Roche, Sanofi-Aventis.
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- Helena M Earl
- University of Cambridge, Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, and Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK
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- Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit-Cancer Theme, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit-Cancer Theme, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- University of Cambridge, Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, and Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, and Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- Peterborough City Hospital, Edith Cavell Campus, Peterborough, UK
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- Nottingham University Hospital (City Campus), Nottingham, UK
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- Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK
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- The Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Guildford, UK
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- City Hospital, Dudley Road, Birmingham, UK
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- Ontario Institute for Cancer Research, MaRS Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- University of Cambridge, Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre, and Cambridge Breast Cancer Research Unit Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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Yu JI, Park W, Choi DH, Huh SJ, Nam SJ, Kim SW, Lee JE, Kil WH, Im YH, Ahn JS, Park YH, Cho EY. Prognostic Modeling in Pathologic N1 Breast Cancer Without Elective Nodal Irradiation After Current Standard Systemic Management. Clin Breast Cancer 2015; 15:e197-204. [PMID: 25957739 DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2015.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to establish a prognostic model in patients with pathologic N1 (pN1) breast cancer who have not undergone elective nodal irradiation (ENI) under the current standard management and to suggest possible indications for ENI. METHODS We performed a retrospective study with patients with pN1 breast cancer who received the standard local and preferred adjuvant chemotherapy treatment without neoadjuvant chemotherapy and ENI from January 2005 to June 2011. Most of the indicated patients received endocrine and trastuzumab therapy. RESULTS In 735 enrolled patients, the median follow-up period was 58.4 months (range, 7.2-111.3 months). Overall, 55 recurrences (7.4%) developed, and locoregional recurrence was present in 27 patients (3.8%). Recurrence-free survival was significantly related to lymphovascular invasion (P = .04, hazard ratio [HR], 1.83; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.03-2.88), histologic grade (P = .03, HR, 2.57; 95% CI, 1.05-6.26), and nonluminal A subtype (P = .02, HR, 3.04; 95% CI, 1.23-7.49) in multivariate analysis. The prognostic model was established by these 3 prognostic factors. Recurrence-free survival was less than 90% at 5 years in cases with 2 or 3 factors. CONCLUSIONS The prognostic model has stratified risk groups in pN1 breast cancer without ENI. Patients with 2 or more factors should be considered for ENI.
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- Jeong Il Yu
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Gonçalves A, Pierga JY, Ferrero JM, Mouret-Reynier MA, Bachelot T, Delva R, Fabbro M, Lerebours F, Lotz JP, Linassier C, Dohollou N, Eymard JC, Leduc B, Lemonnier J, Martin AL, Boher JM, Viens P, Roché H. UNICANCER-PEGASE 07 study: a randomized phase III trial evaluating postoperative docetaxel-5FU regimen after neoadjuvant dose-intense chemotherapy for treatment of inflammatory breast cancer. Ann Oncol 2015; 26:1692-7. [PMID: 25943350 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 04/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive disease requiring a multimodal treatment. We evaluated the benefit of adding docetaxel-5-fluorouracil (D-5FU) regimen after preoperative dose-intense (DI) epirubicin-cyclophosphamide (EC) and locoregional treatment in IBC patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS PEGASE 07 was a national randomized phase III open-label study involving 14 hospitals in France. Women with nonmetastatic IBC were eligible and randomly assigned to receive either four cycles of DI EC (E 150 mg/m(2) and C 4000 mg/m(2) every 3 weeks with repeated hematopoietic stem cell support), then mastectomy with axillary lymph node dissection, and radiotherapy (arm A) or the same treatment followed by four cycles of D-5FU (D 85 mg/m(2), day 1 and 5FU 750 mg/m(2)/day continuous infusion, days 1-5 every 3 weeks) administered postradiotherapy (arm B). Patients with hormone receptor-positive tumors received hormonal therapy. Disease-free survival (DFS) was the primary end point. Secondary end points included tolerance, pathological complete response (pCR) rate, and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Between January 2001 and May 2005, 174 patients were enrolled and treated (87 in each arm). Median follow-up was similar in both arms: 59.6 months [95% confidence interval (CI) 58.4-60.3] in arm A and 60.5 months (95% CI 58.3-61.4) in arm B. The estimated 5-year DFS rates were not different: 55% (95% CI 43.9-64.7) in arm A and 55.5% (95% CI 44.3-65.3) in arm B [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.94 (0.61-1.48); P = 0.81]. Identical results were observed for 5-year OS: 70.2% (95% CI 59.1-78.8) in arm A and 70% (95% CI 58.8-78.7) in arm B [HR = 0.93 (0.55-1.60); P = 0.814]. Following DI EC induction, in-breast and global (breast plus nodes) pCR were 28.9% and 20.1%, respectively. Estrogen receptor and pCR status were independently associated with survival. CONCLUSION The addition of D-5FU after preoperative DI EC and standard local therapy did not improve DFS in IBC. CLINICAL TRIAL NUMBER ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02324088.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM U1068, CNRS 7258, Aix-Marseille Univ, Marseille
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie, Université Paris Descartes, Paris
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, Lyon
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, Angers
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut du Cancer de Montpellier, Montpellier
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie, Hôpital René Huguenin, Saint-Cloud
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hôpital Tenon, Paris
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord-Aquitaine, Bordeaux
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Jean Godinot, Reims
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- Department of Medical Oncology, CHG, Brive-la-Gaillarde
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM U1068, CNRS 7258, Aix-Marseille Univ, Marseille
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Marseille, INSERM U1068, CNRS 7258, Aix-Marseille Univ, Marseille
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Claudius Regaud, Institut Universitaire du Cancer Toulouse-Oncopole,Toulouse, France
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Impact of adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy on development of breast cancer-related lymphedema: results from a large prospective cohort. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2015; 151:393-403. [PMID: 25940996 PMCID: PMC4432026 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3408-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2015] [Accepted: 04/24/2015] [Indexed: 10/30/2022]
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Taxane-based chemotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer is associated with fluid retention in the extremities; however, its association with development of breast cancer-related lymphedema is unclear. We sought to determine if adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy increased risk of lymphedema or mild swelling of the upper extremity. 1121 patients with unilateral breast cancer were prospectively screened for lymphedema with perometer measurements. Lymphedema was defined as a relative volume change (RVC) of ≥10 % from preoperative baseline. Mild swelling was defined as RVC 5- <10 %. Clinicopathologic characteristics were obtained via medical record review. Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazard analyses were performed to determine lymphedema rates and risk factors. 29 % (324/1121) of patients were treated with adjuvant taxane-based chemotherapy. The 2-year cumulative incidence of lymphedema in the overall cohort was 5.27 %. By multivariate analysis, axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) (p < 0.0001), higher body mass index (p = 0.0007), and older age at surgery (p = 0.04) were significantly associated with increased risk of lymphedema; however, taxane chemotherapy was not significant when compared to no chemotherapy and non-taxane chemotherapy (HR 1.14, p = 0.62; HR 1.56, p = 0.40, respectively). Chemotherapy with docetaxel was significantly associated with mild swelling on multivariate analysis in comparison to both no chemotherapy and non-taxane chemotherapy groups (HR 1.63, p = 0.0098; HR 2.15, p = 0.02, respectively). Patients who receive taxane-based chemotherapy are not at an increased risk of lymphedema compared to patients receiving no chemotherapy or non-taxane adjuvant chemotherapy. Those treated with docetaxel may experience mild swelling, but this does not translate into subsequent lymphedema.
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Treweek S, Dryden R, McCowan C, Harrow A, Thompson AM. Do participants in adjuvant breast cancer trials reflect the breast cancer patient population? Eur J Cancer 2015; 51:907-14. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.01.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2015] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Zagar TM, Vujaskovic Z, Formenti S, Rugo H, Muggia F, O'Connor B, Myerson R, Stauffer P, Hsu IC, Diederich C, Straube W, Boss MK, Boico A, Craciunescu O, Maccarini P, Needham D, Borys N, Blackwell KL, Dewhirst MW. Two phase I dose-escalation/pharmacokinetics studies of low temperature liposomal doxorubicin (LTLD) and mild local hyperthermia in heavily pretreated patients with local regionally recurrent breast cancer. Int J Hyperthermia 2015; 30:285-94. [PMID: 25144817 PMCID: PMC4162656 DOI: 10.3109/02656736.2014.936049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Purpose Unresectable chest wall recurrences of breast cancer (CWR) in heavily pretreated patients are especially difficult to treat. We hypothesised that thermally enhanced drug delivery using low temperature liposomal doxorubicin (LTLD), given with mild local hyperthermia (MLHT), will be safe and effective in this population. Patients and methods This paper combines the results of two similarly designed phase I trials. Eligible CWR patients had progressed on the chest wall after prior hormone therapy, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. Patients were to get six cycles of LTLD every 21–35 days, followed immediately by chest wall MLHT for 1 hour at 40–42 °C. In the first trial 18 subjects received LTLD at 20, 30, or 40 mg/m2; in the second trial, 11 subjects received LTLD at 40 or 50 mg/m2. Results The median age of all 29 patients enrolled was 57 years. Thirteen patients (45%) had distant metastases on enrolment. Patients had received a median dose of 256 mg/m2 of prior anthracyclines and a median dose of 61 Gy of prior radiation. The median number of study treatments that subjects completed was four. The maximum tolerated dose was 50 mg/m2, with seven subjects (24%) developing reversible grade 3–4 neutropenia and four (14%) reversible grade 3–4 leucopenia. The rate of overall local response was 48% (14/29, 95% CI: 30–66%), with. five patients (17%) achieving complete local responses and nine patients (31%) having partial local responses. Conclusion LTLD at 50 mg/m2 and MLHT is safe. This combined therapy produces objective responses in heavily pretreated CWR patients. Future work should test thermally enhanced LTLD delivery in a less advanced patient population.
