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Martín M, Stecklein SR, Gluz O, Villacampa G, Monte-Millán M, Nitz U, Cobo S, Christgen M, Brasó-Maristany F, Álvarez EL, Echavarría I, Conte B, Kuemmel S, Bueno-Muiño C, Jerez Y, Kates R, Cebollero M, Kolberg-Liedtke C, Bueno O, García-Saenz JÁ, Moreno F, Grischke EM, Forstbauer H, Braun M, Warm M, Hackmann J, Uleer C, Aktas B, Schumacher C, Wuerstleins R, Graeser M, Eulenburg C, Kreipe HH, Gómez H, Massarrah T, Herrero B, Paré L, Bohn U, López-Tarruella S, Vivancos A, Sanfeliu E, Parker JS, Perou CM, Villagrasa P, Prat A, Sharma P, Harbeck N. TNBC-DX genomic test in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant taxane-based therapy. Ann Oncol 2024:S0923-7534(24)04061-4. [PMID: 39419289 DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2024] [Revised: 09/28/2024] [Accepted: 10/07/2024] [Indexed: 10/19/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Identification of biomarkers to optimize treatment strategies for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is crucial. This study presents the development and validation of TNBC-DX, a novel test aimed at predicting both short- and long-term outcomes in early-stage TNBC. METHODS Information from 1,259 patients with early-stage TNBC (SCAN-B, CALGB-40603, and BrighTNess) were used to establish the TNBC-DX scores. Independent validation of TNBC-DX was carried out in 3 studies: i) WSG-ADAPT-TN, ii) MMJ-CAR-2014-01, and iii) NeoPACT, including 527 patients with stage I-III TNBC undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy. In WSG-ADAPT-TN, patients were randomized to receive nab-paclitaxel plus gemcitabine or carboplatin. In MMJ-CAR-2014-01, patients received carboplatin plus docetaxel. In NeoPACT, patients received carboplatin plus docetaxel and pembrolizumab. The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between TNBC-DX and efficacy outcomes (pCR, distant disease-free survival [DDFS] or event-free survival [EFS], and overall survival [OS]) in the validation cohorts. RESULTS TNBC-DX test was created incorporating 10-gene core immune gene module, 4-gene tumor cell proliferation signature, tumor size, and nodal staging. In the 2 independent validation cohorts without pembrolizumab, the TNBC-DX pCR score was significantly associated with pCR after adjustment for clinicopathological variables and treatment regimen (odds ratio per 10-units increment=1.34, 95% CI 1.20-1.52, p<0.001). pCR rates for the TNBC-DX pCR-high, -medium, and -low categories were 56.3%, 53.6%, and 22.5% respectively (odds ratio for pCR-high vs pCR-low=3.48 [95% CI 1.72-7.15], p<0.001). Additionally, the TNBC-DX risk score was significantly associated with DDFS (hazard ratio [HR] high-risk vs low-risk=0.24, 95% CI 0.15-0.41, p<0.001) and OS (HR=0.19, 95% CI 0.11-0.35, p<0.001). In the validation cohort with pembrolizumab, the TNBC-DX scores were significantly associated with pCR, EFS, and OS. CONCLUSIONS TNBC-DX predicts pCR to neoadjuvant taxane-carboplatin in stage I-III TNBC and helps to forecast the patient´s long-term survival in the absence of neoadjuvant anthracycline/cyclophosphamide, and independent of pembrolizumab use.
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- M Martín
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain; Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Mama, Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood; Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City; Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- West German Study Group, Monchengladbach, Germany; Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Moenchengladbach, Germany; University Clinics Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- SOLTI Cancer Research Group, Barcelona, Spain; Statistics Unit, Vall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Barcelona, Spain; Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi I Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); Reveal Genomics, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- West German Study Group, Monchengladbach, Germany; Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Moenchengladbach, Germany
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi I Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS)
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- University Clinics Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi I Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); Reveal Genomics, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi I Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS)
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- Medical School Hannover, Institute of Pathology, Hannover, Germany; Clinics Essen Mitte, Breast Center, Essen, Germany
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- West German Study Group, Monchengladbach, Germany
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Mama, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Clinico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Mama, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Clinico San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
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- University Clinics Tuebingen, Women's Clinic, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Rotkreuz Clinics Munich, Breast Center, Munich, Germany
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- City Hospital Holweide, Breast Center, Cologne, Germany
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- Marien-Hospital, Breast Center, Witten, Germany
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- Practice of Gynecology and Oncology, Hildesheim, Germany
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- University Clinics Essen, Women's Clinic, Essen, Germany
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- St. Elisabeth Hospital, Breast Center, Cologne, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Monchengladbach, Germany; Breast Center, Dept. OB&GYN and CCC Munich, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Monchengladbach, Germany; Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Moenchengladbach, Germany; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Monchengladbach, Germany; University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Monchengladbach, Germany
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Mama, Madrid, Spain
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- Reveal Genomics, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas, Canary, Island
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain; Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Mama, Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi I Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); Pathology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, US
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- Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, US
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- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi I Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS); Reveal Genomics, Barcelona, Spain; Cancer Institute and Blood Disorders, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona; Medicine Department, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain; Breast Cancer Unit, IOB-QuirónSalud, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- West German Study Group, Monchengladbach, Germany; Breast Center, Dept. OB&GYN and CCC Munich, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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Hirmas N, Holtschmidt J, Loibl S. Shifting the Paradigm: The Transformative Role of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Early Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:3236. [PMID: 39335206 PMCID: PMC11430607 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16183236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2024] [Revised: 09/20/2024] [Accepted: 09/20/2024] [Indexed: 09/30/2024] Open
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The use of neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST) has become increasingly important in the treatment of breast cancer because of its various advantages. These include the ability to downstage tumors without compromising locoregional control and the potential to obtain valuable information about clinical and biological response to therapy with implications for individual prognoses. Surgical response assessment paves the way for response-adapted therapy, and pathological complete response (pCR; defined as ypT0/is ypN0) serves as an additional endpoint for drug development trials. Recommended NST regimens commonly consist of anthracyclines and taxane, with dose-dense anthracyclines and weekly paclitaxel often preferred, whenever feasible. For patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-positive tumors, dual anti-HER2 therapy (trastuzumab and pertuzumab) is indicated together with NST in case of elevated risk of recurrence. For patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), adding carboplatin to NST correlates with improved pCR and survival rates, as does the addition of immune checkpoint inhibitors. For hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative cancers, emerging data on NST including immune checkpoint inhibitors may elevate the significance of NST in high-risk luminal breast cancer. Here, we present a synthesis of the results from neoadjuvant clinical trials that aim at optimizing treatment options for patients with high-risk breast cancer.
