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Dieci MV, Conte P, Bisagni G, Bartolini S, Frassoldati A, Generali D, Piacentini F, Griguolo G, Tagliafico E, Brasó Maristany F, Chic N, Paré L, Miglietta F, Vicini R, D’Amico R, Balduzzi S, Prat A, Guarneri V. Metastatic site patterns by intrinsic subtype and HER2DX in early HER2-positive breast cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst 2024; 116:69-80. [PMID: 37676829 PMCID: PMC10777675 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djad179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 07/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Even with contemporary treatment strategies, more than 10% of HER2-positive early stage breast cancer patients may experience distant metastasis as first event during follow-up. Tools for predicting unique patterns of metastatic spread are needed to plan personalized surveillance. We evaluated how molecular heterogeneity affects the pattern of distant relapse in HER2-positive breast cancer. METHODS A total of 677 HER2-positive stage I-III breast cancer patients from ShortHER trial, Cher-LOB trial, and 2 institutional cohorts were included. PAM50 molecular subtypes and research-based HER2DX scores were evaluated. The cumulative incidence of distant relapse as the first event (any site and site specific) was evaluated using competing risk analysis. Median follow-up was 8.4 years. Tests of statistical significance are 2-sided. RESULTS Stage III and high HER2DX risk score identified patients at the highest risk of distant relapse as first event (10-year incidence 24.5% and 19.7%, respectively). Intrinsic molecular subtypes were associated with specific patterns of metastatic spread: compared with other subtypes, HER2-enriched tumors were more prone to develop brain metastases (10-year incidence 3.8% vs 0.6%, P = .005), basal-like tumors were associated with an increased risk of lung metastases (10-year incidence 11.1% vs 2.6%, P = .001), and luminal tumors developed more frequently bone-only metastases (10-year incidence 5.1% vs 2.0%, P = .042). When added to stage or HER2DX risk score in competing risk regression models, intrinsic subtype maintained an independent association with site-specific metastases. CONCLUSIONS The integration of intrinsic molecular subtypes with stage or HER2DX risk score predicts site-specific metastatic risk in HER2-positive breast cancer, with potential implications for personalized surveillance and clinical trials aimed at preventing site-specific recurrence.
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Affiliation(s)
- Maria Vittoria Dieci
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padova, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Advanced Technologies, Oncology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale-Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Nervous System Medical Oncology Department, IRCCS Istituto delle Scienze Neurologiche di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Clinical Oncology, Department of Translational Medicine and for Romagna, S. Anna University Hospital, Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
- Multidisciplinary Unit of Breast Pathology and Translational Research, Cremona Hospital, Cremona, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padova, Italy
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- Center for Genome Research, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Diagnostic Hematology and Clinical Genomics Unit, Modena University Hospital, Modena, Italy
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padova, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences for Children and Adults, University Hospital of Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Spain
- Reveal Genomics, Barcelona, Spain
- Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
- Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Padova, Italy
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Giordano G, Griguolo G, Landriscina M, Meattini I, Carbone F, Leone A, Del Re M, Fogli S, Danesi R, Colamaria A, Dieci MV. Multidisciplinary management of HER2-positive breast cancer with brain metastases: An evidence-based pragmatic approach moving from pathophysiology to clinical data. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2023; 192:104185. [PMID: 37863404 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2023.104185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2023] [Revised: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/22/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION About 30-50 % of stage IV HER2+ breast cancers (BC) will present brain metastases (BMs). Their management is based on both local treatment and systemic therapy. Despite therapeutic advances, BMs still impact on survival and quality of life and the development of more effective systemic therapies represents an unmet clinical need. MATERIALS AND METHODS A thorough analysis of the published literature including ongoing clinical trials has been performed, investigating concepts spanning from the pathophysiology of tumor microenvironment to clinical considerations with the aim to summarize the current and future locoregional and systemic strategies. RESULTS Different trials have investigated monotherapies and combination treatments, highlighting how the blood-brain barrier (BBB) represents a major problem hindering diffusion and consequently efficacy of such options. Trastuzumab has long been the mainstay of systemic therapy and over the last two decades other HER2-targeted agents including lapatinib, pertuzumab, and trastuzumab emtansine, as well as more recently neratinib, tucatinib, and trastuzumab deruxtecan, have been introduced in clinical practice after showing promising results in randomized controlled trials. CONCLUSIONS We ultimately propose an evidence-based treatment algorithm for clinicians treating HER2 + BCs patients with BMs.
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- Guido Giordano
- Unit of Medical Oncology and Biomolecular Therapy, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences - Policlinico Riuniti, University of Foggia, Foggia 71122, Italy.