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- Timothy M Zagar
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of North Carolina Hospital , Chapel Hill , North Carolina
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Kaplan HG, Malmgren JA, Atwood MK, Calip GS. Effect of treatment and mammography detection on breast cancer survival over time: 1990-2007. Cancer 2015; 121:2553-61. [PMID: 25872471 DOI: 10.1002/cncr.29371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2014] [Revised: 01/14/2015] [Accepted: 03/04/2015] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The extent to which improvements over time in breast cancer survival are related to earlier detection by mammography or to more effective treatments is not known. METHODS At a comprehensive cancer care center, the authors conducted a retrospective cohort study of women ages 50 to 69 years who were diagnosed with invasive breast cancer (stages I through III) and were followed over 3 periods (1990-1994, 1995-1999, and 2000-2007). Data were abstracted from patient charts and included detection method, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for vital status in the institutional breast cancer registry (n = 2998). The method of detection was categorized as patient or physician detected or mammography detected. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for 5-year disease-specific survival in relation to detection method and treatment factors, and differences in survival were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS Fifty-eight percent of breast cancers were mammography detected, and 42% were patient or physician detected; 56% of tumors were stage I, 31% were stage II, and 13% were stage III. The average length of follow-up was 10.71 years. The combined 5-year disease-specific survival rate was 89% from 1990 to 1994, 94% from 1995 to 1999, and 96% from 2000 to 2007 (P < .001). In an adjusted model, mammography detection (HR, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.27-0.70), hormone therapy (HR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.30-0.75), and taxane-containing chemotherapy (HR, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.37-0.99) were significantly associated with a decreased risk of disease-specific mortality. CONCLUSIONS Better breast cancer survival over time was related to mammography detection, hormone therapy, and taxane-containing chemotherapy. Treatment improvements alone are not sufficient to explain the observed survival improvements over time.
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- Henry G Kaplan
- Department of Oncology, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington
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- HealthStat Consulting, Seattle, Washington.,Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington School of Public Health, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Oncology, Swedish Cancer Institute, Seattle, Washington
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- Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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Gandhi S, Fletcher GG, Eisen A, Mates M, Freedman OC, Dent SF, Trudeau ME. Adjuvant chemotherapy for early female breast cancer: a systematic review of the evidence for the 2014 Cancer Care Ontario systemic therapy guideline. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015; 22:S82-94. [PMID: 25848343 DOI: 10.3747/co.22.2321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND The Program in Evidence-Based Care (pebc) of Cancer Care Ontario recently created an evidence-based consensus guideline on the systemic treatment of early breast cancer. The evidence for the guideline was compiled using a systematic review to answer the question "What is the optimal systemic therapy for patients with early-stage, operable breast cancer, when patient and disease factors are considered?" The question was addressed in three parts: cytotoxic chemotherapy, endocrine treatment, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (her2)-directed therapy. METHODS For the systematic review, the medline and embase databases were searched for the period January 2008 to May 2014. The Standards and Guidelines Evidence directory of cancer guidelines and the Web sites of major oncology guideline organizations were also searched. The basic search terms were "breast cancer" and "systemic therapy" (chemotherapy, endocrine therapy, targeted agents, ovarian suppression), and results were limited to randomized controlled trials (rcts), guidelines, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses. RESULTS Several hundred documents that met the inclusion criteria were retrieved. The Early Breast Cancer Trialists' Collaborative Group meta-analyses encompassed many of the rcts found. Several additional studies that met the inclusion criteria were retained, as were other guidelines and systematic reviews. Chemotherapy was reviewed mainly in three classes: anti-metabolite-based regimens (for example, cyclophosphamide-methotrexate-5-fluorouracil), anthracyclines, and taxane-based regimens. In general, single-agent chemotherapy is not recommended for the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer in any patient population. Anthracycline-taxane-based polychemotherapy regimens are, overall, considered superior to earlier-generation regimens and have the most significant impact on patient survival outcomes. Regimens with varying anthracycline and taxane doses and schedules are options; in general, paclitaxel given every 3 weeks is inferior. Evidence does not support the use of bevacizumab in the adjuvant setting; other systemic therapy agents such as metformin and vaccines remain investigatory. Adjuvant bisphosphonates for menopausal women will be discussed in later work. CONCLUSIONS The results of this systematic review constitute a comprehensive compilation of the high-level evidence that is the basis for the 2014 pebc guideline on systemic therapy for early breast cancer. Use of cytotoxic chemotherapy is presented here; the results addressing endocrine therapy and her2-targeted treatment, and the final clinical practice recommendations, are published separately in this supplement.
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- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON
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- Program in Evidence-Based Care, Cancer Care Ontario; and Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON
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- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON
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- Cancer Centre of Southeastern Ontario, Kinston General Hospital; and Queen's University, Kingston, ON
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- The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre and University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON
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- Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, Toronto, ON
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Zhou J, Qian S, Li H, He W, Tan X, Zhang Q, Han G, Chen G, Luo R. Predictive value of microtubule-associated protein Tau in patients with recurrent and metastatic breast cancer treated with taxane-containing palliative chemotherapy. Tumour Biol 2015; 36:3941-7. [PMID: 25773385 DOI: 10.1007/s13277-015-3037-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2015] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Tau is a member of microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) and expressed in normal breast epithelium and breast cancer cells. Tau expression levels in early breast cancer were correlated with the responsiveness of taxane-containing chemotherapy. However, it is unknown whether Tau contributes to breast cancer progression. Herein, Tau expression in recurrent and metastatic breast cancer (RMBC) and its predictive significance in taxane-containing palliative chemotherapy were investigated. Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining was conducted to detect Tau protein expression levels in biopsies from 285 patients with RMBC, and the correlation between Tau expression and sensitivity to taxane was evaluated. One hundred twenty-one (42.46 %, 121/285) patients were Tau positive in their tumor. One hundred ninety-four (68.07 %, 194/285) patients were effective clinical remission, which evaluated with response evaluation criteria in solid tumors (RECIST) criteria. In this group, 141 (85.98 %, 141/194) patients were Tau negative. We further analyzed the correlation between Tau expression and clinicopathological characteristics. Tau expression was positively correlated to estrogen receptor (ER) status. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that Tau expression significantly differentiated patients with effective response to treatment (95 % confidence interval (CI): 4.230-13.88, P < 0.01). Tau expression was identified as an independent factor to predict the sensitivity of tumors to taxane-containing palliative chemotherapy in RMBC, suggesting that Tau expression in RMBC may serve as a clinical predictor for taxane-containing palliative chemotherapy.