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- Nader Hirmas
- German Breast Group, 63263 Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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- German Breast Group, 63263 Neu-Isenburg, Germany
- Faculty of Medicine, Goethe University Frankfurt, 60590 Frankfurt, Germany
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Akshatha CR, Halanaik D, Nachiappa Ganesh R, Kishore N, Ganesan P, Kayal S, Kumar H, Dubashi B. Assessment of novel prognostic biomarkers to predict pathological complete response in patients with non-metastatic triple-negative breast cancer using a window of opportunity design. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2024; 16:17588359241248329. [PMID: 38800567 PMCID: PMC11127577 DOI: 10.1177/17588359241248329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024] Open
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Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) includes approximately 20% of all breast cancer and is characterized by its aggressive nature, high recurrence rates, and visceral metastasis. Pathological complete response (pCR) is an established surrogate endpoint for survival. The window of opportunity studies provide valuable information on the disease biology prior to definitive treatment. Objectives To study the association of dynamic change in pathological, imagining, and genomic biomarkers that can prognosticate pCR. The study aims to develop a composite prognostic score. Design Clinical, interventional, and prognostic biomarker study using the novel window of opportunity design. Methods The study aims to enroll 80 treatment-naïve, pathologically confirmed TNBC patients, administering a single dose of paclitaxel and carboplatin during the window period before neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). Tumor tissue will be obtained through a tru-cut biopsy, and positron emission tomography and computed tomography scans will be performed for each patient at two time points aiming to evaluate biomarker alterations. This will be followed by the administration of standard dose-dense NACT containing anthracyclines and taxanes, with the study culminating in surgery to assess pCR. Results The study would develop a composite prognostic risk score derived from the dynamic change in the Ki-67, tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, Standardized Uptake Value (SUV max), Standardized Uptake Value for lean body mass (SUL max), and gene expression level pre- and post-intervention during the window period prior to the start of definitive treatment. This outcome will aid in categorizing the disease biology into risk categories. Trial registration The current study is approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee [Ethics: Protocol. no. JIP/IEC/2020/019]. This study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov [CTRI Registration: CTRI/2022/06/043109]. Conclusion The validated biomarker score will help to personalize NACT protocols in patients in TNBC planned for definitive treatment.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, JIPMER, Dhanvantri Nagar, Puducherry 605006, India
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Li F, Zhou X, Hu W, Du Y, Sun J, Wang Y. Prognostic predictive value of Ki-67 in stage I-II triple-negative breast cancer. Future Sci OA 2024; 10:FSO936. [PMID: 38827797 PMCID: PMC11140645 DOI: 10.2144/fsoa-2023-0129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/05/2024] Open
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Aim: Our research aimed to determine an optimal cutoff value and investigate the prognostic predictive function of Ki-67. Materials & methods: We retrospectively enrolled 1146 patients diagnosed with stage I-II triple-negative breast cancer. Disease-free and overall survival were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method and the Cox regression model. Results: We classified Ki-67 >45% as the high group (n = 716). A Ki-67 level of >45% was associated with poorer disease-free survival (p = 0.039) and overall survival (p = 0.029). Lymph node stage, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and radiotherapy were independent predictive variables of prognosis. Conclusion: Triple-negative breast cancer may be further subcategorized according to the Ki-67 level. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy and postoperative radiotherapy can improve the prognosis of early triple-negative breast cancer.
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- Fengyan Li
- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, 510060, PR China
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Martín M, Yoder R, Salgado R, del Monte-Millán M, Álvarez EL, Echavarría I, Staley JM, O’Dea AP, Nye LE, Stecklein SR, Bueno C, Jerez Y, Cebollero M, Bueno O, Saenz JÁG, Moreno F, Bohn U, Gómez H, Massarrah T, Khan QJ, Godwin AK, López-Tarruella S, Sharma P. Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Refine Outcomes in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treated with Anthracycline-Free Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Clin Cancer Res 2024; 30:2160-2169. [PMID: 38466643 PMCID: PMC11096004 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-24-0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 02/23/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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PURPOSE Stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (sTIL) are associated with pathologic complete response (pCR) and long-term outcomes for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in the setting of anthracycline-based chemotherapy. The impact of sTILs on refining outcomes beyond prognostic information provided by pCR in anthracycline-free neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is not known. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN This is a pooled analysis of two studies where patients with stage I (T>1 cm)-III TNBC received carboplatin (AUC 6) plus docetaxel (75 mg/m2; CbD) NAC. sTILs were evaluated centrally on pre-treatment hematoxylin and eosin slides using standard criteria. Cox regression analysis was used to examine the effect of variables on event-free survival (EFS) and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Among 474 patients, 44% had node-positive disease. Median sTILs were 5% (range, 1%-95%), and 32% of patients had ≥30% sTILs. pCR rate was 51%. On multivariable analysis, T stage (OR, 2.08; P = 0.007), nodal status (OR, 1.64; P = 0.035), and sTILs (OR, 1.10; P = 0.011) were associated with pCR. On multivariate analysis, nodal status (HR, 0.46; P = 0.008), pCR (HR, 0.20; P < 0.001), and sTILs (HR, 0.95; P = 0.049) were associated with OS. At 30% cut-point, sTILs stratified outcomes in stage III disease, with 5-year OS 86% versus 57% in ≥30% versus <30% sTILs (HR, 0.29; P = 0.014), and numeric trend in stage II, with 5-year OS 93% versus 89% in ≥30% versus <30% sTILs (HR, 0.55; P = 0.179). Among stage II-III patients with pCR, EFS was better in those with ≥30% sTILs (HR, 0.16; P, 0.047). CONCLUSIONS sTILs density was an independent predictor of OS beyond clinicopathologic features and pathologic response in patients with TNBC treated with anthracycline-free CbD chemotherapy. Notably, sTILs density stratified outcomes beyond tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) stage and pathologic response. These findings highlight the role of sTILs in patient selection and stratification for neo/adjuvant escalation and de-escalation strategies.
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- Miguel Martín
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
- Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Mama, Madrid, Spain
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Westwood, KS, USA
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood, KS, USA
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood, KS, USA
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Mama, Madrid, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Las Palmas, Canary Islands
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- Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Neoplásicas, Lima, Peru
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood, KS, USA
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- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
- Grupo Español de Investigación en Cáncer de Mama, Madrid, Spain
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Liang Y, Liu J, Ge J, Shi Q, Zhang G, Wan A, Luo T, Tian H, Fan L, Wang S, Chen L, Tang P, Zhu K, Jiang J, Bian X, Zhang Y, Qi X. Safety and efficacy of anlotinib combined with taxane and lobaplatin in neoadjuvant treatment of clinical stage II/III triple-negative breast cancer in China (the neoALTAL trial): a single-arm, phase 2 trial. EClinicalMedicine 2024; 71:102585. [PMID: 38638401 PMCID: PMC11024570 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 03/14/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
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Background Anlotinib is a new type of tyrosine kinase inhibitor that targets vascular endothelial growth factor receptors 1/2/3, platelet-derived growth factor receptors α/β, and fibroblast growth factor receptors 1-4 and c-Kit, with a broad spectrum of inhibitory effects on tumor angiogenesis and growth. It has been proven effective in HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, but its efficacy in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is unknown. This phase 2 study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of adding anlotinib to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with TNBC. Methods Patients with clinical stage II/III TNBC were treated with 5 cycles of anlotinib (12 mg, d1-14, q3w) plus 6 cycles of taxanes (docetaxel 75 mg/m2 ,d1, q3w or nab-paclitaxel 125 mg/m2, d1 and d8, q3w) and lobaplatin (30 mg/m2, d1, q3w), followed by surgery. The primary endpoint was pathological complete response (pCR; ypT0/is ypN0) and the secondary endpoints include breast pCR (bpCR), axillary pCR (apCR), residual cancer burden (RCB), objective response rate (ORR), survival, and safety. Exploratory endpoints were efficacy biomarkers based on Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center Immunohistochemical (FUSCC IHC) classification for TNBC and next-generation sequencing (NGS) of DNA from tumor tissue and blood samples of patients with 425-gene panel. This trial is registered with www.chictr.org.cn (ChiCTR2100043027). Findings From Jan 2021 to Aug 2022, 48 patients were assessed and 45 were enrolled. All patients received at least one dose of study treatment and underwent surgery. The median age was 48.5 years (SD: 8.7), 71% were nodal involved, and 20% had stage III. In the intention-to-treat population, 26 out of 45 patients achieved pCR (57.8%; 90% CI, 44.5%-70.3%), and 39 achieved residual cancer burden class 0-I (86.7%; 95% CI, 73.2%-94.9%). The bpCR and apCR rate were 64.4% (29/45) and 71.9% (23/32), respectively. No recurrence or metastasis occurred during the short-term follow-up. Based on the FUSCC IHC-based subtypes, the pCR rates were 68.8% (11/16) for immunomodulatory subtype, 58.3% (7/12) for basal-like immune-suppressed subtype and 33.3% (4/12) for luminal androgen receptor subtype, respectively. NGS revealed that the pCR were 77% (10/13) and 50% (14/28) in MYC-amplified and wild-type patients, respectively, and 78% (7/9) and 53% (17/32) in gBRCA1/2-mutated and wild-type patients, respectively. The median follow-up time of the study was 14.9 months (95% CI: 13.5-16.3 months). There was no disease progression or death during neoadjuvant therapy. No deaths occurred during postoperative follow-up. In the safety population (N = 45), Grade 3 or 4 treatment emergent adverse events occurred in 29 patients (64%), and the most common events were neutropenia (38%), leukopenia (27%), thrombocytopenia (25%), anemia (13%), and hypertension (13%), respectively. Interpretation The addition of anlotinib to neoadjuvant chemotherapy showed manageable toxicity and encouraging antitumor activity for patients with clinical stage II/III TNBC. Funding Chongqing Talents Project, Chongqing Key Project of Technology Innovation and Application Development and Chongqing Outstanding Youth Natural Science Foundation.