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy; Division of Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padova 35128, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology and Biomolecular Therapy, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences - Policlinico Riuniti, University of Foggia, Foggia 71122, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Unit, Oncology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy; Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences M Serio, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, Oncology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruher Neurozentrum, Karlsruhe 76133, Germany
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Karlsruher Neurozentrum, Karlsruhe 76133, Germany; Faculty of Human Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin 10117, Germany
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Division of Neurosurgery, Policlinico Riuniti Foggia, Foggia 71122, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy; Division of Oncology 2, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV - IRCCS, Padova 35128, Italy
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Bottosso M, Griguolo G, Sinoquet L, Guarascio MC, Aldegheri V, Miglietta F, Vernaci G, Barbieri C, Girardi F, Jacot W, Guarneri V, Darlix A, Dieci MV. Prognostic impact of extracranial disease control in HER2+ breast cancer-related brain metastases. Br J Cancer 2023; 128:1286-1293. [PMID: 36717671 PMCID: PMC10049979 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-023-02153-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Brain metastases (BM) are common among HER2+ breast cancer (BC) and prognostic stratification is crucial for optimal management. BC-GPA score and subsequent refinements (modified-GPA, updated-GPA) recapitulate prognostic factors. Since none of these indexes includes extracranial disease control, we evaluated its prognostic value in HER2+ BCBM. METHODS Patients diagnosed with HER2+ BCBM at Istituto Oncologico Veneto-Padova (2002-2021) and Montpellier Cancer Institute (2001-2015) were included as exploratory and validation cohorts, respectively. Extracranial disease control at BM diagnosis (no disease/stable disease/response vs. progressive disease) was evaluated. RESULTS In the exploratory cohort of 113 patients (median OS 12.2 months), extracranial control (n = 65, 57.5%) was significantly associated with better OS at univariate (median OS 17.7 vs. 8.7 months, p = 0.005) and multivariate analysis after adjustment for BC-GPA (HR 0.61, 95% CI 0.39-0.94), modified-GPA (HR 0.64, 95% CI 0.42-0.98) and updated-GPA (HR 0.63, 95% CI 0.41-0.98). The prognostic impact of extracranial disease control (n = 66, 56.4%) was then confirmed in the validation cohort (n = 117) at univariate (median OS 20.2 vs. 9.1 months, p < 0.001) and multivariate analysis adjusting for BC-GPA (HR 0.41, 95% CI 0.27-0.61), modified-GPA (HR 0.44, 95% CI 0.29-0.67) and updated-GPA (HR 0.42, 95% CI 0.28-0.63). CONCLUSIONS Extracranial disease control provides independent prognostic information in HER2+ BCBM beyond commonly used prognostic scores.
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- Michele Bottosso
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Division of Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy. .,Division of Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology Department, Institut du Cancer de Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Division of Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Division of Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Division of Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Division of Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Division of Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Institut du Cancer de Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Division of Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Institut du Cancer de Montpellier, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France.,Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, INSERM, CNRS - University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Division of Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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Interactive exploration of a global clinical network from a large breast cancer cohort. NPJ Digit Med 2022; 5:113. [PMID: 35948579 PMCID: PMC9365762 DOI: 10.1038/s41746-022-00647-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite unprecedented amount of information now available in medical records, health data remain underexploited due to their heterogeneity and complexity. Simple charts and hypothesis-driven statistics can no longer apprehend the content of information-rich clinical data. There is, therefore, a clear need for powerful interactive visualization tools enabling medical practitioners to perceive the patterns and insights gained by state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms. Here, we report an interactive graphical interface for use as the front end of a machine learning causal inference server (MIIC), to facilitate the visualization and comprehension by clinicians of relationships between clinically relevant variables. The widespread use of such tools, facilitating the interactive exploration of datasets, is crucial both for data visualization and for the generation of research hypotheses. We demonstrate the utility of the MIIC interactive interface, by exploring the clinical network of a large cohort of breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). This example highlights, in particular, the direct and indirect links between post-NAC clinical responses and patient survival. The MIIC interactive graphical interface has the potential to help clinicians identify actionable nodes and edges in clinical networks, thereby ultimately improving the patient care pathway.
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Tagliabue G, Fabiano S, Contiero P, Barigelletti G, Castelli M, Mazzoleni G, Boschetti L, Fanetti AC, Puppo A, Musolino A, Cirilli C, Seghini P, Mangone L, Caldarella A, Lotti F, Mazzucco W, Benedetto A, Dinaro YM, Sferrazza A, Pinna P, Perotti V. Molecular Subtypes, Metastatic Pattern and Patient Age in Breast Cancer: An Analysis of Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM) Data. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10245873. [PMID: 34945169 PMCID: PMC8706111 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10245873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Revised: 12/10/2021] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Breast cancer stage at diagnosis, patient age and molecular tumor subtype influence disease progression. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between these factors and survival in breast cancer patients among the Italian population using data from the AIRTUM national database. We enrolled women with primary breast cancer from 17 population-based cancer registries. Patients were subdivided into older (>69 years), middle (50–69 years) and younger age groups (<50 years) and their primary tumors categorized into four molecular subtypes based on hormone receptor (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) status. There were 8831 patients diagnosed between 2010 and 2012 included. The most represented age group was 50–69 years (41.7%). In 5735 cases the molecular subtype was identified: HER2–/HR+ was the most frequent (66.2%) and HER2+/HR− the least (6.2%). Of the 390 women with metastases at diagnosis, 38% had simultaneous involvement of multiple sites, independent of age and molecular profile. In women with a single metastatic site, bone (20% of cases), liver (11%), lung (7%) and brain (3%) were the most frequent. In the studied age groups with different receptor expression profiles, the tumor metastasized to target organs with differing frequencies, affecting survival. Five-year survival was lowest in women with triple-negative (HER2−/HR–) tumors and women with brain metastases at diagnosis.