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- Jie Zhou
- Cancer Center, Traditional Chinese Medicine-Integrated Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 13, ShiLiuGang Road, HaiZhu, Guangzhou, 510315, Guangdong, China
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Prognostic and predictive investigation of PAM50 intrinsic subtypes in the NCIC CTG MA.21 phase III chemotherapy trial. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2015; 149:439-48. [PMID: 25552364 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-3259-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PAM50-defined breast cancer intrinsic subtypes and risk-of-relapse (ROR) scores are prognostic and predictive of endocrine therapy and some chemotherapy. We investigated the prognostic and predictive effect of PAM50 classifications by chemotherapy type. NCIC CTG MA.21 randomized 2,104 patients to doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel (AC/T); dose-intense cyclophosphamide, epirubicin, and flurouracil (CEF); or dose-dense, dose-intense epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel (EC/T). Patients were ≤60 years, with node-positive or high-risk node-negative disease, with median 8-year follow-up. Intrinsic subtypes and ROR were determined from RNA extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections by the NanoString PAM50 test. Univariate effects on relapse-free survival (RFS) were assessed with stratified log-rank test; multivariate analyses utilized stratified Cox regression. Among 1094 cases completing PAM50 intrinsic subtyping, 27 % were classified as luminal A, 23 % luminal B, 18 % HER2E, and 32 % basal-like. CEF and EC/T were superior to AC/T (p = 0.01). Higher continuous ROR was multivariately associated with worse RFS (p = 0.03), although categorical ROR was neither prognostic nor predictive. Intrinsic subtypes had a significant multivariate prognostic effect on RFS (p = 0.002). Compared with luminal A, hazard ratios were luminal B = 1.48 (95 % CI 0.92-2.37); HER2E = 2.68 (95 % CI 1.60-4.48); and basal-like = 1.97 (95 % CI 1.10-3.53). Intrinsic subtypes were not predictive of treatment benefit (AC/T vs. EC/T + CEF); however, subgroup analysis indicated subtypes (non-luminal vs. luminal) was predictive of taxane benefit (EC/T vs. CEF; p = 0.05). Both NanoString PAM50 subtypes and continuous ROR had significant prognostic effects on RFS for breast cancer patients treated with CEF, EC/T, and AC/T. Non-luminal tumors differentially responded to EC/T (with taxane) over CEF.
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Dose-dense chemotherapy has made a significant contribution to the adjuvant treatment of breast cancer. One way of achieving dose-density is through the use of sequential therapy with noncross resistant therapies to cause cell kill in tumors composed of heterogeneous cells. Another way to achieve this is to shorten the inter-treatment interval to minimize the re-growth of tumor cells, thus allowing for more effective cell killing. Several trials have tested this concept with the majority demonstrating improved efficacy with a dose-density when compared with the traditional schedule. One such notable trial was CALGB 9741 that showed that when dose size and cycle numbers were kept constant, shortening the interval between each chemotherapy dose, with granulocyte-colony stimulating factor support, significantly improved disease-free and overall survival. This important and practice-changing trial led to the wide adoption of dose-dense chemotherapy and formed the basis of many subsequent studies, including allowing for the addition of biologic and targeted agents with excellent safety profile.
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- Clifford Hudis
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Cossetti RJD, Tyldesley SK, Speers CH, Zheng Y, Gelmon KA. Comparison of breast cancer recurrence and outcome patterns between patients treated from 1986 to 1992 and from 2004 to 2008. J Clin Oncol 2014; 33:65-73. [PMID: 25422485 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.57.2461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 111] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To determine whether the patterns of relapse according to estrogen receptor (ER) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status changed in the contemporary era. PATIENTS AND METHODS Female patients referred to the British Columbia Cancer Agency with biopsy-proven stage I to III breast cancer (BC), diagnosed between 1986 and 1992 (cohort 1 [C1]) and between mid-2004 and 2008 (cohort 2 [C2]), and with known ER and HER2 status were eligible. Data were prospectively collected. C2 patients were matched to C1 patients for stage, grade, and ER and HER2 status. The primary end point was hazard rate of relapse (HRR) for BC by study cohort according to biomarker status. Secondary outcomes included HRR according to stage, grade, and age and hazard rate of death (HRD). RESULTS After matching, 7,178 patients were included (3,589 patients in each cohort). BC subtype distribution was as following ER positive/HER2 negative, 70.8%; ER positive/HER2 positive, 6.9%; ER negative/HER2 positive, 6.6%; and ER negative/HER2 negative, 15.8%. For the overall population, the HRR approximately halved in all yearly intervals to year 9 in C2 compared with C1. Differences in HRR between cohorts were greater in the initial five intervals for HER2-positive and ER-negative/HER2-negative BC. The HRR decreased in C2 compared with C1 for all disease stages and grades. The HRD in C2 also decreased compared with C1, although to a lesser extent. CONCLUSION Although the pattern of relapse remains similar, there has been a significant improvement in BC relapse-free survival. Outcomes have improved for all BC subtypes, especially HER2-positive and ER-negative/HER2-negative BC, with the early spike in disease recurrence markedly decreased. These contemporary hazard rates are important for treatment decisions, patient discussions, and planning clinical trials of early BC.
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- All authors: Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- All authors: Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- All authors: Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- All authors: Vancouver Cancer Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Saloustros E, Malamos N, Boukovinas I, Kakolyris S, Kouroussis C, Athanasiadis A, Ziras N, Kentepozidis N, Makrantonakis P, Polyzos A, Christophyllakis C, Georgoulias V, Mavroudis D. Dose-dense paclitaxel versus docetaxel following FEC as adjuvant chemotherapy in axillary node-positive early breast cancer: a multicenter randomized study of the Hellenic Oncology Research Group (HORG). Breast Cancer Res Treat 2014; 148:591-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-3202-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2014] [Accepted: 11/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Rampurwala MM, Rocque GB, Burkard ME. Update on adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer. BREAST CANCER-BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2014; 8:125-33. [PMID: 25336961 PMCID: PMC4197909 DOI: 10.4137/bcbcr.s9454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Although most women are diagnosed with early breast cancer, a substantial number recur due to persistent micro-metastatic disease. Systemic adjuvant chemotherapy improves outcomes and has advanced from first-generation regimens to modern dose-dense combinations. Although chemotherapy is the cornerstone of adjuvant therapy, new biomarkers are identifying patients who can forego such treatment. Neo-adjuvant therapy is a promising platform for drug development, but investigators should recognize the limitations of surrogate endpoints and clinical trials. Previous decades have focused on discovering, developing, and intensifying adjuvant chemotherapy. Future efforts should focus on customizing therapy and reducing chemotherapy for patients unlikely to benefit. In some cases, it may be possible to replace chemotherapy with treatments directed at specific genetic or molecular breast cancer subtypes. Yet, we anticipate that chemotherapy will remain a critical component of adjuvant therapy for years to come.
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- Murtuza M Rampurwala
- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. ; UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA. ; UW Carbone Cancer Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA
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Thomas GE, Sreeja JS, Gireesh KK, Gupta H, Manna TK. +TIP EB1 downregulates paclitaxel‑induced proliferation inhibition and apoptosis in breast cancer cells through inhibition of paclitaxel binding on microtubules. Int J Oncol 2014; 46:133-46. [PMID: 25310526 DOI: 10.3892/ijo.2014.2701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Microtubule plus‑end‑binding protein (+TIP) EB1 has been shown to be upregulated in breast cancer cells and promote breast tumor growth in vivo. However, its effect on the cellular actions of microtubule‑targeted drugs in breast cancer cells has remained poorly understood. By using cellular and biochemical assays, we demonstrate that EB1 plays a critical role in regulating the sensitivity of breast cancer cells to anti‑microtubule drug, paclitaxel (PTX). Cell viability assays revealed that EB1 expression in the breast cancer cell lines correlated with the reduction of their sensitivity to PTX. Knockdown of EB1 by enzymatically‑prepared siRNA pools (esiRNAs) increased PTX‑induced cytotoxicity and sensitized cells to PTX‑induced apoptosis in three breast cancer cell lines, MCF‑7, MDA MB‑231 and T47D. Apoptosis was associated with activation of caspase‑9 and an increase in the cleavage of poly(ADP‑ribose) polymerase (PARP). p53 and Bax were upregulated and Bcl2 was downregulated in the EB1‑depleted PTX‑treated MCF‑7 cells, indicating that the apoptosis occurs via a p53‑dependent pathway. Following its upregulation, the nuclear accumulation of p53 and its association with cellular microtubules were increased. EB1 depletion increased PTX‑induced microtubule bundling in the interphase cells and induced formation of multiple spindle foci with abnormally elongated spindles in the mitotic MCF‑7 cells, indicating that loss of EB1 promotes PTX‑induced stabilization of microtubules. EB1 inhibited PTX‑induced microtubule polymerization and diminished PTX binding to microtubules in vitro, suggesting that it modulates the binding sites of PTX at the growing microtubule ends. Results demonstrate that EB1 downregulates inhibition of PTX‑induced proliferation and apoptosis in breast cancer cells through a mechanism in which it impairs PTX‑mediated stabilization of microtubule polymerization and inhibits PTX binding on microtubules.
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- Geethu Emily Thomas
- School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, CET Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695016, Kerala, India
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- School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, CET Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695016, Kerala, India
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- School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, CET Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695016, Kerala, India
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- School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, CET Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695016, Kerala, India
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- School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, CET Campus, Thiruvananthapuram 695016, Kerala, India
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Dose-dense epirubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by weekly Paclitaxel in node-positive breast cancer. CHEMOTHERAPY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE 2014; 2014:259312. [PMID: 25276426 PMCID: PMC4172875 DOI: 10.1155/2014/259312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Revised: 08/28/2014] [Accepted: 08/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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Background. Adding taxanes to anthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapy has shown significant improvement in node-positive breast cancer patients but the optimal dose schedule has still remained undetermined.