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- Yan Liang
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- The Eighth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Central Medical Center, Chia Tai Tianqing Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. L., No.1099 Fuying Road, Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, No. 30 Gaoyantan Street, Shapingba District, Chongqing, 400038, People's Republic of China
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Meyer-Wilmes P, Huober J, Untch M, Blohmer JU, Janni W, Denkert C, Klare P, Link T, Rhiem K, Bayer C, Reinisch M, Bjelic-Radisic V, Zahm DM, Hanusch C, Solbach C, Heinrich G, Hartkopf AD, Schneeweiss A, Fasching P, Filmann N, Nekljudova V, Holtschmidt J, Stickeler E, Loibl S. Long-term outcomes of a randomized, open-label, phase II study comparing cabazitaxel versus paclitaxel as neoadjuvant treatment in patients with triple-negative or luminal B/HER2-negative breast cancer (GENEVIEVE). ESMO Open 2024; 9:103009. [PMID: 38663168 PMCID: PMC11061217 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.103009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/04/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The GENEVIEVE study, comparing neoadjuvant cabazitaxel versus paclitaxel in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and luminal B/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative breast cancer (BC), previously reported significant differences in pathological complete response (pCR) rates. Effects on long-term outcome are unknown. PATIENTS AND METHODS GENEVIEVE randomized patients with cT2-3, any cN or cT1, cN+/pNSLN+, centrally confirmed TNBC or luminal B/HER2-negative BC (latter defined as estrogen/progesterone receptor-positive and >14% Ki-67-stained cells) to receive either cabazitaxel 25 mg/m2 q3w for four cycles or paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 weekly for 12 weeks. Anthracycline-containing chemotherapy was allowed in case of histologically proven invasive residuals as neoadjuvant treatment or after surgery as adjuvant treatment. Here we report the secondary endpoints invasive disease-free survival (iDFS), distant disease-free survival (DDFS), and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Of the 333 patients randomized, 74.7% and 83.2% completed treatment in the cabazitaxel and paclitaxel arms, respectively. After a median follow-up of 89.3 months (interquartile range 68.8-97.3 months), 80 iDFS events (43 after cabazitaxel and 37 after paclitaxel) and 47 deaths (23 after cabazitaxel and 24 after paclitaxel) were reported. IDFS rates were not significantly different between the cabazitaxel and paclitaxel arms after a 3-year (83.6% versus 85.0%) and 5-year follow-up (76.2% versus 78.3%) [hazard ratio (HR) = 1.27, 95% confidence interval 0.82-1.96, P = 0.294], respectively. DDFS rates at 3 years (88.6% versus 87.8%) and 5 years (82.1% versus 82.8%) for cabazitaxel and paclitaxel were comparable (HR = 1.15, P = 0.573). Similarly, OS rates at 3 years (91.6% versus 91.8%) and 5 years (89.2% versus 86.8%) showed no significant differences (HR = 1.05, P = 0.872). Subgroup analysis for TNBC and luminal B/HER2-negative BCs indicated no significant variations in 3- or 5-year iDFS, DDFS, or OS. CONCLUSIONS The significant differences in pCR rates observed in both treatment arms did not significantly impact long-term outcomes for patients treated with cabazitaxel versus paclitaxel in the GENEVIEVE trial.
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- P Meyer-Wilmes
- Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtsmedizin, Uniklinik Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Interdisciplinary Medical Services, University Hospital Ulm & Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, Breast Center, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Helios Kliniken Berlin-Buch, Berlin
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- Gynäkologie mit Brustzentrum, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
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- Institut für Pathologie, Philipps-University Marburg and University Hospital Marburg (UKGM)-Universitätsklinikum Marburg, Marburg
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- MediOnko-Institut GbR Berlin, Berlin
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical Faculty and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
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- Zentrum Familiärer Brust- und Eierstockkrebs, Universitätsklinikum Köln, Köln
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- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen
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- Department of Gynecology with Breast Center, Evang. Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin
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- Breast Unit, University Hospital Helios, University Witten Herdecke, Wuppertal
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- SRH Waldklinikum Gera GmbH, Gera
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt
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- Schwerpunktpraxis der Gynäkologie und Onkologie Fürstenwalde, Klinikum Offenbach
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- AGO Study Group and Department of Women's Health, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen
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- Nationales Centrum für Tumorerkrankungen, Universitätsklinikum und Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, Heidelberg
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- German Breast Group, Neu-Isenburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtsmedizin, Uniklinik Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- German Breast Group, Neu-Isenburg, Germany.
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Sharma P, Stecklein SR, Yoder R, Staley JM, Schwensen K, O’Dea A, Nye L, Satelli D, Crane G, Madan R, O’Neil MF, Wagner J, Larson KE, Balanoff C, Kilgore L, Phadnis MA, Godwin AK, Salgado R, Khan QJ, O’Shaughnessy J. Clinical and Biomarker Findings of Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab and Carboplatin Plus Docetaxel in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: NeoPACT Phase 2 Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 2024; 10:227-235. [PMID: 37991778 PMCID: PMC10666040 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.5033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 08/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023]
Abstract
Importance Addition of pembrolizumab to anthracycline-based chemotherapy improves pathologic complete response (pCR) and event-free survival (EFS) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The efficacy of anthracycline-free chemoimmunotherapy in TNBC has not been assessed. Objective To assess the efficacy of the anthracycline-free neoadjuvant regimen of carboplatin and docetaxel plus pembrolizumab in TNBC. Design, Setting, and Participants This was an open-label phase 2 clinical trial including a single group of patients with stage I to III TNBC enrolled at 2 sites who received neoadjuvant carboplatin and docetaxel plus pembrolizumab every 21 days for 6 cycles. Participants were enrolled from 2018 to 2022. Intervention or Exposure Carboplatin (with an area under the free carboplatin plasma concentration vs time curve of 6) and docetaxel (75 mg/m2) plus pembrolizumab (200 mg) every 21 days for 6 cycles. Myeloid growth factor support was administered with all cycles. Main Outcomes and Measures Primary end point was pathologic complete response (pCR) defined as no evidence of invasive tumor in breast and axilla. The secondary end points were residual cancer burden, EFS, toxicity, and immune biomarkers. RNA isolated from pretreatment tumor tissue was subjected to next-generation sequencing. Specimens were classified as positive or negative for the 44-gene DNA damage immune response (DDIR) signature and for the 27-gene tumor immune microenvironment (TIM; DetermaIO) signature using predefined cutoffs. Stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (sTILs) were evaluated using standard criteria. Programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) testing was performed using a standard immunohistochemical assay. Results Among the eligible study population of 115 female patients (median [range] age, 50 [27-70] years) who enrolled from September 2018 to January 2022, 39% had node-positive disease. pCR and residual cancer burden 0 + 1 rates were 58% (95% CI, 48%-67%) and 69% (95% CI, 60%-78%), respectively. Grade 3 or higher immune-mediated adverse events were observed in 3.5% of patients. sTILs, PD-L1, DDIR, and TIM were each predictive of pCR in multivariable analyses. The areas under curve for pCR were 0.719, 0.740, 0.699, and 0.715 for sTILs, PD-L1, DDIR, and TIM, respectively. Estimated 3-year EFS was 86% in all patients; 98% in pCR group and 68% in no-pCR group. Conclusions and Relevance The findings of the phase 2 clinical trial indicate that neoadjuvant carboplatin and docetaxel plus pembrolizumab shows encouraging pCR and 3-year EFS. The regimen was well tolerated, and immune enrichment as identified by various biomarkers was independently predictive of pCR. These results provide data on an alternative anthracycline-free chemoimmunotherapy regimen for patients who are not eligible for anthracycline-based regimens and support further evaluation of this regimen as a chemotherapy de-escalation strategy in randomized studies for TNBC. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03639948.