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- Giovanna Tagliabue
- Cancer Registry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (S.F.); (G.B.); (V.P.)
- Correspondence:
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- Cancer Registry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (S.F.); (G.B.); (V.P.)
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- Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy;
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- Cancer Registry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (S.F.); (G.B.); (V.P.)
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- Cancer Registry, Aosta Valley Health Authorities Department of Public Health, 11100 Aosta, Italy;
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- Cancer Registry, South-Tyrol Local Health Trust, 39100 Bolzano, Italy;
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- Cancer Registry, Epidemiology Monitoring Unit, Public Health Agency of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy;
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- Sondrio Cancer Registry, Health Protection Agency, 23100 Sondrio, Italy;
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Liguria Cancer Registry, IRCCS-Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, 16132 Genova, Italy;
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Medical Oncology, Cancer Registry, University Hospital of Parma, 43100 Parma, Italy;
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- Cancer Registry, Department of Epidemiology, Piacenza General Hospital, 29121 Piacenza, Italy;
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- Epidemiology Unit, AUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, 42121 Reggio Emilia, Italy;
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- Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), 50139 Florence, Italy;
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- Section of the Puglia Cancer Registry, Cancer Registry, Local Health Unit Brindisi, 72100 Brindisi, Italy;
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- Department of Sciences for Health Promotion and Mother and Child Care “Giuseppe D’Alessandro”, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy;
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- Integrated Cancer Registry of Catania-Messina-Enna, Department of Hygiene and Public Health, 95100 Catania, Italy;
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- Ragusa Cancer Registry, Provincial Health Unit, 97100 Ragusa, Italy;
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- Nuoro Cancer Registry, ASSL Nuoro/ATS Sardegna, 08100 Nuoro, Italy;
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- Cancer Registry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy; (S.F.); (G.B.); (V.P.)
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Cerebral hemorrhage due to amyloid angiopathy that was difficult to differentiate from breast cancer metastasis: a case report. Surg Case Rep 2021; 7:150. [PMID: 34180038 PMCID: PMC8236417 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-021-01225-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Breast cancer patients are known to develop brain metastasis at a relatively high frequency. However, imaging findings of brain metastases vary, and it is sometimes very difficult to distinguish these from other tumorous lesions and non-neoplastic lesions, such as cerebral hemorrhage. Meanwhile, there are various causes of cerebral hemorrhage; a major one is cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA). With the advancement of imaging technology, CAA-related cerebral hemorrhage can be more precisely diagnosed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), but definitive diagnosis of CAA can only be made based on pathological assessment. Herein, we report a case of consciousness disorder appearing during adjuvant therapy for breast cancer. We initially considered that the patient’s cerebral hemorrhage was due to a metastatic tumor, but based on excisional biopsy, she was diagnosed with CAA. Case presentation A 73-year-old Japanese woman underwent curative surgery for left breast cancer. Her disease was hormone receptor-positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive invasive ductal carcinoma (pStage IIB). While receiving adjuvant treatment, she developed disorientation, and emergent imaging revealed multiple cerebral hemorrhages. There was no apparent enhancement in the cerebral parenchyma on MRI, and differential diagnosis included hemorrhage due to a metastatic tumor, intravascular large B-cell lymphoma, CAA and thrombotic intracranial bleeding. After hospitalization, the bleeding lesion enlarged, resulting in cerebral hernia, and she needed emergency drainage surgery. The tissue surrounding the hemorrhage was pathologically assessed, and she was diagnosed with CAA. Although we initially suspected the lesion to be a metastatic tumor from breast cancer, there were no tumorous cells. Conclusion Atypical MRI findings made diagnosis difficult in this case, but it should be considered for differential diagnosis when multiple cerebral hemorrhages in elderly patients are observed, especially in cases with symptoms such as transient multifocal neurological deficits and dementia.