Objectives. The feasibility of dose-dense epirubicin in combination with cyclophosphamide (EC) followed by weekly paclitaxel as adjuvant chemotherapy in node-positive breast cancer patients was investigated.
Methods. All patients were treated with epirubicin (100 mg/m2) and cyclophosphamide (600 mg/m2) every two weeks for four cycles with daily Pegfilgrastim (G-CSF) that was administered 3–10 days after each cycle of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide infusion which followed by (80 mg/m2) paclitaxel for twelve consecutive weeks.
Results. Sixty consecutive patients were analyzed, of whom 57 patients (95%) completed the regimen and no case of toxicity-related death was observed. Grade 3/4 hematologic toxicity was uncommon and the most common grade 3/4 nonhematological adverse event was neuropathy disorders. Conclusions. Dose-dense epirubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by weekly paclitaxel with G-CSF support is a well-tolerated and feasible regimen in node-positive breast cancer patients without serious complications.
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Predictive and prognostic value of the 21-gene recurrence score in hormone receptor-positive, node-positive breast cancer. Am J Clin Oncol 2014; 37:404-10. [PMID: 24853663 PMCID: PMC4162320 DOI: 10.1097/coc.0000000000000086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The addition of adjuvant chemotherapy to hormonal therapy is recommended for patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), node-positive (N+) early breast cancer (EBC). Some of these patients, however, are not likely to benefit from treatment and may, therefore, be overtreated while also incurring unnecessary treatment-related adverse events and health care costs. The 21-gene Recurrence Score assay has been clinically validated and recommended for use in patients with ER+, node-negative (N0) EBC to assess the 10-year risk of distant disease recurrence and predict the likelihood of response to adjuvant chemotherapy. A growing body of evidence from several large phase III clinical trials reports similar findings in patients with ER+, N+ EBC. A systematic review of published literature from key clinical trials that have used the 21-gene breast cancer assay in patients with ER+, N+ EBC was performed. The Recurrence Score has been shown to be an independent predictor of disease-free survival, overall survival, and distant recurrence-free interval in patients with ER+, N+ EBC. Outcomes from decision impact and health economics studies further indicate that the Recurrence Score affects physician treatment recommendations equally in patients with N+ or N0 disease. It also indicates that a reduction in Recurrence Score-directed chemotherapy is cost-effective. There is a large body of evidence to support the use of the 21-gene assay Recurrence Score in patients with N+ EBC. Use of this assay could help guide treatment decisions for patients who are most likely to receive benefit from chemotherapy.
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Burness ML, Obeid EI, Olopade OI. Triple negative breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers with a complete radiologic response to neoadjuvant paclitaxel: a case report. Clin Breast Cancer 2014; 15:e155-8. [PMID: 25445425 DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2014.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2014] [Revised: 08/22/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Monika L Burness
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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[Economic assessment of the routine use of Oncotype DX® assay for early breast cancer in Franche-Comte region]. Bull Cancer 2014; 101:681-9. [PMID: 25091650 DOI: 10.1684/bdc.2014.1923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Oncotype DX® has been validated as quantifying the likelihood of distant recurrence at 10 years and overall chemotherapy benefit in patients with estrogen-receptor-positive and HER-2-negative early breast cancer. In 2012, this genomic signature was routinely available for patients in Franche-Comté, France. Patients eligible for Oncotype DX(®) testing had a ER-positive, HER-2-négative early breast cancer with a nodal involvement limited to 0 or 1 positive-node without extracapsular spread; an adjuvant chemotherapy was indicated based on usual prognostic factors. The aim was to assess the economic impact of Oncotype DX(®) testing in a French region. A cost-minimisation analysis from the French Public Healthcare System perspective was performed. The availability of Oncotype DX(®) in Franche-Comté, France, and its use in clinical routine allowed a decrease of 73 % of adjuvant chemotherapy without increase of the cost of the patients' management and with a potential reduction of the cost for the French Public Healthcare System. This strategy was successful and may allow the reimbursement of this test in France for patients with early breast cancer.
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Santana IA, Oliveira JA, da Silva Lima JM, Testa L, Piato JRM, Hoff PM, Mano MS. Feasibility of two schedules of weekly paclitaxel in HER2-negative early breast cancer in a Brazilian community setting. Breast Cancer 2014; 23:261-5. [PMID: 25234137 DOI: 10.1007/s12282-014-0564-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2014] [Accepted: 09/09/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Weekly paclitaxel has been shown more effective and less toxic than the conventional three-weekly administration. The GEICAM 9906 demonstrated effectiveness and safety of a dose-dense schedule of 100 mg/m(2) of paclitaxel given over 8 weeks (w). This schedule has been adopted at our institution in 2009 for HER2-negative disease, and herein, we present the first off-trial experience and compare its safety profile with that of a historical cohort of patients treated with the conventional 80 mg/m(2) over 12 w schedule. METHODS Retrospective single-center chart review of patients with locally advanced breast cancer treated with (neo)adjuvant paclitaxel-based therapy from 2008 to 2012 with (1) 80 mg/m(2) for 12 w or (2) 100 mg/m(2) for 8 w. Adverse events were graded according to common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE) 4.0. RESULTS A total of 326 patients were analyzed. Median age was 52 (±10.9). Seventy and 256 patients received schedule (1) and (2), respectively. No significant difference was observed in the incidence of grade (G) 3/4 toxicity: pneumonitis (2.8 vs 0.3 % p = 0.097); neuropathy (2.8 vs 0.7 % p = 0.303); hand-foot syndrome (1.4 vs 0.3 % p = 0.538); anemia (0 vs 0.6 % p = 0.624); and neutropenia (5.7 vs 6.2 % p = 0.408). Also, no significant difference was seen when comparing all grades toxicity. Schedule (2) had higher dose intensity: 97.72 vs 77.07 mg/m(2) per week (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Weekly paclitaxel given according to GEICAM 9906 is pragmatic and well tolerated, with safety profile consistent with the conventional schedule. In addition to being convenient to patients, it may also be cost-effective because of a lower number of clinic visits and infusions.
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- Iuri A Santana
- Division of Medical Oncology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 251, 5º andar, CEP: 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 251, 5º andar, CEP: 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 251, 5º andar, CEP: 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 251, 5º andar, CEP: 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 251, 5º andar, CEP: 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 251, 5º andar, CEP: 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo (ICESP), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo 251, 5º andar, CEP: 01246-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Hall E, Cameron D, Waters R, Barrett-Lee P, Ellis P, Russell S, Bliss JM, Hopwood P. Comparison of patient reported quality of life and impact of treatment side effects experienced with a taxane-containing regimen and standard anthracycline based chemotherapy for early breast cancer: 6 year results from the UK TACT trial (CRUK/01/001). Eur J Cancer 2014; 50:2375-89. [PMID: 25065293 PMCID: PMC4166460 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2014.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2014] [Accepted: 06/08/2014] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND The TACT trial (CRUK/01/001) compared adjuvant sequential FEC-docetaxel (FEC-D) chemotherapy with standard anthracycline-based chemotherapy of similar duration in women with early breast cancer. Results at a median of 5 years suggested no improvement in disease-free survival with FEC-D. Given differing toxicity profiles of the regimens, the impact on quality of life (QL) was explored. METHODS Patients from 44 centres completed standardised QL questionnaires before chemotherapy, after cycles 4 and 8, at 9, 12, 18 and 24 months and at 6 years follow-up. Patient diaries assessed frequency, associated distress and impact on daily activity of 15 treatment related side effects. FINDINGS 830 patients (415 FEC-D; 415 controls) contributed assessments during 0-24 months; 362 of whom participated again at 6 years. During chemotherapy, FEC-D impaired global health/QL and depression rates and significantly more QL domains than standard regimens. Novel diary card ratings highlighted significantly more distress and interference with daily activities due to FEC-D side effects compared with standard treatment. In both groups, most QL parameters returned to baseline levels by 2 years and were unchanged at 6 years. INTERPRETATION Within expected negative effects of chemotherapy on wide ranging QL domains FEC-D patients reported greater toxicity, disruption and distress during treatment with no improvement in disease outcome at 5 years than patients receiving standard anthracycline-based chemotherapy. Findings should inform future patients of relative costs and benefits of adjuvant chemotherapy.
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- Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU), The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK.