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- Priyanka Sharma
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
- Department of Cancer Biology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- Department of Surgery, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
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- Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City
- The University of Kansas Cancer Center, Kansas City
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- Department of Pathology, ZAS Hospitals, Antwerp, Belgium
- Division of Research, Peter Mac Callum Canter Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood
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Iacopetta D, Ceramella J, Catalano A, Rosano C, Mariconda A, Giuzio F, Bonofiglio D, Saturnino C, Longo P, Sinicropi MS. A Comprehensive Review on the State of the Art of Breast Cancers in Italy. Curr Med Chem 2024; 31:2486-2506. [PMID: 38213176 DOI: 10.2174/0109298673283289231214095230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Breast cancer (BC) currently represents one of the most prevalent cancers among women worldwide and the leading cause of cancer death among women, also negatively affecting the quality of life (QoL) in patients. Over the past two decades, BC research has led to extraordinary advances in our understanding of the disease, resulting in more effective treatments. However, its occurrence is still increasing. Several new treatments are now under development worldwide, but they are not devoid of wellknown side effects, and a great number of patients develop endocrine resistance. Nevertheless, the design and synthesis of more suitable strategies and new drugs to treat breast cancers, overcome resistance and side effects, and obtain better therapeutic outcomes are needed. In this review, we summarize the therapies and the clinical studies currently ongoing in Italy for the treatment of BCs, mainly HER2+ MBC, HER2-low MBC, and TNBC, focusing on the most recent ones, also in consideration of diverse facets, including some aspects related to QoL. Finally, some studies related to the usefulness of physical activity in BC will be cited.
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- Domenico Iacopetta
- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy-Drug Sciences, University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, 70126, Italy
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- U.O. Proteomica e Spettrometria di Massa, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Largo R. Benzi 10, Genova, 16132, Italy
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, Potenza, 85100, Italy
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, Potenza, 85100, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036, Italy
- Centro Sanitario, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036, Italy
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- Department of Science, University of Basilicata, Viale dell'Ateneo Lucano 10, Potenza, 85100, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, Fisciano, 84084, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, Via P. Bucci, Arcavacata di Rende, 87036, Italy
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Singh A, Georgy JT, Joel A, Thumaty DB, John AO, Ramnath N, George TK, Sharma P, Patole S, Rebekah G, Sigamani E, Manipadam MT, Cherian AJ, Abraham DT, Paul MJ, Balakrishnan R, Sebastian P, Backianathan S, Chacko RT. Dose-Dense Docetaxel-Cyclophosphamide and Epirubicin-Cisplatin(ddDCEP): Analysis of an Alternative Platinum-Containing Regimen in 116 Patients with Early Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Cancer Invest 2023; 41:789-802. [PMID: 37909664 DOI: 10.1080/07357907.2023.2278048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/03/2023]
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We assessed the efficacy, tolerability, and cost-effectiveness of a novel neoadjuvant regimen comprising docetaxel-cyclophosphamide alternating with epirubicin-cisplatin (ddDCEP) administered biweekly for 16 weeks in 116 patients with early triple-negative breast cancer. This regimen achieved a high pathological complete response (ypT0/TisN0) rate of 55.2% and favorable survival outcomes (30-month event-free survival, 91.2%; overall survival, 97%). Febrile neutropenia was observed in 4.3% of patients, and 98% completed at least six of eight cycles. ddDCEP was more cost-effective than contemporary carboplatin-based regimens. This novel approach offers an economically viable and effective alternative to current chemoimmunotherapy regimens, and merits further investigation.
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- Ashish Singh
- Department of Medical Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Department of General Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Epidemiology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Endocrine Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Endocrine Surgery, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
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Mason SR, Willson ML, Egger SJ, Beith J, Dear RF, Goodwin A. Platinum-based chemotherapy for early triple-negative breast cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023; 9:CD014805. [PMID: 37681577 PMCID: PMC10486188 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd014805.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer associated with shorter survival and a higher likelihood of the cancer returning. In early TNBC, platinum-based chemotherapy has been shown to improve pathological complete response (pCR); however, its effect on long-term survival outcomes has not been fully elucidated and recommendations to include platinum chemotherapy are not consistent in international guidelines. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the benefits and harms of platinum-based chemotherapy as adjuvant and neoadjuvant treatment in people with early triple-negative breast cancer. SEARCH METHODS We used standard, extensive Cochrane search methods. The latest search date was 4 April 2022. SELECTION CRITERIA We included randomised controlled trials examining neoadjuvant or adjuvant platinum chemotherapy for early TNBC. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS We used standard Cochrane methods. Our primary outcomes were disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Our secondary outcomes were pCR, treatment adherence, grade III or IV toxicity related to chemotherapy, and quality of life. Prespecified subgroups included BRCA mutation status, homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) status, frequency of chemotherapy, type of platinum agent used, and the presence or absence of anthracycline chemotherapy. We assessed risk of bias using Cochrane's RoB 1 tool and certainty of evidence using the GRADE approach. MAIN RESULTS From 3972 records, we included 20 published studies involving 21 treatment comparisons, and 25 ongoing studies. For most domains, risk of bias was low across studies. There were 16 neoadjuvant chemotherapy studies (one of which combined neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy) and four adjuvant chemotherapy trials. Most studies used carboplatin (17 studies) followed by cisplatin (two), and lobaplatin (one). Eight studies had an anthracycline-free intervention arm, five of which had a carboplatin-taxane intervention compared to an anthracycline-taxane control. All studies reporting DFS and OS used carboplatin. Inclusion of platinum chemotherapy improved DFS in neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings (neoadjuvant: hazard ratio (HR) 0.63, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.53 to 0.75; 7 studies, 8 treatment comparisons, 1966 participants; high-certainty evidence; adjuvant: HR 0.69, 95% CI 0.54 to 0.88; 4 studies, 1256 participants; high-certainty evidence). Platinum chemotherapy in the regimen improved OS (neoadjuvant: HR 0.69, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.86; 7 studies, 8 treatment comparisons, 1973 participants; high-certainty evidence; adjuvant: 0.70, 95% CI 0.50 to 0.96; 4 studies, 1256 participants; high-certainty evidence). Median follow-up for survival outcomes ranged from 36 to 97.6 months. Our analysis confirmed platinum chemotherapy increased pCR rates (risk ratio (RR) 1.44, 95% CI 1.31 to 1.59; 15 studies, 16 treatment comparisons, 3083 participants; high-certainty evidence). Subgroup analyses showed no evidence of differences in DFS according to BRCA mutation status, HRD status, lymph node status, or whether the intervention arm contained anthracycline chemotherapy or not. Platinum chemotherapy was associated with reduced dose intensity, with participants more likely to require chemotherapy delays (RR 2.23, 95% CI 1.70 to 2.94; 4 studies, 5 treatment comparisons, 1053 participants; moderate-certainty evidence), dose reductions (RR 1.77, 95% CI 1.56 to 2.02; 7 studies, 8 treatment comparisons, 2055 participants; moderate-certainty evidence) and early cessation of treatment (RR 1.20, 95% CI 1.04 to 1.38; 16 studies, 17 treatment comparisons, 4178 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). Increased haematological toxicity occurred in the platinum group who were more likely to experience grade III/IV neutropenia (RR 1.53, 95% CI 1.43 to 1.63; 19 studies, 20 treatment comparisons, 4849 participants; moderate-certainty evidence), anaemia (RR 8.20, 95% CI 5.66 to 11.89; 18 studies, 19 treatment comparisons, 4757 participants; moderate-certainty evidence) and thrombocytopenia (RR 7.59, 95% CI 5.10 to 11.29; 18 studies, 19 treatment comparisons, 4731 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). There was no evidence of a difference between chemotherapy groups in febrile neutropenia (RR 1.16, 95% CI 0.89 to 1.49; 11 studies, 3771 participants; moderate-certainty evidence). Renal impairment was very rare (0.4%, 2 events in 463 participants; note 3 studies reported 0 events in both arms; 4 studies; high-certainty evidence). Treatment-related death was very rare (0.2%, 7 events in 3176 participants and similar across treatment groups; RR 0.58, 95% 0.14 to 2.33; 10 studies, 11 treatment comparisons; note 8 studies reported treatment-related deaths but recorded 0 events in both groups. Thus, the RR and CIs were calculated from 3 studies rather than 11; 3176 participants; high-certainty evidence). Five studies collected quality of life data but did not report them. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Platinum-based chemotherapy using carboplatin in the adjuvant or neoadjuvant setting improves long-term outcomes of DFS and OS in early TNBC, with no evidence of differences by subgroup. This was at the cost of more frequent chemotherapy delays and dose reductions, and greater haematological toxicity, though serious adverse events including neuropathy, febrile neutropenia or treatment-related death were not increased. These findings support the use of platinum-based chemotherapy for people with early TNBC. The optimal dose and regimen are not defined by this analysis, but there is a suggestion that similar relative benefits result from the addition of carboplatin to either anthracycline-free regimens or those containing anthracycline agents.