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Cao TQ, Dixit K, Santa-Maria C, Kumthekar P. Factors affecting time to brain metastases for stage 2 and 3 breast cancer patients: A large single-institutional analysis with potential screening implications. Neurooncol Adv 2021; 3:vdab009. [PMID: 33738445 PMCID: PMC7954098 DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdab009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Breast cancer is the second most common cancer associated with brain metastases. The purpose of this study was to identify factors that impact the time to brain metastases in breast cancer patients at a single institution. Methods Single institution retrospective study that captured all consecutive stage 2 and stage 3 breast cancer patients from 2003 to 2010. Patient characteristics analyzed included age, hormone status, HER2 receptor status, grade, stage, and time from breast cancer diagnosis to brain metastasis. Results A total of 1218 patients were eligible for the final analysis. 849 (69.7%) patients were ER+/HER2−, 90 (7.4%) were HER2+, and 279 (22.9%) were triple-negative (TN). Overall, 74 patients (6.1%) developed brain metastases over a median follow up time of 92 months. Median times to brain metastases for HER2+, TN, and ER+/HER2− patients were 20, 26, and 57 months, respectively. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that TN disease (HR = 2.043, P = .015), grade (HR = 1.667, P = .024) and stage (HR = 3.851, P < .001) were independent risk factors for earlier brain metastases. Median times to brain metastases were 34 and 52 months for stage 3 and 2 patients, and 30, 49, and 71 months for grade 3, 2, and 1 tumors, respectively. Conclusions This single-institutional case series demonstrates that TN breast cancer, higher stage, and higher histologic grade are associated with earlier brain metastases in multivariate analysis. Additional prospective studies are warranted to investigate the impact of brain metastases screening on survival outcome in this high-risk defined group.
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- Toni Q Cao
- Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Sabatier R, Martin J, Vicier C, Guérin M, Monneur A, Provansal M, Tassy L, Tarpin C, Extra JM, Viret F, Goncalves A. Eribulin Efficacy on Brain Metastases in Heavily Pretreated Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10061272. [PMID: 33803894 PMCID: PMC8003126 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10061272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2021] [Revised: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
Abstract
The onset of brain metastases (BM) is a major turning point during advanced breast cancer (ABC) evolution, with only few treatment options when local therapies have failed. The therapeutic effect of eribulin, a wildly used drug in the treatment of ABC, remains unclear in this setting. Patients and Methods: We performed a retrospective observational study to assess eribulin efficacy in patients with ABC who displayed BM at time of eribulin initiation. We collected data from the medical files of all ABC patients who received eribulin at our institution from 2012 until 2020. Our main endpoint was the central nervous system (CNS) progression-free survival. (CNS-PFS). Other evaluation criteria were extra-cranial progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). Results: Twenty patients with BM monitoring data available were selected out of the 549 who received eribulin during the inclusion period. Fifteen patients (75%) had BM progressive as the best response, three patients (15%) had disease stabilization for more than 6 months and only one patient had a partial response according to RECIST 1.1 criteria. Median CNS-PFS was 3.39 months (95CI (3.02–3.76)). Cox univariate analysis identified molecular subtype as the only prognostic parameter in our cohort, with patients with hormone-receptor positive tumors less likely to experience CNS progression than those with triple-negative MBC (HR = 0.23 (95CI = 0.07–0.80), p = 0.021). Median extra-cranial PFS was 2.67 months (95CI (2.33–3.01)). Median OS was 7.68 months (95CI (0–17.41)). Conclusion: Eribulin seems to have only a limited impact on BM evolution. Hormone receptors expression may identify a subset of patients with better BM control.
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- Renaud Sabatier
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS U7258, INSERM U1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM, 13009 Marseille, France
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS U7258, INSERM U1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM, 13009 Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 13009 Marseille, France; (J.M.); (C.V.); (M.G.); (A.M.); (M.P.); (L.T.); (C.T.); (J.-M.E.); (F.V.); (A.G.)
- Aix-Marseille Univ, CNRS U7258, INSERM U1068, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, CRCM, 13009 Marseille, France
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Babak MV, Zalutsky MR, Balyasnikova IV. Heterogeneity and vascular permeability of breast cancer brain metastases. Cancer Lett 2020; 489:174-181. [PMID: 32561415 DOI: 10.1016/j.canlet.2020.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of systemic breast cancer have led to a prolongation in patient survival. Unfortunately, these advances are also associated with an increased incidence of brain metastases (BM), with the result that many patients succumb due to BM treatment failure. Intracranial delivery of many chemotherapeutic agents and other therapeutics is hindered by the presence of an impermeable blood-brain barrier (BBB) designed to protect the brain from harmful substances. The formation of BM compromises the integrity of the BBB, resulting in a highly heterogeneous blood-tumor barrier (BTB) with varying degrees of vascular permeability. Here, we discuss how blood vessels play an important role in the formation of brain micrometastases as well as in the transformation from poorly permeable BM to highly permeable BM. We then review the role of BTB vascular permeability in the diagnostics and the choice of treatment regimens for breast cancer brain metastases (BCBM) and discuss whether the vasculature of primary breast cancers can serve as a biomarker for BM. Specifically, we examine the association between the vascular permeability of BCBM and their accumulation of large molecules such as antibodies, which remains largely unexplored.
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- Maria V Babak
- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Hong Kong SAR, 999077, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center; 311 Research Drive, Box 3808, Durham, NC, 27710, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, The Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 E. Superior Street, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA.