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- Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre, Western General Hospital, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU), The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Academic Breast Unit, Velindre Cancer Centre, Velindre NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Guy's & St Thomas' Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Cancer Clinical Trials Team, Information Services Division, Edinburgh, UK
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- Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU), The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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- Clinical Trials and Statistics Unit (ICR-CTSU), The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK
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Miller E, Lee HJ, Lulla A, Hernandez L, Gokare P, Lim B. Current treatment of early breast cancer: adjuvant and neoadjuvant therapy. F1000Res 2014; 3:198. [PMID: 25400908 PMCID: PMC4224200 DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.4340.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/10/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. The latest world cancer statistics calculated by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) revealed that 1,677,000 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2012 and 577,000 died. The TNM classification of malignant tumor (TNM) is the most commonly used staging system for breast cancer. Breast cancer is a group of very heterogeneous diseases. The molecular subtype of breast cancer carries important predictive and prognostic values, and thus has been incorporated in the basic initial process of breast cancer assessment/diagnosis. Molecular subtypes of breast cancers are divided into human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive (HER2 +), hormone receptor positive (estrogen or progesterone +), both positive, and triple negative breast cancer. By virtue of early detection via mammogram, the majority of breast cancers in developed parts of world are diagnosed in the early stage of the disease. Early stage breast cancers can be completely resected by surgery. Over time however, the disease may come back even after complete resection, which has prompted the development of an adjuvant therapy. Surgery followed by adjuvant treatment has been the gold standard for breast cancer treatment for a long time. More recently, neoadjuvant treatment has been recognized as an important strategy in biomarker and target evaluation. It is clinically indicated for patients with large tumor size, high nodal involvement, an inflammatory component, or for those wish to preserve remnant breast tissue. Here we review the most up to date conventional and developing treatments for different subtypes of early stage breast cancer.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, 138-736, Korea, South
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA
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- Department of Hematology/Oncology, Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Hershey Cancer Institute, Penn State Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA, 17033, USA
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Shah R, Rosso K, Nathanson SD. Pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. World J Clin Oncol 2014; 5:283-98. [PMID: 25114845 PMCID: PMC4127601 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v5.i3.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2013] [Revised: 02/14/2014] [Accepted: 05/14/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting women worldwide. Prediction models stratify a woman's risk for developing cancer and can guide screening recommendations based on the presence of known and quantifiable hormonal, environmental, personal, or genetic risk factors. Mammography remains the mainstay breast cancer screening and detection but magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound have become useful diagnostic adjuncts in select patient populations. The management of breast cancer has seen much refinement with increased specialization and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams that include surgeons, oncologists, radiation oncologists, nurses, geneticist, reconstructive surgeons and patients. Evidence supports a less invasive surgical approach to the staging and management of the axilla in select patients. In the era of patient/tumor specific management, the advent of molecular and genomic profiling is a paradigm shift in the treatment of a biologically heterogenous disease.
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Shulman LN, Berry DA, Cirrincione CT, Becker HP, Perez EA, O'Regan R, Martino S, Shapiro CL, Schneider CJ, Kimmick G, Burstein HJ, Norton L, Muss H, Hudis CA, Winer EP. Comparison of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide versus single-agent paclitaxel as adjuvant therapy for breast cancer in women with 0 to 3 positive axillary nodes: CALGB 40101 (Alliance). J Clin Oncol 2014; 32:2311-7. [PMID: 24934787 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2013.53.7142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Optimal adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer balances efficacy and toxicity. We sought to determine whether single-agent paclitaxel (T) was inferior to doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC), when each was administered for four or six cycles of therapy, and whether it offered less toxicity. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with operable breast cancer with 0 to 3 positive nodes were enrolled onto the study to address the noninferiority of single-agent T to AC, defined as the one-sided 95% upper-bound CI (UCB) of hazard ratio (HR) of T versus AC less than 1.30 for the primary end point of relapse-free survival (RFS). As a 2 × 2 factorial design, duration of therapy was also addressed and was previously reported. RESULTS With 3,871 patients enrolled onto the trial, a median follow-up period of 6.1 years, and 437 RFS events, we achieved an HR of 1.26 (one sided 95% UCB, 1.48; favoring AC does not allow a conclusion of noninferiority of T with AC; UCB > 1.3). With 266 patient deaths, the HR for overall survival (OS) was 1.27 favoring AC (UCB, 1.56). The estimated absolute advantage of AC at 5 years is 3% for RFS (91 v 88%) and 1% for OS (95 v 94%). All nine treatment-related deaths were patients receiving AC and are included in the analyses of both RFS and OS. Hematologic toxicity was more common in patients treated with AC, and neuropathy was more common in patients treated with T. CONCLUSION This trial did not show noninferiority of T to AC, a conclusion that is unlikely to change with additional events and follow-up. T was less toxic than AC.
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- Lawrence N Shulman
- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Lawrence N. Shulman, Harold J. Burstein, Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Donald A. Berry, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Constance T. Cirrincione, Gretchen Kimmick, Duke University Medical Center, Durham; Hyman Muss, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; Heather P. Becker, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL; Ruth O'Regan, Emory University, Atlanta, GA; Silvana Martino, The Angeles Clinic and Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA; Charles L. Shapiro, The James Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH; Charles J. Schneider, Christiana Healthcare Services, Wilmington, DE; Larry Norton, Clifford A. Hudis, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Morton LM, Swerdlow AJ, Schaapveld M, Ramadan S, Hodgson DC, Radford J, van Leeuwen FE. Current knowledge and future research directions in treatment-related second primary malignancies. EJC Suppl 2014; 12:5-17. [PMID: 26217162 PMCID: PMC4250537 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcsup.2014.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2014] [Accepted: 03/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Currently, 17-19% of all new primary malignancies occur in survivors of cancer, causing substantial morbidity and mortality. Research has shown that cancer treatments are important contributors to second malignant neoplasm (SMN) risk. In this paper we summarise current knowledge with regard to treatment-related SMNs and provide recommendations for future research. We address the risks associated with radiotherapy and systemic treatments, modifying factors of treatment-related risks (genetic susceptibility, lifestyle) and the potential benefits of screening and interventions. Research priorities were identified during a workshop at the 2014 Cancer Survivorship Summit organised by the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer. Recently, both systemic cancer treatments and radiotherapy approaches have evolved rapidly, with the carcinogenic potential of new treatments being unknown. Also, little knowledge is available about modifying factors of treatment-associated risk, such as genetic variants and lifestyle. Therefore, large prospective studies with biobanking, high quality treatment data (radiation dose-volume, cumulative drug doses), and data on other cancer risk factors are needed. International collaboration will be essential to have adequate statistical power for such investigations. While screening for SMNs is included in several follow-up guidelines for cancer survivors, its effectiveness in this special population has not been demonstrated. Research into the pathogenesis, tumour characteristics and survival of SMNs is essential, as well as the development of interventions to reduce SMN-related morbidity and mortality. Prediction models for SMN risk are needed to inform initial treatment decisions, balancing chances of cure and SMNs and to identify high-risk subgroups of survivors eligible for screening.
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- The Institute of Cancer Research, 15 Cotswold Road, Sutton, Surrey SM2 5NG, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, Brussels, Belgium
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- Radiation Medicine Program, Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network, and Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- The University of Manchester and The Christie National Health Service Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Colleoni M, Munzone E. Extended adjuvant chemotherapy in endocrine non-responsive disease. Breast 2014; 22 Suppl 2:S161-4. [PMID: 24074780 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2013.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND AIMS There is a biological rationale for expecting benefit from longer duration therapy in the subpopulation of patients with endocrine non-responsive disease. Such tumors have a rapid cell proliferation and are associated with a high risk of relapse despite adjuvant chemotherapy. Moreover, prolonged duration of chemotherapy may be particularly relevant for patients with triple negative disease to inhibit the growth of tumors that are not susceptible to the effects of endocrine therapies due to lack of steroid hormone receptors, or to the effects of anti-HER2 target treatment. METHODS AND RESULTS The question of duration of adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer has been directly addressed in several trials herein presented. Most of these were small and, therefore, unsuitable for detecting differences of modest magnitude in intrinsic biological subtypes. In addition, a number of trials examine regimens which differ in duration of therapy, but also in the drugs given. In these trials the effects of duration and choice of drug are inextricably confounded. However incremental chemotherapy strategies, compared with less extensive therapies, were more effective in past studies particularly in patients with endocrine non-responsive disease. CONCLUSIONS The evidence resulting from past trials indicates that conventional-dose chemotherapy for 4-6 months is an adequate option in patients whose tumors present a low or no expression of steroid hormone receptors. These tumor subtypes are part of a highly heterogeneous subgroup (e.g., basal-like, molecular apocrine, claudin-low, HER-enriched). Tailored research through international cooperation is key to solidify consensus on how to treat individual patients with endocrine non-responsive breast cancer.
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- Division of Medical Senology, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy.