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- Sofia Re Mason
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia
- St Vincent's Clinical School, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
- Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, Australia
- Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, Australia
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- Evidence Integration, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Cancer Research Division, Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia
- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Camperdown, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- The Kinghorn Cancer Centre, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Concord Clinical School, The University of Sydney, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, Australia
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Li J, Shen G, Wang M, Huo X, Zhao F, Ren D, Zhao Y, Zhao J. Comparative efficacy and safety of first-line neoadjuvant treatments in triple-negative breast cancer: systematic review and network meta-analysis. Clin Exp Med 2023; 23:1489-1499. [PMID: 36152119 DOI: 10.1007/s10238-022-00894-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neoadjuvant treatment options for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) are abundant, but the efficacy of different combinations of treatment options remains unclear. Our network meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of various neoadjuvant treatment options in patients with TNBC. Literature reports published before March 31, 2022, were retrieved from the PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, main oncology conference of the European Society of Medical Oncology, American Society of Clinical Oncology, and San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium databases. Pairwise and Bayesian network meta-analyses were performed to compare direct and indirect evidence, respectively. The primary outcome was pathological complete response (pCR). Comparison of efficiency between different treatment regimens was made by HRs and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Overall, 26 studies, including 9714 TNBC patients, were assessed in this network meta-analysis. Results indicated that the pCR of immune checkpoint inhibitors plus platinum-containing regimens is better than other joint regimens. PCR rate of neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens containing bevacizumab, platinum, poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors, and immune checkpoint inhibitors was higher than those of standard chemotherapy agents. By performing a conjoint analysis of the pCR rate and safety endpoints, we found that immune checkpoint inhibitors plus platinum-containing regimens were well balanced in terms of efficacy and toxicity. Considering the efficacy and acceptable adverse events, neoadjuvant chemotherapy based on immune checkpoint inhibitors plus platinum may be considered as an option for patients with TNBC.
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- Jinming Li
- The Center of Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, 810000, China
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- The Center of Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, 810000, China
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- The Center of Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, 810000, China
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- The Center of Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, 810000, China
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- The Center of Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, 810000, China
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- The Center of Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, 810000, China
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- The Center of Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, 810000, China.
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- The Center of Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment of Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University & Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, 810000, China.
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Wan A, Zhang G, Ma D, Zhang Y, Qi X. An overview of the research progress of BRCA gene mutations in breast cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2023; 1878:188907. [PMID: 37172654 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2023.188907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 04/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The breast cancer susceptibility gene (BRCA) is an important tumor suppressor gene, including BRCA1 and BRCA2, a biomarker that assesses the risk of breast cancer and influences a patient's individualized treatment options. BRCA1/2 mutation (BRCAm) increases the risk of breast cancer. However, breast-conserving surgery is still an option for BRCAm, and prophylactic mastectomy and nipple-sparing mastectomy may also reduce the risk of breast cancer. BRCAm is sensitive to Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor (PARPi) therapy due to specific types of DNA repair defects, and its combination with other DNA damage pathway inhibitors and endocrine therapy and immunotherapy are also used for the treatment of BRCAm breast cancer. The current treatment and research progress of BRCA1/2 mutant breast cancer in this review provides a basis for the individualized treatment of patients with this type of breast cancer.
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- Andi Wan
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
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Cordani N, Lisini D, Coccè V, Paglia G, Meanti R, Cerrito MG, Tettamanti P, Bonaffini L, Paino F, Alessandri G, Marcianti A, Giannì A, Villa C, Mauri M, Mologni L, Torsello A, Pessina A, Cazzaniga ME. Conditioned Medium of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Loaded with Paclitaxel Is Effective in Preclinical Models of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC). Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24065864. [PMID: 36982938 PMCID: PMC10058623 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24065864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/13/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a very aggressive disease even in its early stages and is characterized by a severe prognosis. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is one of the milestones of treatment, and paclitaxel (PTX) is among the most active drugs used in this setting. However, despite its efficacy, peripheral neuropathy occurs in approximately 20-25% of cases and represents the dose-limiting toxicity of this drug. New deliverable strategies to ameliorate drug delivery and reduce side effects are keenly awaited to improve patients' outcomes. Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have recently been demonstrated as promising drug delivery vectors for cancer treatment. The aim of the present preclinical study is to explore the possibility of a cell therapy approach based on the use of MSCs loaded with PTX to treat TNBC-affected patients. For this purpose, we in vitro evaluated the viability, migration and colony formation of two TNBC cell lines, namely, MDA-MB-231 and BT549, treated with MSC-PTX conditioned medium (MSC-CM PTX) in comparison with both CM of MSCs not loaded with PTX (CTRL) and free PTX. We observed stronger inhibitory effects on survival, migration and tumorigenicity for MSC-CM PTX than for CTRL and free PTX in TNBC cell lines. Further studies will provide more information about activity and potentially open the possibility of using this new drug delivery vector in the context of a clinical study.