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Barros-Oliveira MDC, Costa-Silva DR, Campos-Verdes LC, Pereira RDO, Silva RA, Moura-Borges PDT, Sousa EB, Pinho-Sobral AL, Lopes-Costa PV, Dos Santos AR, Soares-Lopes IMR, Viana JL, Melo MDA, Manes Neto F, Coelho EG, Pires E Cruz MDS, Costa-Silva V, Gebrim LH, Da Silva BB. CYP19A1 gene expression in the peripheral blood of Brazilian women with breast cancer relapse. BMC Cancer 2020; 20:480. [PMID: 32460723 PMCID: PMC7254631 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-06978-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background The CYP19A1 gene, which encodes the enzyme responsible for androgen aromatization into estrogens, may play an important role in breast cancer aggressiveness. However, no study has evaluated CYP19A1 gene expression in the peripheral blood of women with relapsed breast cancer. Methods In this cross-sectional study, CYP19A1 gene expression was quantified by RT-PCR in the peripheral blood of 146 women with breast cancer who were first divided into two groups according to the expression of CYP19A1 (low and high); each group had 73 patients. Subsequently, women were divided into two groups: those without recurrence (control, n = 85) and those with recurrence (study, n = 61). Statistical analysis of the data was performed using ANOVA, the Mann-Whitney, Chi-square or Fisher’s exact test (p < 0.05). Results There were no significant differences between the relative expression of CYP19A1 mRNA in the low expression group and the high expression group according to the variables studied. There were no significant differences in CYP19A1 gene expression in the study and control groups (p = 0.8461). In the relapse group, CYP19A1 gene expression was significantly higher in the hybrid luminal subtype than in the triple-negative subtype (p = 0.0321), whereas it was significantly lower in HER2-negative cases than in HER2-positive cases (p < 0.0376). Women with locoregional recurrence showed higher expression than women with distant recurrence (p < 0.0001). Conclusions The present study found no significant differences between women with high and low expression of the CYP19A1 gene mRNA or between those in the study group and the control group. However, in women with recurrence, there was increased expression of CYP19A1 mRNA in those who had the luminal hybrid subtype and locoregional relapse and decreased expression in those negative for HER2.
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- Maria da Conceição Barros-Oliveira
- Postgraduate Program of the Northeast Network of Biotechnology (RENORBIO), Teresina, Northeast, Brazil.,Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of the Northeast Network of Biotechnology (RENORBIO), Teresina, Northeast, Brazil.,Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of the Northeast Network of Biotechnology (RENORBIO), Teresina, Northeast, Brazil.,Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of the Northeast Network of Biotechnology (RENORBIO), Teresina, Northeast, Brazil.,Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of the Northeast Network of Biotechnology (RENORBIO), Teresina, Northeast, Brazil.,Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of the Northeast Network of Biotechnology (RENORBIO), Teresina, Northeast, Brazil.,Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of the Northeast Network of Biotechnology (RENORBIO), Teresina, Northeast, Brazil.,Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil.,Perola Byington Hospital, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program of the Northeast Network of Biotechnology (RENORBIO), Teresina, Northeast, Brazil. .,Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil. .,Mastology Unit, Getulio Vargas Hospital, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil.
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Risk factors for breast cancer brain metastases: a systematic review. Oncotarget 2020; 11:650-669. [PMID: 32110283 PMCID: PMC7021234 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.27453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background: Brain metastasis (BM) is an increasingly common and devastating complication of breast cancer (BC). Methods: A systematic literature search of EMBASE and MEDLINE was conducted to elucidate the current state of knowledge on known and novel prognostic factors associated with 1) the risk for BCBM and 2) the time to brain metastases (TTBM). Results: A total of 96 studies involving institutional records from 28 countries were identified. Of these, 69 studies reported risk factors of BCBM, 46 factors associated with the TTBM and twenty studies examined variables for both outcomes. Young age, estrogen receptor negativity (ER-), overexpression of human epidermal factor (HER2+), and higher presenting stage, histological grade, tumor size, Ki67 labeling index and nodal involvement were consistently found to be independent risk factors of BCBM. Of these, triple-negative BC (TNBC) subtype, ER-, higher presenting histological grade, tumor size, and nodal involvement were also reported to associate with shorter TTBM. In contrast, young age, hormone receptor negative (HR-) status, higher presenting stage, nodal involvement and development of liver metastasis were the most important risk factors for BM in HER2-positive patients. Conclusions: The study provides a comprehensive and individual evaluation of the risk factors that could support the design of screening tools and interventional trials for early detection of BCBM.