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Greene J, Hennessy B. The role of anthracyclines in the treatment of early breast cancer. J Oncol Pharm Pract 2014; 21:201-12. [DOI: 10.1177/1078155214531513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We review the use of anthracyclines, their associated cardiotoxicity, and the role of taxanes in the treatment of early breast cancer. The efficacy of anthracyclines has been proven in multiple large cohort trials and meta-analyses. The addition of a taxane to an anthracycline-based regimen in the adjuvant setting has improved the disease-free survival and overall survival in patients with early breast cancer. The use of the monoclonal antibody trastuzumab combined with an anthracycline and taxane regimen has had significant benefit both in disease-free survival and overall survival in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2(HER2)–positive disease. However, the development of significant cardiotoxicity related to anthracyclines and the emergence of newer agents that appear to limit the cardiotoxicity but with similar anticancer efficacy have called the role of anthracyclines into doubt. Taxane/trastuzumab-based chemotherapy without anthracyclines is now a widely accepted adjuvant regimen in patients with HER2–positive early breast cancer. Indeed, the use of taxanes in early breast cancer has overtaken the use of anthracyclines, particularly in women with HER2–positive breast cancer. Concerns regarding anthracycline cardiotoxicity and positive data from taxane-based regimens likely have contributed to this change in practice. Ongoing trials will determine whether taxane-based chemotherapy has equivalent efficacy to anthracycline-based regimens in adjuvant therapy of HER2–negative early breast cancer. Moving forward, the use of anthracyclines as initial chemotherapy in early breast cancer may continue to be replaced by taxane-based and novel regimens in the future.
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Martin M, Brase JC, Calvo L, Krappmann K, Ruiz-Borrego M, Fisch K, Ruiz A, Weber KE, Munarriz B, Petry C, Rodriguez CA, Kronenwett R, Crespo C, Alba E, Carrasco E, Casas M, Caballero R, Rodriguez-Lescure A. Clinical validation of the EndoPredict test in node-positive, chemotherapy-treated ER+/HER2- breast cancer patients: results from the GEICAM 9906 trial. Breast Cancer Res 2014; 16:R38. [PMID: 24725534 PMCID: PMC4076639 DOI: 10.1186/bcr3642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 03/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Introduction EndoPredict (EP) is an RNA-based multigene test that predicts the likelihood of distant recurrence in patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative (HER2−) breast cancer (BC) who are being treated with adjuvant endocrine therapy. Herein we report the prospective-retrospective clinical validation of EP in the node-positive, chemotherapy-treated, ER+/HER2− BC patients in the GEICAM 9906 trial. Methods The patients (N = 1,246) were treated either with six cycles of fluorouracil, epirubicin and cyclophosphamide (FEC) or with four cycles of FEC followed by eight weekly courses of paclitaxel (FEC-P), as well as with endocrine therapy if they had hormone receptor–positive disease. The patients were assigned to EP risk categories (low or high) according to prespecified cutoff levels. The primary endpoint in the clinical validation of EP was distant metastasis-free survival (MFS). Metastasis rates were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and multivariate analysis was performed using Cox regression. Results The molecular EP score and the combined molecular and clinical EPclin score were successfully determined in 555 ER+/HER2− tumors from the 800 available samples in the GEICAM 9906 trial. On the basis of the EP, 25% of patients (n = 141) were classified as low risk. MFS was 93% in the low-risk group and 70% in the high-risk group (absolute risk reduction = 23%, hazard ratio (HR) = 4.8, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.5 to 9.5; P < 0.0001). Multivariate analysis showed that, in this ER+/HER2− cohort, EP results are an independent prognostic parameter after adjustment for age, grade, lymph node status, tumor size, treatment arm, ER and progesterone receptor (PR) status and proliferation index (Ki67). Using the predefined EPclin score, 13% of patients (n = 74) were assigned to the low-risk group, who had excellent outcomes and no distant recurrence events (absolute risk reduction vs high-risk group = 28%; P < 0.0001). Furthermore, EP was prognostic in premenopausal patients (HR = 6.7, 95% CI = 2.4 to 18.3; P = 0.0002) and postmenopausal patients (HR = 3.3, 95% CI = 1.3 to 8.5; P = 0.0109). There were no statistically significant differences in MFS between treatment arms (FEC vs FEC-P) in either the high- or low-risk groups. The interaction test results between the chemotherapy arm and the EP score were not significant. Conclusions EP is an independent prognostic parameter in node-positive, ER+/HER2− BC patients treated with adjuvant chemotherapy followed by hormone therapy. EP did not predict a greater efficacy of FEC-P compared to FEC alone.
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Dawood S, Lei X, Dent R, Gupta S, Sirohi B, Cortes J, Cristofanilli M, Buchholz T, Gonzalez-Angulo AM. Survival of women with inflammatory breast cancer: a large population-based study. Ann Oncol 2014; 25:1143-51. [PMID: 24669011 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Our group has previously reported that women with inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) continue to have worse outcome compared with those with non-IBC. We undertook this population-based study to see if there have been improvements in survival among women with stage III IBC, over time. PATIENT AND METHODS We searched the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results Registry to identify female patients diagnosed with stage III IBC between 1990 and 2010. Patients were divided into four groups according to year of diagnosis: 1990-1995, 1996-2000, 2001-2005, and 2006-2010. Breast cancer-specific survival (BCSS) was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method and compared across groups using the log-rank test. Cox models were then fit to determine the association of year of diagnosis and BCSS after adjusting for patient and tumor characteristics. RESULTS A total of 7679 patients with IBC were identified of whom 1084 patients (14.1%) were diagnosed between 1990 and 1995, 1614 patients (21.0%) between 1996 and 2000, 2683 patients (34.9%) between 2001 and 2005, and 2298 patients (29.9%) between 2006 and 2010. The 2-year BCSS for the whole cohort was 71%. Two-year BCSS were 62%, 67%, 72%, and 76% for patients diagnosed between 1990-1995, 1996-2000, 2001-2005, and 2006-2010, respectively (P < 0.0001). In the multivariable analysis, increasing year of diagnosis (modeled as a continuous variable) was associated with decreasing risks of death from breast cancer (HR = 0.98, 95% confidence interval 0.97-0.99, P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION There has been a significant improvement in survival of patients diagnosed with IBC over a two-decade time span in this large population-based study. This suggests that therapeutic strategies researched and evolved in the context of non-IBC have also had a positive impact in women with IBC.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE
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- Department of Biostatistics, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Singapore
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
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- Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, USA
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Hassett MJ, Elkin EB. What does breast cancer treatment cost and what is it worth? Hematol Oncol Clin North Am 2014; 27:829-41, ix. [PMID: 23915747 DOI: 10.1016/j.hoc.2013.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The costs of breast cancer care are substantial and growing, and they extend across the spectrum of care. Medical therapies and hospitalizations account for a significant proportion of these costs. Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) is the preferred method for assessing the health benefits of medical interventions relative to their costs. Although many CEAs have been conducted for a wide range of breast cancer treatments, these analyses are not used routinely to guide coverage or utilization decisions in the United States. Currently, patients and providers may not consider costs when making most treatment decisions; this is likely to change as payment reform spreads.
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- Michael J Hassett
- Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 250 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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Fardell JE, Zhang J, De Souza R, Vardy J, Johnston I, Allen C, Henderson J, Piquette-Miller M. The impact of sustained and intermittent docetaxel chemotherapy regimens on cognition and neural morphology in healthy mice. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014; 231:841-52. [PMID: 24101158 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-013-3301-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2013] [Accepted: 09/20/2013] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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RATIONALE A subset of cancer survivors demonstrates impairments in cognition long after chemotherapy completion. At present, it is unclear whether these changes are due to direct neurotoxic effects of chemotherapy. OBJECTIVES This study examined the impact of variable docetaxel (DTX) chemotherapy dosing on brain DTX exposure via analyses of neural morphology and changes in cognition. METHODS Male CD-1 mice were treated with DTX either intermittently (8 mg/kg i.p. weekly) or via a sustained delivery system (DTX-PoLigel), which continuously releases DTX. Both groups received total DTX doses of 32 mg/kg. Mice were assessed on the novel object recognition (NOR) task and the Morris water maze (MWM) shortly after treatment. RESULTS Post-treatment behavioral testing demonstrated impaired NOR in mice treated with either dosing schedule relative to controls. No differences were observed between groups in MWM training and initial testing, though control mice performed better than chance while DTX-treated mice did not. Appreciable amounts of DTX were found in the brain after both treatment regimens. DTX treatment did not significantly increase levels of apoptosis within the CNS. However, some elevation in neural autophagy was observed following DTX treatment. Analysis of astrocytic activation demonstrated that intermittent DTX treatment resulted in an elevation of GFAP-positive astrocytes for 48 h after administration. Sustained chemotherapy demonstrated prolonged but lower levels of astrocyte activation over 9 days following implantation. CONCLUSIONS DTX treatment induced cognitive impairment shortly after treatment. Further, these findings suggest an association between DTX dosing, neurotoxicity, and cognitive effects.