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- Nicoletta Cordani
- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Cell Therapy Production Unit-UPTC, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- CRC StaMeTec, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- CRC StaMeTec, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- CRC StaMeTec, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- Cell Therapy Production Unit-UPTC, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- CRC StaMeTec, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
- Maxillo-Facial and Dental Unit, Fondazione Ca' Granda IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- CRC StaMeTec, Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, Milano-Bicocca University, 20900 Monza, Italy
- Phase 1 Research Centre, Fondazione IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy
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Tong Y, Dai J, Huang J, Fei X, Shen K, Liu Q, Chen X. Ki67 increase after core needle biopsy associated with worse disease outcome in HER2-negative breast cancer patients. Sci Rep 2023; 13:2489. [PMID: 36781892 PMCID: PMC9925825 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-25206-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 11/28/2022] [Indexed: 02/15/2023] Open
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Ki67 would change after core needle biopsy (CNB) in invasive breast cancer. However, whether Ki67 alteration (ΔKi67) influences disease outcomes remains unclear. Here we aim to evaluate the prognostic value of ΔKi67. Patients with paired CNB and open excision biopsy (OEB) samples between January 2009 and June 2016 were retrospectively analyzed. ΔKi67 was calculated as the absolute difference between Ki67 level in CNB and OEB samples, and the median value of 5% was adopted to category patients into high- and low ΔKi67 groups. Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were compared between different ΔKi67 groups. Overall, 2173 invasive breast cancer patients were included. Median Ki67 was higher in OEB than CNB samples: 25.00% versus 20.00% (P < 0.001). Axillary nodal status, STI, histological grading, and molecular subtype were independently associated with ΔKi67 (P < 0.05). In the whole population, patients with low ΔKi67 showed superior 5-year DFS (89.6% vs 87.0%, P = 0.026), but similar OS (95.8% vs 94.3%, P = 0.118) compared to those with high ΔKi67. HER2 status at surgery was the only significant factor interacting with ΔKi67 on both DFS (P = 0.026) and OS (P = 0.007). For patients with HER2-negative disease, high ΔKi67 was associated with worse 5-year DFS (87.2% vs 91.2%, P = 0.004) as well as impaired 5-year OS (93.9% vs 96.8%, P = 0.010). ΔKi67 had no significant impact on survival of HER2-positive patients. Ki67 increase after CNB was significantly associated with worse disease outcomes in HER2-negative, but not in HER2-positive patients, which warrants further study.
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- Yiwei Tong
- Department of General Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Health Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Oncological Surgery, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Health Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Pathology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Health Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Comprehensive Breast Health Center, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 197 Ruijin Er Road, Shanghai, 200025, China.
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Zhang L, Wu Z, Li J, Zhu D, Yang L, Shao Y, Lin Y, Liu Z, Cao Y, Zhang G, Shang S, Zhang Y, Wang K. Impact of Homologous Recombination Deficiency on Outcomes in Patients With Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treated With Carboplatin-Based Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: Secondary Analysis of the NeoCART Randomized Clinical Trial. JCO Precis Oncol 2023; 7:e2200337. [PMID: 36652665 DOI: 10.1200/po.22.00337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Pathologic complete response (pCR) rates of patients with triple-negative breast cancer who were administered docetaxel plus carboplatin were significantly higher than those of patients administered epirubicin/cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel in the neoadjuvant NeoCART trial. Here, we performed a preplanned secondary analysis of the homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) score as a predictor of the pCR in patients with triple-negative breast cancer from the NeoCART cohort. METHODS Pretherapeutic tumor tissues were assessed retrospectively by DNA extraction and sequencing. BRCA1/2 mutations were evaluated in both somatic and germline forms. HRD scores were calculated from genome-wide allele-specific copy number results and comprised telomeric allelic imbalance, loss of heterozygosity, and large-scale state transitions. High HRD scores were defined as ≥ 38, and HRD was defined as either a high HRD score or a deleterious BRCA1/2 mutation. RESULTS HRD testing was completed for 43 (79.6%) of 54 NeoCART cohort patients. Thirty of 43 (69.8%) tumors had high HRD scores, and eight patients had BRCA-mutated tumors. No significant association between BRCA1/2 mutation status and pCR was observed either in the general population or in the two treatment arms. Docetaxel plus carboplatin group patients who achieved pCR had higher HRD scores than non-pCR patients, and this difference approached significance (61.69 ± 24.26 v 39.44 ± 22.83, P = .061). No significant correlations between HRD scores and pCR (61.29 ± 24.02 v 53.21 ± 24.31, P = .480) or residual cancer burden 0/1 (62.50 ± 22.50 v 51.85 ± 24.74, P = .324) were observed in the epirubicin/cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel group. CONCLUSION HRD is a potential predictive biomarker for clinical benefit from neoadjuvant carboplatin-based chemotherapy and provides a possibility for screening the optimum chemotherapy backbone to combine with immunotherapy.
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- Liulu Zhang
- Department of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Diagnosis & Treatment Center of Breast Diseases, Shantou Central Hospital, Shantou, Guangdong, China
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- Breast Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, China
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- Geneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc, Nanjing, China
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- Geneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc, Nanjing, China
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- Geneseeq Research Institute, Nanjing Geneseeq Technology Inc, Nanjing, China
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- Breast Disease Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Breast Cancer Center, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Cancer Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Breast Central, Dongguan People's Hospital, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
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- Breast Surgery, Baotou Cancer Hospital, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Breast Cancer, Cancer Center, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Phadke S. Optimization of Neoadjuvant Therapy for Early-Stage Triple-Negative and HER2 + Breast Cancer. Curr Oncol Rep 2022; 24:1779-1789. [PMID: 36181611 DOI: 10.1007/s11912-022-01331-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Neoadjuvant, or pre-operative, therapy for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer has several potential benefits, especially for patients with triple-negative or HER2 + subtypes. This review provides an overview of optimal practices for utilizing neoadjuvant therapy, guidelines for decision-making, and ongoing clinical trials that are expected to help refine therapy choices. RECENT FINDINGS For triple-negative disease, the addition of the checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab to chemotherapy has shown remarkable efficacy, increasing response rates and survival. In the HER2 + setting, we are now able to safely avoid use of anthracyclines in most patients and refine adjuvant treatment choices based on response to neoadjuvant therapy. Results from recent clinical studies highlight advancements in systemic therapy and mark steps toward precision medicine, although reliable biomarkers of therapy response are still needed.
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- Sneha Phadke
- Department of Internal Medicine, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA.
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Wang Y, Xia L, Lin J, Gong L, Xia Y, Xu Y, Liu L, Bao J, Zhang C, Chai Y, Li H. Thioridazine combined with carboplatin results in synergistic inhibition of triple negative breast cancer by targeting cancer stem cells. Transl Oncol 2022; 26:101549. [PMID: 36191461 PMCID: PMC9530598 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2022.101549] [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: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Cancer stem cells (CSCs) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) are closely related to tumorigenesis and metastasis. Thioridazine (THZ) is a usual phenothiazine antipsychotic drug that can destroy CSCs. We aimed to explore whether THZ could sensitize metastatic TNBC cells, especially the CSCs, to carboplatin (CBP) treatment. Metastatic TNBC cells, 4T1 cells, and tumor-bearing mice were treated with THZ and CBP as monotherapy or combination therapy. MTT, flow cytometry, electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry and western blotting were applied to assess the cell viability, apoptosis, mitochondrial morphology and the relevant protein levels, respectively. Tumor size and lung metastasis under different treatments as well as tumorigenesis of residual tumor cells from each group were monitored. THZ combined with CBP inhibited 4T1 tumor cell proliferation and induced apoptosis by inhibiting the PI3K-AKT-mTOR pathway and activating estrogen receptor stress. THZ also showed strong activity against breast CSCs, THZ combined with CBP significantly destroyed cancer cells, inhibited lung metastasis and relieved the tumor burden; Our data demonstrated that THZ can sensitize TNBC cells to CBP treatment and this combination therapy may provide a bright strategy for TNBC treatment by targeting both cancer cells and CSCs.
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- Yi Wang
- Department of Oncology, The First People's Hospital of Hefei/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230061, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Hematopathology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230002, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The First People's Hospital of Hefei/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230061, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, East District of First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 231600, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, Taizhou People's Hospital/The Affiliated Taizhou People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The First People's Hospital of Hefei/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230061, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The First People's Hospital of Hefei/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230061, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The First People's Hospital of Hefei/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230061, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The First People's Hospital of Hefei/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230061, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The First People's Hospital of Hefei/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230061, Anhui, PR China
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- Department of Oncology, The First People's Hospital of Hefei/The Third Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230061, Anhui, PR China.