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Treatment and outcomes in patients with central nervous system metastases from breast cancer in the real-life ESME MBC cohort. Eur J Cancer 2019; 125:22-30. [PMID: 31835235 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2019.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2019] [Revised: 11/04/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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AIM The aims of the present study were to describe treatment patterns and survival outcomes in patients with central nervous system metastases (CNSM) selected among metastatic breast cancer (MBC) patients included in a retrospective study from the Epidemiological Strategy and Medical Economics (ESME) MBC cohort. METHODS Neurological progression-free survival (NPFS) and overall survival (OS) were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Significant contributors to NPFS were determined using a multivariate Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS After a median follow-up of 42.8 months, of 16 701 patients included in the ESME MBC database, CNSM were diagnosed in 24.6% of patients. The most frequent treatments after diagnosis of CNSM were whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) (45.2%) and systemic treatment (59.3%). Median OS and NPFS were 7.9 months (95% CI: 7.2-8.4) and 5.5 months (95% CI: 5.2-5.8), respectively. In multivariate analysis, age >70 years (vs <50 years; HR = 1.40; 95% CI: 1.24-1.57), triple-negative tumours (vs HER2-/HR+; HR = 1.87; 95% CI: 1.71-2.06), HER2+/HR-tumours (vs HER2-/HR+; HR = 1.14; 95% CI: 1.02-1.27), ≥3 metastatic sites (vs < 3; HR = 1.32; 95% CI: 1.21-1.43) and ≥3 previous treatment lines (vs < 3; HR = 1.75; 95% CI: 1.56-1.96) were detrimental for NPFS. A time interval between selection and CNSM diagnosis superior to 18 months (vs <9 months; HR = 0.88; 95% CI: 0.78-0.98) was associated with longer NPFS. CONCLUSIONS This study describes current treatment patterns of MBC patients in a "real life" setting. Despite advances in stereotactic radiation therapy, most of the patients still received WBRT. More research is warranted to identify patient subsets for tailored treatment strategies.
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Darlix A, Louvel G, Fraisse J, Jacot W, Brain E, Debled M, Mouret-Reynier MA, Goncalves A, Dalenc F, Delaloge S, Campone M, Augereau P, Ferrero JM, Levy C, Fumet JD, Lecouillard I, Cottu P, Petit T, Uwer L, Jouannaud C, Leheurteur M, Dieras V, Robain M, Chevrot M, Pasquier D, Bachelot T. Impact of breast cancer molecular subtypes on the incidence, kinetics and prognosis of central nervous system metastases in a large multicentre real-life cohort. Br J Cancer 2019; 121:991-1000. [PMID: 31719684 PMCID: PMC6964671 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-019-0619-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 10/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Metastatic breast cancer (MBC) behaviour differs depending on hormone receptors (HR) and human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2) statuses. METHODS The kinetics of central nervous system (CNS) metastases (CNS metastasis-free survival, CNSM-FS) and subsequent patient's prognosis (overall survival, OS) according to the molecular subtype were retrospectively assessed in 16703 MBC patients of the ESME nationwide multicentre MBC database (Kaplan-Meier method). RESULTS CNS metastases occurred in 4118 patients (24.6%) (7.2% at MBC diagnosis and 17.5% later during follow-up). Tumours were HER2-/HR+ (45.3%), HER2+/HR+ (14.5%), HER2+/HR- (14.9%) and triple negative (25.4%). Median age at CNS metastasis diagnosis was 58.1 years (range: 22.8-92.0). The median CNSM-FS was 10.8 months (95% CI: 16.5-17.9) among patients who developed CNS metastases. Molecular subtype was independently associated with CNSM-FS (HR = 3.45, 95% CI: 3.18-3.75, triple-negative and HER2-/HR+ tumours). After a 30-month follow-up, median OS after CNS metastasis diagnosis was 7.9 months (95% CI: 7.2-8.4). OS was independently associated with subtypes: median OS was 18.9 months (HR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.50-0.64) for HER2+/HR+ , 13.1 months (HR = 0.72, 95% CI: 0.65-0.81) for HER2+/HR-, 4.4 months (HR = 1.55, 95% CI: 1.42-1.69) for triple-negative and 7.1 months for HER2-/HR+ patients (p <0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Tumour molecular subtypes strongly impact incidence, kinetics and prognosis of CNS metastases in MBC patients. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT03275311.
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- Amélie Darlix
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), University of Montpellier, 208 Rue des Apothicaires, 34298, Montpellier, France.