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- Joanna E Fardell
- School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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Image registration for quantitative parametric response mapping of cancer treatment response. Transl Oncol 2014; 7:101-10. [PMID: 24772213 DOI: 10.1593/tlo.14121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Imaging biomarkers capable of early quantification of tumor response to therapy would provide an opportunity to individualize patient care. Image registration of longitudinal scans provides a method of detecting treatment associated changes within heterogeneous tumors by monitoring alterations in the quantitative value of individual voxels over time, which is unattainable by traditional volumetric-based histogram methods. The concepts involved in the use of image registration for tracking and quantifying breast cancer treatment response using parametric response mapping (PRM), a voxel-based analysis of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) scans, are presented. Application of PRM to breast tumor response detection is described, wherein robust registration solutions for tracking small changes in water diffusivity in breast tumors during therapy are required. Methodologies that employ simulations are presented for measuring expected statistical accuracy of PRM for response assessment. Test-retest clinical scans are used to yield estimates of system noise to indicate significant changes in voxel-based changes in water diffusivity. Overall, registration-based PRM image analysis provides significant opportunities for voxel-based image analysis to provide the required accuracy for early assessment of response to treatment in breast cancer patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
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Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and ranks second among causes for cancer related death in women. The ability to identify and diagnose breast cancer has improved markedly. Treatment decisions which were based in the past predominantly on the anatomic extent of the disease are shifting to the underlying biological mechanisms. Gene array technology has led to the recognition that breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease composed of different biological subtypes, and genetic profiling enables response to chemotherapy to be predicted. Breast conservation became an established standard of care and the oncoplastic approach enables wide excisions without compromising the natural shape of the breast. Sentinel lymph node biopsy has replaced axillary dissection as the standard procedure to stage the axilla and spared many patients the excess morbidity of axillary dissection. Targeted therapy to the oestrogen receptor plays a major role in systemic therapy; pathways responsible for endocrine resistance have been targeted as well. Biological therapy has been developed to target HER2 receptor and combination of antibody drug conjugates linked cytotoxic therapy to HER2 antibodies. Meaningful improvements in survival resulted from the new effective systemic agents and patients with metastasis are likely to have a longer survival.
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- Shai Libson
- Soroka Medical Centre, Ben Gurion University , Beer Sheva , Israel
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Earl HM, Vallier AL, Hiller L, Fenwick N, Young J, Iddawela M, Abraham J, Hughes-Davies L, Gounaris I, McAdam K, Houston S, Hickish T, Skene A, Chan S, Dean S, Ritchie D, Laing R, Harries M, Gallagher C, Wishart G, Dunn J, Provenzano E, Caldas C. Effects of the addition of gemcitabine, and paclitaxel-first sequencing, in neoadjuvant sequential epirubicin, cyclophosphamide, and paclitaxel for women with high-risk early breast cancer (Neo-tAnGo): an open-label, 2×2 factorial randomised phase 3 trial. Lancet Oncol 2014; 15:201-12. [PMID: 24360787 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(13)70554-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anthracyclines and taxanes have been the standard neoadjuvant chemotherapies for breast cancer in the past decade. We aimed to assess safety and efficacy of the addition of gemcitabine to accelerated paclitaxel with epirubicin and cyclophosphamide, and also the effect of sequencing the blocks of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide and paclitaxel (with or without gemcitabine). METHODS In our randomised, open-label, 2×2 factorial phase 3 trial (Neo-tAnGo), we enrolled women (aged >18 years) with newly diagnosed breast cancer (tumour size >20 mm) at 57 centres in the UK. Patients were randomly assigned via a central randomisation procedure to epirubicin and cyclophosphamide then paclitaxel (with or without gemcitabine) or paclitaxel (with or without gemcitabine) then epirubicin and cyclophosphamide. Four cycles of each component were given. The primary endpoint was pathological complete response (pCR), defined as absence of invasive cancer in the breast and axillary lymph nodes. This study is registered with EudraCT (2004-002356-34), ISRCTN (78234870), and ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00070278). FINDINGS Between Jan 18, 2005, and Sept 28, 2007, we randomly allocated 831 participants; 207 received epirubicin and cyclophosphamide then paclitaxel; 208 were given paclitaxel then epirubicin and cyclophosphamide; 208 had epirubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel and gemcitabine; and 208 received paclitaxel and gemcitabine then epirubicin and cyclophosphamide. 828 patients were eligible for analysis. Median follow-up was 47 months (IQR 37-51). 207 (25%) patients had inflammatory or locally advanced disease, 169 (20%) patients had tumours larger than 50 mm, 413 (50%) patients had clinical involvement of axillary nodes, 276 (33%) patients had oestrogen receptor (ER)-negative disease, and 191 (27%) patients had HER2-positive disease. Addition of gemcitabine did not increase pCR: 70 (17%, 95% CI 14-21) of 404 patients in the epirubicin and cyclophosphamide then paclitaxel group achieved pCR compared with 71 (17%, 14-21) of 408 patients who received additional gemcitabine (p=0·98). Receipt of a taxane before anthracycline was associated with improved pCR: 82 (20%, 95% CI 16-24) of 406 patients who received paclitaxel with or without gemcitabine followed by epirubicin and cyclophosphamide achieved pCR compared with 59 (15%, 11-18) of 406 patients who received epirubicin and cyclophosphamide first (p=0·03). Grade 3 toxicities were reported at expected levels: 173 (21%) of 812 patients who received treatment and had full treatment details had grade 3 neutropenia, 66 (8%) had infection, 41 (5%) had fatigue, 41 (5%) had muscle and joint pains, 37 (5%) had nausea, 36 (4%) had vomiting, 34 (4%) had neuropathy, 23 (3%) had transaminitis, 16 (2%) had acute hypersensitivity, and 20 (2%) had a rash. 86 (11%) patients had grade 4 neutropenia and 3 (<1%) had grade 4 infection. INTERPRETATION Although addition of gemcitabine to paclitaxel and epirubicin and cyclophosphamide chemotherapy does not improve pCR, sequencing chemotherapy so that taxanes are received before anthracyclines could improve pCR in standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer. FUNDING Cancer Research UK, Eli Lilly, Bristol-Myers Squibb.
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- Helena M Earl
- University of Cambridge, Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK; National Institute for Health Research, Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK; Department of Oncology, Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Breast Unit and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK.
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- Department of Oncology, Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Breast Unit and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, UK.
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit, Institute for Cancer Studies, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research, Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK; Department of Oncology, Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Breast Unit and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK; CancerResearch UK Cambridge Institute, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Oncology, Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Breast Unit and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Breast Unit and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK; Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, UK
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- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Egerton Road, Guildford, UK
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- Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, UK
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- Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham, UK
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- Dorset Cancer Centre, Poole Hospital NHS Trust, Poole, UK
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, UK
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- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Egerton Road, Guildford, UK
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- Breast Oncology Unit, Thomas Guy House, Guys Hospital, St Thomas Street, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Oncology, St Bartholomew's Hospital, West Smithfield, London, UK
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- Cambridge Breast Unit and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK
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- Warwick Clinical Trials Unit, University of Warwick, Gibbet Hill Road, Coventry, UK
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- National Institute for Health Research, Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK; Department of Oncology, Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Breast Unit and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK
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- University of Cambridge, Department of Oncology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK; National Institute for Health Research, Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre and Cambridge Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK; Department of Oncology, Cambridge Cancer Trials Centre, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Breast Unit and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Hills Road, Cambridge, UK; CancerResearch UK Cambridge Institute, Cambridge, UK
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Pud D, Har-Zahav G, Laitman Y, Rubinek T, Yeheskel A, Ben-Ami S, Kaufman B, Friedman E, Symon Z, Wolf I. Association between variants of 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3C (HTR3C) and chemotherapy-induced symptoms in women receiving adjuvant treatment for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2014; 144:123-31. [PMID: 24477975 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-2832-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Administration of chemotherapy is associated with a wide array of symptoms affecting quality of life. Genetic risk factors for severity of chemotherapy-induced symptoms have not been determined. The present study aimed to explore the associations between polymorphisms in candidate genes and chemotherapy-induced symptoms. Women treated with at least two cycles of adjuvant doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide, with or without paclitaxel for early breast cancer (n = 105) completed the memorial symptom assessment scale and provided blood for genotyping. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes and assayed for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in GTP cyclohydrolase 1 (GCH1, rs10483639, rs3783641, and rs8007267), catecholamine-o-methyltransferase (COMT, rs4818), and 5-hydroxytryptamine (serotonin) receptor 3C (HTR3C, rs6766410, and rs6807362). Genotyping of HTR3C revealed a significant association between the presence of rs6766410 and rs6807362 SNPs (K163 and G405 variants) and increased severity of symptoms (p = 0.0001 and p = 0.007, respectively). Multiple regressions revealed that rs6766410 and rs6807362, but not age or stage at diagnosis, predicted severity of symptoms (p = 0.001 and p = 0.006, respectively) and explained 12 % of the variance in each regression model. No association was found between the genetic variants of CGH1 or COMT and symptom score. Our study indicates, for the first time, an association between variants of HTR3C and severity of chemotherapy-induced symptoms. Analyzing these genetic variants may identify patients at increased risk for the development of chemotherapy-induced symptoms and targeting the serotonin pathway may serve as a novel treatment strategy for these patients.