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Gluz O, Nitz U, Kolberg-Liedtke C, Prat A, Christgen M, Kuemmel S, Mohammadian MP, Gebauer D, Kates R, Paré L, Grischke EM, Forstbauer H, Braun M, Warm M, Hackmann J, Uleer C, Aktas B, Schumacher C, Wuerstlein R, Graeser M, Pelz E, Jóźwiak K, Zu Eulenburg C, Kreipe HH, Harbeck N. De-escalated Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC): Impact of Molecular Markers and Final Survival Analysis of the WSG-ADAPT-TN Trial. Clin Cancer Res 2022; 28:4995-5003. [PMID: 35797219 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE Although optimal treatment in early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains unclear, de-escalated chemotherapy appears to be an option in selected patients within this aggressive subtype. Previous studies have identified several pro-immune factors as prognostic markers in TNBC, but their predictive impact regarding different chemotherapy strategies is still controversial. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN ADAPT-TN is a randomized neoadjuvant multicenter phase II trial in early patients with TNBC (n = 336) who were randomized to 12 weeks of nab-paclitaxel 125 mg/m2 + gemcitabine or carboplatin d 1,8 q3w. Omission of further (neo-) adjuvant chemotherapy was allowed only in patients with pathological complete response [pCR, primary endpoint (ypT0/is, ypN0)]. Secondary invasive/distant disease-free and overall survival (i/dDFS, OS) and translational research objectives included quantification of a predictive impact of markers regarding selection for chemotherapy de-escalation, measured by gene expression of 119 genes (including PAM50 subtype) by nCounter platform and stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (sTIL). RESULTS After 60 months of median follow-up, 12-week-pCR was favorably associated (HR, 0.24; P = 0.001) with 5y-iDFS of 90.6% versus 62.8%. No survival advantage of carboplatin use was observed, despite a higher pCR rate [HR, 1.04; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.68-1.59]. Additional anthracycline-containing chemotherapy was not associated with a significant iDFS advantage in pCR patients (HR, 1.29; 95% CI, 0.41-4.02). Beyond pCR rate, nodal status and high sTILs were independently associated with better iDFS, dDFS, and OS by multivariable analysis. CONCLUSIONS Short de-escalated neoadjuvant taxane/platinum-based combination therapy appears to be a promising strategy in early TNBC for using pCR rate as an early decision point for further therapy (de-) escalation together with node-negative status and high sTILs. See related commentary by Sharma, p. 4840.
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- Oleg Gluz
- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,University Clinics Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Moenchengladbach, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi I Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Registry Research, Brandenburg Medical School "Theodor Finane," Neuruppin, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi I Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
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- Rotkreuz Clinics Munich, Breast Center, Munich, Germany
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- City Hospital Holweide, Breast Center, Cologne, Germany
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- University Clinics Essen, Women's Clinic, Essen, Germany.,University Clinics Leipzig, Women's Clinic, Leipzig, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Breast Center, LMU University Hospital and CCC Munich, Munich, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology Viersen, Viersen, Germany
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Registry Research, Brandenburg Medical School "Theodor Finane," Neuruppin, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,Department Obstetrics and Gynecology, Breast Center, LMU University Hospital and CCC Munich, Munich, Germany
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Sharma P. Time to Optimize Deescalation Strategies in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer? Clin Cancer Res 2022; 28:4840-4842. [PMID: 36083131 DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-2140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2022] [Revised: 08/16/2022] [Accepted: 08/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Pathologic response serves as a tool to optimize escalation and deescalation of adjuvant treatment. Neoadjuvant carboplatin-taxane combination is a promising chemotherapy deescalation strategy for triple-negative breast cancer. Many key points, such as trial design/patient selection, response biomarkers, role of immunotherapy, and patient advocate input, will have to be carefully considered in order to advance neoadjuvant chemotherapy deescalation investigations. See related article by Gluz et al., p. 4995.
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- Priyanka Sharma
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Westwood, Kansas
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Eng L, Brual J, Nagee A, Mok S, Fazelzad R, Chaiton M, Saunders D, Mittmann N, Truscott R, Liu G, Bradbury P, Evans W, Papadakos J, Giuliani M. Reporting of tobacco use and tobacco-related analyses in cancer cooperative group clinical trials: a systematic scoping review. ESMO Open 2022; 7:100605. [PMID: 36356412 PMCID: PMC9646674 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100605] [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: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Continued smoking after a diagnosis of cancer negatively impacts cancer outcomes, but the impact of tobacco on newer treatments options is not well established. Collecting and evaluating tobacco use in clinical trials may advance understanding of the consequences of tobacco use on treatment modalities, but little is known about the frequency of reporting and analysis of tobacco use in cancer cooperative clinical trial groups. PATIENTS AND METHODS A comprehensive literature search was conducted to identify cancer cooperative group clinical trials published from January 2017-October 2019. Eligible studies evaluated either systemic and/or radiation therapies, included ≥100 adult patients, and reported on at least one of: overall survival, disease/progression-free survival, response rates, toxicities/adverse events, or quality-of-life. RESULTS A total of 91 studies representing 90 trials met inclusion criteria with trial start dates ranging from 1995 to 2015 with 14% involving lung and 5% head and neck cancer patients. A total of 19 studies reported baseline tobacco use; 2 reported collecting follow-up tobacco use. Seven studies reported analysis of the impact of baseline tobacco use on clinical outcomes. There was significant heterogeneity in the reporting of baseline tobacco use: 7 reported never/ever status, 10 reported never/ex-smoker/current smoker status, and 4 reported measuring smoking intensity. None reported verifying smoking status or second-hand smoke exposure. Trials of lung and head and neck cancers were more likely to report baseline tobacco use than other disease sites (83% versus 6%, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Few cancer cooperative group clinical trials report and analyze trial participants' tobacco use. Significant heterogeneity exists in reporting tobacco use. Routine standardized collection and reporting of tobacco use at baseline and follow-up in clinical trials should be implemented to enable investigators to evaluate the impact of tobacco use on new cancer therapies.
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- L. Eng
- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada,Prof L. Eng, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada. Tel: +1-416-946-2953; Fax: +1-416-946-6546 @Lawson_Eng@MeredithGiulia1@PMcancercentre
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- Cancer Education Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Cancer Education Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Cancer Education Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada
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- Library and Information Services, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
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- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Northeast Cancer Centre of Health Sciences North, Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Sudbury, Canada
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- Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Prevention Policy and Stakeholder Engagement, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Division of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Department of Medicine, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre/University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Oncology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Cancer Education Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada,Patient Education, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario), Toronto, Canada
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- Cancer Education Program, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada,Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada,Correspondence to: Prof M. Giuliani, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada. Tel: +1-416-946-2983; Fax: +1-416-946-6546
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Lin C, Cui J, Peng Z, Qian K, Wu R, Cheng Y, Yin W. Efficacy of platinum-based and non-platinum-based drugs on triple-negative breast cancer: meta-analysis. Eur J Med Res 2022; 27:201. [PMID: 36242046 PMCID: PMC9569094 DOI: 10.1186/s40001-022-00839-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), the subtype of breast cancer with the highest mortality rate, shows clinical characteristics of high heterogeneity, aggressiveness, easy recurrence, and poor prognosis, which is due to lack of expression of estrogen, progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. Currently, neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAT) is still the major clinical treatment for triple-negative breast cancer. Chemotherapy drugs can be divided into platinum and non-platinum according to the presence of metal platinum ions in the structure. However, which kind is more suitable for treating TNBC remains to be determined. METHODS The relevant randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that explore the effectiveness of chemotherapy regimens containing platinum-based drugs (PB) or platinum-free drugs (PF) in treating TNBC patients were retrieved through PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CNKI, and other literature platforms, above research findings, were included in the meta-analysis. The incidence of overall remission rate (ORR), pathological complete remission rate (pCR), overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), progression-free survival (PFS), and adverse events (AE) were compared between the two groups. RESULTS In this study, 12 clinical trials with a total of 4580 patients were included in the analysis. First, the ORR in 4 RCTs was, PB vs PF = 52% vs 48% (RR = 1.05, 95% CI: 0.91-1.21, P = 0.48); the pCR in 5 RCTs was, PB vs PF = 48% vs 41% (RR = 1.38, 95% CI: 0.88-2.16, P = 0.17). CI: 0.88-2.16, P = 0.17; the other 2 RCTs reported significantly higher DFS and OS rates in the PB group compared with the PF group, with the combined risk ratio for DFS in the PB group RR = 0.22 (95% CI:0.06-0.82, P = 0.015); the combined risk ratio for DFS in the PF group RR = 0.15 (95% CI. 0.04-0.61, P = 0.008); OS rate: PB vs PF = 0.046 vs 0.003; secondly, 2 RCTs showed that for patients with BRCA-mutated TNBC, the pCR rate in the PB and PF groups was 18% vs 26%, 95% CI: 2.4-4.2 vs 4.1-5.1; meanwhile, the median subject in the PB group The median PFS was 3.1 months (95% CI: 2.4-4.2) in the PB group and 4.4 months (95% CI: 4.1-5.1) in the PC group; finally, the results of the clinical adverse effects analysis showed that platinum-containing chemotherapy regimens significantly increased the incidence of adverse effects such as thrombocytopenia and diarrhea compared with non-platinum regimens, while the incidence of adverse effects such as vomiting, nausea, and neutropenia was reduced. The incidence of adverse reactions was reduced. CONCLUSION Compared with non-platinum drugs, platinum drugs significantly improved clinical treatment effective indexes, such as PCR, ORR, PFS, DFS, and OS rate in the treatment of TNBC patients without BRCA mutant may cause more serious hematological adverse reactions. Accordingly, platinum-based chemotherapy should be provided for TNBC patients according to the patient's special details.