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard Vaillant, 94800, Villejuif, France
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- Biometrics Unit, Institut du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), University of Montpellier, 208 Rue des Apothicaires, 34298, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), University of Montpellier, 208 Rue des Apothicaires, 34298, Montpellier, France.,Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier (IRCM), INSERM U1194, Institut du Cancer de Montpellier, University of Montpellier 208 Rue des Apothicaires, 34298, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie, 26 Rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris & Saint-Cloud, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Bergonié, 229 Cours de l'Argonne, 33000, Bordeaux, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Jean Perrin, 58 Rue Montalembert, 63011, Clermont Ferrand, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Boulevard de Sainte-Marguerite, 13009, Marseille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Claudius Regaud - IUCT Oncopole, 1 Avenue Irène-Joliot-Curie, 31059, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Cancer Medicine, Gustave Roussy, 114 Rue Edouard-Vaillant, 94800, Villejuif, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest Centre René Gauducheau, Boulevard Jacques Monod, 44805, Saint Herblain, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie de l'Ouest, 15 rue André Boquel, 49055, Angers, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Antoine Lacassagne, 33 Avenue de valambrose, 06189, Nice, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, 3 Avenue du Général Harris, 14000, Caen, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Georges François Leclerc, 1 rue Professeur Marion, 21079, Dijon, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Eugène Marquis, Avenue de la Bataille Flandres-Dunkerque, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie, 26 Rue d'Ulm, 75005, Paris & Saint-Cloud, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Paul Strauss, 3 Rue de la Porte de l'Hôpital, 67000, Strasbourg, France
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- Medical Oncology Department, Institut de Cancérologie de Lorraine, 6 Avenue de Bourgogne, 54519, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut de Cancérologie Jean-Godinot, 1 Rue du Général Koenig, 51100, Reims, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Henri Becquerel, Rue d'Amiens, 76000, Rouen, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Eugène Marquis, Avenue de la Bataille Flandres-Dunkerque, 35000, Rennes, France
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- Department of Research and Development, Unicancer, 101 Rue de Tolbiac, 75654, Paris, France
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- Department of Research and Development, Unicancer, 101 Rue de Tolbiac, 75654, Paris, France
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- Academic Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Oscar Lambret, 3 Rue Frédéric Combemale, 59000, Lille, France
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centre Léon Bérard, 28 Promenade Léa et Napoléon Bullukian, 69008, Lyon, France
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Dong R, Ji J, Liu H, He X. The evolving role of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in HER2-positive breast cancer with brain metastases. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2019; 143:20-26. [PMID: 31449983 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2019.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Approximately 30-50% of advanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive breast cancer patients will develop brain metastases (BMs) during the disease course. Brain metastases may become a main limitation of life expectancy and a half of them will die from brain progression. Even in patients with early HER2-positive breast cancer managed with curative therapy, the risk of brain metastases is also increased. Central nervous system (CNS) may usually present as the first site of recurrence in HER2-positive breast cancer. Local treatments including radiotherapy and surgery are essential while new chemotherapy and biological agents appear to contribute a significant role in the future treatment field of CNS metastases. This article will review recent progresses in HER2-positive breast cancer with BM, with a focus on the efficacy of the HER2 targeted agents-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1).
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- Rongrong Dong
- Children's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
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Cagney DN, Lamba N, Montoya S, Li P, Besse L, Martin AM, Brigell RH, Catalano PJ, Brown PD, Leone JP, Tanguturi SK, Haas-Kogan DA, Alexander BM, Lin NU, Aizer AA. Breast cancer subtype and intracranial recurrence patterns after brain-directed radiation for brain metastases. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2019; 176:171-179. [PMID: 30982195 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-019-05236-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Brain metastases from breast cancer are frequently managed with brain-directed radiation but the impact of subtype on intracranial recurrence patterns after radiation has not been well-described. We investigated intracranial recurrence patterns of brain metastases from breast cancer after brain-directed radiation to facilitate subtype-specific management paradigms. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed 349 patients with newly diagnosed brain metastases from breast cancer treated with brain-directed radiation at Brigham and Women's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute between 2000 and 2015. Patients were stratified by subtype: hormone receptor-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HR+/HER2-), HER2+ positive (HER2+), or triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). A per-metastasis assessment was conducted. Time-to-event analyses were conducted using multivariable Cox regression. RESULTS Of the 349 patients, 116 had HR+/HER2- subtype, 164 had HER2+ subtype, and 69 harbored TNBC. Relative to HR+/HER2- subtype, local recurrence was greater in HER2+ metastases (HR 3.20, 95% CI 1.78-5.75, p < 0.001), while patients with TNBC demonstrated higher rates of new brain metastases after initial treatment (HR 3.16, 95% CI 1.99-5.02, p < 0.001) and shorter time to salvage whole brain radiation (WBRT) (HR 3.79, 95% CI 1.36-10.56, p = 0.01) and salvage stereotactic radiation (HR 1.86, 95% CI 1.11-3.10, p = 0.02). CONCLUSIONS We identified a strong association between breast cancer subtype and intracranial recurrence patterns after brain-directed radiation, particularly local progression for HER2+ and distant progression for TNBC patients. If validated, the poorer local control in HER2+ brain metastases may support evaluation of novel local therapy-based approaches, while the increased distant recurrence in TNBC suggests the need for improved systemic therapy and earlier utilization of WBRT.