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- Dorit Pud
- Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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Hussain SA, Palmer DH, Stevens A, Spooner D, Poole CJ, Rea DW. Role of chemotherapy in breast cancer. Expert Rev Anticancer Ther 2014; 5:1095-110. [PMID: 16336100 DOI: 10.1586/14737140.5.6.1095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Breast cancer represents a major health problem, with more than a million new cases and 370,000 deaths worldwide yearly. Options and understanding of how to use cytotoxic chemotherapy in both advanced and early stage breast cancer have made substantial progress in the past 10 years, with numerous landmark studies identifying clear survival benefits for newer approaches. Despite this research, the optimal approach for any individual patient cannot be determined from a literature review or decision-making algorithm alone. Treatment choices are still predominantly based on practice determined by individual or collective experience and the historic development of treatment within a locality. In many situations treatment decisions cannot be divorced from economic considerations. Blanket application of international, national or local guidelines is usually impractical or inappropriate and careful consideration of the detailed circumstances of each patient is required to make optimal use of available options. Recent research has allowed us to refine breast cancers further into prognostic groups based on a gene expression profile. Clinical trials to prove the value of this approach are currently being designed. This review discusses the evidence for various chemotherapy regimens in the adjuvant and metastatic settings, and examines the current evidence for the timing of radiotherapy in the adjuvant setting.
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- Syed A Hussain
- Institute for Cancer Studies, University Hospital Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.
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Rao R. Systemic Therapy. Breast Cancer 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8063-1_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Breast cancer follow-up strategies in randomized phase III adjuvant clinical trials: a systematic review. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH : CR 2013; 32:89. [PMID: 24438135 PMCID: PMC3828573 DOI: 10.1186/1756-9966-32-89] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Accepted: 11/07/2013] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The effectiveness of different breast cancer follow-up procedures to decrease breast cancer mortality are still an object of debate, even if intensive follow-up by imaging modalities is not recommended by international guidelines since 1997. We conducted a systematic review of surveillance procedures utilized, in the last ten years, in phase III randomized trials (RCTs) of adjuvant treatments in early stage breast cancer with disease free survival as primary endpoint of the study, in order to verify if a similar variance exists in the scientific world. Follow-up modalities were reported in 66 RCTs, and among them, minimal and intensive approaches were equally represented, each being followed by 33 (50%) trials. The minimal surveillance regimen is preferred by international and North American RCTs (P = 0.001) and by trials involving more than one country (P = 0.004), with no relationship with the number of participating centers (P = 0.173), with pharmaceutical industry sponsorship (P = 0.80) and with trials enrolling > 1000 patients (P = 0.14). At multivariate regression analysis, only geographic location of the trial was predictive for a distinct follow-up methodology (P = 0.008): Western European (P = 0.004) and East Asian studies (P = 0.010) use intensive follow-up procedures with a significantly higher frequency than international RCTs, while no differences have been detected between North American and international RCTs. Stratifying the studies according to the date of beginning of patients enrollment, before or after 1998, in more recent RCTs the minimal approach is more frequently followed by international and North American RCTs (P = 0.01), by trials involving more than one country (P = 0.01) and with more than 50 participating centers (P = 0.02). It would be highly desirable that in the near future breast cancer follow-up procedures will be homogeneous in RCTs and everyday clinical settings.
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Delbaldo C, Serin D, Mousseau M, Greget S, Audhuy B, Priou F, Berdah JF, Teissier E, Laplaige P, Zelek L, Quinaux E, Buyse M, Piedbois P. A phase III adjuvant randomised trial of 6 cycles of 5-fluorouracil-epirubicine-cyclophosphamide (FEC100) versus 4 FEC 100 followed by 4 Taxol (FEC-T) in node positive breast cancer patients (Trial B2000). Eur J Cancer 2013; 50:23-30. [PMID: 24183460 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.09.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Standard adjuvant chemotherapy regimens for patients with node positive (N+) breast cancer consisted of anthracycline followed by taxane. The European Association for Research in Oncology embarked in 2000 on a phase III trial comparing 6 cycles of FEC100 versus 4 FEC100 followed by 4 Taxol. Primary end-point was disease free survival. Secondary end-points were overall survival, local recurrence free interval, metastases free interval and safety. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between March 2000 and December 2002, 837 patients were randomised between 6FEC100 for 6 cycles (417patients) or FEC100 for 4 cycles then Taxol 175mg/m(2)/3 weeks for 4 cycles (4FEC100-4T) (420 patients). One thousand patients had been planned initially but the trial was closed earlier due to slow accrual. RESULTS Hazard ratios (HRs) were 0.99 for disease-free survival (DFS) (95%CI: 0.77-1.26; p=0.91), and 0.85 for overall survival (OS) (95%CI: 0.62-1.15; p=0.29). Nine-year DFS were 62.9% versus 62.5% for 6FEC100 and 4FEC100-4T, respectively. Nine-year OS were 73.9% versus 77% for 6FEC100 and 4FEC100-4T, respectively. Toxicity analyses based on 803 evaluable patients showed that overall grade 3-4 toxicities were similar in both arms (63% versus 58% for 6FEC100 arm and 4FEC100-4T arm, respectively; p=0.16). CONCLUSION In this trial replacing the last 2 FEC100 cycles of 6FEC100 regimen by 4 Taxol does not lead to a discernable DFS or OS advantage. The lack of a significant difference between the randomised treatment arms may however be due to a lack of power of this trial to detect small, yet clinically worthwhile, treatment benefits.
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- C Delbaldo
- Service de Cancérologie, Groupe Hospitalier Diaconesses Croix Saint Simon, Paris, France.
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- Clinique St Catherine, Avignon, France
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- Clinique St Clotilde, La Réunion, France
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- Service Onco-Hématologie, Centre Hospitalier Départemental, La Roche Sur Yon, France
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- Centre Azuréen de Cancérologie, Mougins, France
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- Polyclinique de Blois, La Chaussée St Victor, France
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- Service de Cancérologie, Hôpital Avicennes, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Seine-Saint Denis, France
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- International Development Drug Institute (IDDI), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- International Development Drug Institute (IDDI), Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Service d'Oncologie Médicale, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Créteil, France
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Doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide with concurrent versus sequential docetaxel as neoadjuvant treatment in patients with breast cancer. Eur J Cancer 2013; 49:3102-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2013] [Revised: 06/10/2013] [Accepted: 06/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dose-dense epirubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel as adjuvant chemotherapy in node-positive breast cancer. Int J Breast Cancer 2013; 2013:404396. [PMID: 24187626 PMCID: PMC3800644 DOI: 10.1155/2013/404396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2013] [Revised: 08/15/2013] [Accepted: 08/25/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background. Adding taxanes to anthracycline-based adjuvant chemotherapy has shown significant improvement particularly in node-positive patients, but optimal dose and schedule remain undetermined. Objectives. This study aimed to assess the feasibility of dose-dense epirubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel in node-positive breast cancer. Methods. All Patients first received 4 cycles of epirubicin (100 mg/m2) and cyclophosphamide (600 mg/m2) at 2-week interval then followed by docetaxel (100 mg/m2) at 2-week interval for 4 cycles, with daily Pegfilgrastim (G-CSF) that was administered in all patients on days 3–10 after each cycle of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide infusion. Results. Fifty-eight patients with axillary lymph node-positive breast cancer were enrolled in the study, of whom 42 (72.4%) completed the regimen. There were two toxicity-related deaths, one patient due to grade 4 febrile neutropenia and the other due to congestive heart failure. Grade 3/4 neutropenia and febrile neutropenia were 13.8% and 5.1%. The most common grade 3/4 nonhematological complications were as follows: skin-nail disorders (48.3%), hand-foot syndrome (34.4%), paresthesia (38%), arthralgia (27.5%), and paresis (24.1%). Conclusions. Dose-dense epirubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel with G-CSF support are not feasible, and it is not recommended for further investigation.
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