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- Daniel N Cagney
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Biostatistics, and Computational Biology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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Takada M, Sugimoto M, Masuda N, Iwata H, Kuroi K, Yamashiro H, Ohno S, Ishiguro H, Inamoto T, Toi M. Prediction of postoperative disease-free survival and brain metastasis for HER2-positive breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus trastuzumab using a machine learning algorithm. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2018; 172:611-618. [PMID: 30194511 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-018-4958-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to develop mathematical tools to predict the likelihood of recurrence after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) plus trastuzumab in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. METHODS Data of 776 patients from a multicenter retrospective cohort study were collected. All patients had HER2-positive breast cancer and received NAC plus trastuzumab between 2001 and 2010. Two mathematical tools using a machine learning method were developed to predict the likelihood of disease-free survival (DFS) (DFS model) and brain metastasis (BM) (BM model) within 5 years after surgery. For validation, bootstrap analyses were conducted. The area under the receiver operating characteristics curve (AUC) was calculated to examine the discrimination. RESULTS The AUC values were 0.785 (95% CI 0.740-0.831, P < 0.001) for the DFS model and 0.871 (95% CI 0.830-0.912, P < 0.001) for the BM model. Patients with low-risk DFS or BM events, as predicted by the models, showed better 5-year DFS and BM rates than those with high-risk DFS or BM events (89% vs. 61% for the DFS model, P < 0.001; 99% vs. 87% for the BM model, P < 0.001). These models maintained discrimination abilities in both luminal and non-luminal subtypes, providing prognostic information independent of pathological response. Bootstrap validation confirmed the high generalization abilities of the models. CONCLUSIONS The DFS and BM models have a high accuracy to predict prognosis among HER2-positive patients treated with NAC plus trastuzumab. Our models can help optimize adjuvant therapy and postoperative surveillance.
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- Masahiro Takada
- Department of Breast Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan.
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- Health Promotion and Preemptive Medicine, Research and Development Center for Minimally Invasive Therapies, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Breast Oncology, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Breast Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Centre, Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Breast Oncology Center, The Cancer Institute Hospital of Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital, Nasushiobara, Japan
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- Faculty of Health Care, Tenri Health Care University, Tenri, Japan
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- Department of Breast Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8507, Japan
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Griguolo G, Pouderoux S, Dieci MV, Jacot W, Bourgier C, Miglietta F, Firmin N, Conte P, Viala M, Guarneri V, Darlix A. Clinicopathological and Treatment-Associated Prognostic Factors in Patients with Breast Cancer Leptomeningeal Metastases in Relation to Tumor Biology. Oncologist 2018; 23:1289-1299. [PMID: 30120164 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2018-0200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 06/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Breast cancer (BC) is one of the solid tumors most commonly associated with leptomeningeal disease (LMD). LMD carries a devastating prognosis; however, disease presentation and prognostic factors are uncertain. SUBJECTS, MATERIALS, AND METHODS In order to describe patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and factors associated with survival in a contemporary multicentric cohort, 153 consecutive BC patients diagnosed with LMD at two European institutions (2002-2017) were included. Time to LMD and overall survival (OS) after LMD diagnosis were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards models. RESULTS Median age at LMD diagnosis was 58 years (25-84). Tumor phenotype distribution was as follows: hormone receptor (HR) positive (HR+)/human epidermal growth receptor 2 (HER2) negative 51.0%, triple-negative 15.0%, HR+/HER2 positive (HER2+) 13.1% and HR negative/HER2+ 7.2%. Most patients received active anticancer treatments (radiation therapy [RT] n = 42, systemic therapy n = 110, intrathecal treatment n = 103).Median OS was 3.9 months (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.4-5.5). Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) >2, high white blood cells count, low glucose, and high protein in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were poor prognostic factors. Having received RT or systemic treatment was associated with better prognosis. In multivariate analysis, ECOG PS (hazard ratio 2.22, 95% CI 1.25-3.94), CSF glucose levels (hazard ratio 1.74, 95% CI 1.05-2.88), and having received systemic treatment (hazard ratio 0.17, 95% CI 0.09-0.32) were confirmed as independent prognostic factors. In HER2+ BC patients, having received systemic HER2-targeted therapy was the only factor maintaining independent prognostication (hazard ratio 0.12, 95% CI 0.02-0.67) in multivariate analysis. CONCLUSION Despite being limited by their retrospective nature, these results highlight the need for clinical trials in BC LMD, stratified on tumor biology. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Leptomeningeal disease (LMD) is a devastating complication of breast cancer (BC), and its optimal therapy is still not defined. Here, patient characteristics, treatment patterns, and prognostic factors from a contemporary cohort of 153 BC-related LMD patients are reported. In multivariate analysis, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, cerebrospinal fluid glucose levels, and having received systemic treatment were confirmed as independent prognostic factors in the overall population, whereas in human epidermal growth receptor 2 (HER2) positive BC patients, having received systemic HER2-targeted therapy was the only factor maintaining independent prognostication in multivariate analysis. These results highlight the need to consider stratification on tumor biology in the treatment of BC LMD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gaia Griguolo
- Division of Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Departments of Medical Oncology, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Departments of Medical Oncology, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Radiation Oncology, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
- Institut de Recherche en Cancérologie de Montpellier INSERM U1194, Université de Montpellier, ICM, Montpellier, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Departments of Medical Oncology, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Departments of Medical Oncology, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology 2, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IRCCS, Padova, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Departments of Medical Oncology, Institut Régional du Cancer de Montpellier (ICM), Montpellier, France
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Expression of LC3B and FIP200/Atg17 in brain metastases of breast cancer. J Neurooncol 2018; 140:237-248. [DOI: 10.1007/s11060-018-2959-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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