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- Canling Lin
- College of Chemistry and Biological Engineering, Yichun University, Yichun, 33600, Jiangxi, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Yichun University, Yichun, 33600, Jiangxi, China
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- Yichun People's Hospital, Jiangxi Province, Yichun, 33600, Jiangxi, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Yichun University, Yichun, 33600, Jiangxi, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Yichun University, Yichun, 33600, Jiangxi, China
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- Center for Translational Medicine, School of Medicine, Yichun University, Yichun, 33600, Jiangxi, China.
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- Yichun People's Hospital, Jiangxi Province, Yichun, 33600, Jiangxi, China.
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Kolberg-Liedtke C, Feuerhake F, Garke M, Christgen M, Kates R, Grischke EM, Forstbauer H, Braun M, Warm M, Hackmann J, Uleer C, Aktas B, Schumacher C, Kuemmel S, Wuerstlein R, Graeser M, Nitz U, Kreipe H, Gluz O, Harbeck N. Impact of stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (sTILs) on response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative early breast cancer in the WSG-ADAPT TN trial. Breast Cancer Res 2022; 24:58. [PMID: 36056374 PMCID: PMC9438265 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-022-01552-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Higher density of stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (sTILs) at baseline has been associated with increased rates of pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). While evidence supports favorable association of pCR with survival in TNBC, an independent impact of sTILs (after adjustment for pCR) on survival is not yet established. Moreover, the impact of sTIL dynamics during NACT on pCR and survival in TNBC is unknown. METHODS The randomized WSG-ADAPT TN phase II trial compared efficacy of 12-week nab-paclitaxel with gemcitabine versus carboplatin. This preplanned translational analysis assessed impacts of sTIL measurements at baseline (sTIL-0) and after 3 weeks of chemotherapy (sTIL-3) on pCR and invasive disease-free survival (iDFS). Predictive performance of sTIL-0 and sTIL-3 for pCR was quantified by ROC analysis and logistic regression; Kaplan-Meier estimation and Cox regression (with mediation analysis) were used to determine their impact on iDFS. RESULTS For prediction of pCR, the AUC statistics for sTIL-0 and sTIL-3 were 0.60 and 0.63, respectively, in all patients; AUC for sTIL-3 was higher in NP/G. The positive predictive value (PPV) of "lymphocyte-predominant" status (sTIL-0 ≥ 60%) at baseline was 59.3%, though only 13.0% of patients had this status. To predict non-pCR, the cut point sTIL-0 ≤ 10% yielded PPV = 69.5% while addressing 33.8% of patients. Higher sTIL levels (particularly at 3 weeks) were independently and favorably associated with better iDFS, even after adjusting for pCR. For example, the adjusted hazard ratio for 3-week sTILs ≥ 60% (vs. < 60%) was 0.48 [0.23-0.99]. Low cellularity in 3-week biopsies was the strongest individual predictor for pCR (in both therapy arms), but not for iDFS. CONCLUSION The independent impact of sTILs on iDFS suggests that favorable immune response can influence key tumor biological processes for long-term survival. The results suggest that the reliability of pCR following neoadjuvant therapy as a surrogate for survival could vary among subgroups in TNBC defined by immune response or other factors. Dynamic measurements of sTILs under NACT could support immune response-guided patient selection for individualized therapy approaches for both very low levels (more effective therapies) and very high levels (de-escalation concepts). TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical trials No: NCT01815242, retrospectively registered January 25, 2013.
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- Cornelia Kolberg-Liedtke
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
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- West German Study Group, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Breast Center, Rotkreuz Clinics Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Breast Center, City Hospital Holweide, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Mönchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Unit, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
- Department of Gynecology with Breast Center, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Mönchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Center, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Mönchengladbach, Germany
- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
- Breast Center Niederrhein, Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Mönchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Center Niederrhein, Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Mönchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Center Niederrhein, Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Mönchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Center, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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Garufi G, Carbognin L, Schettini F, Seguí E, Di Leone A, Franco A, Paris I, Scambia G, Tortora G, Fabi A. Updated Neoadjuvant Treatment Landscape for Early Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Immunotherapy, Potential Predictive Biomarkers, and Novel Agents. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14174064. [PMID: 36077601 PMCID: PMC9454536 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14174064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Simple Summary In recent years, several agents have been tested in randomized clinical trials in addition to anthracycline and taxane-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) to improve pathological complete response rate and, ultimately, survival outcome. Platinum agents, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), and PARP-inhibitors are the most extensively studied, while established predictors of their efficacy are lacking. Based on the biological features of TNBC, the purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the role of platinum agents, immunotherapy, and novel target therapies in the neoadjuvant setting. Moreover, based on safety issues and financial costs, we provide an overview of potential biomarkers associated with increased likelihood of benefit from the addition of platinum, ICIs, and novel target therapies to NACT. Abstract Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is characterized by the absence of hormone receptor and HER2 expression, and therefore a lack of therapeutic targets. Anthracyclines and taxane-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy have historically been the cornerstone of treatment of early TNBC. However, genomic and transcriptomic analyses have suggested that TNBCs include various subtypes, characterized by peculiar genomic drivers and potential therapeutic targets. Therefore, several efforts have been made to expand the therapeutic landscape of early TNBC, leading to the introduction of platinum and immunomodulatory agents into the neoadjuvant setting. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the currently available evidence regarding platinum agents and immune-checkpoint-inhibitors for the neoadjuvant treatment of TNBC, as well as the novel target therapies that are currently being evaluated in this setting. Taking into account the economic issues and the side effects of the expanding therapeutic options, we focus on the potential efficacy biomarkers of the emerging therapies, in order to select the best therapeutic strategy for each specific patient.
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- Giovanna Garufi
- Oncologia Medica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
- Oncologia Medica, Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy
- Correspondence: (G.G.); (A.F.)
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Medical Oncology Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
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- Breast Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Breast Unit, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy
- Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Oncologia Medica, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
- Oncologia Medica, Università Cattolica Del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Roma, Italy
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- Unit of Precision Medicine in Senology, Department of Woman and Child Health and Public Health, Scientific Directorate, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, 00168 Roma, Italy
- Correspondence: (G.G.); (A.F.)
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Yan W, Wu X, Wang S, He C, Zhong L, Tang P, Ren L, Zhang T, Qi X, Zhang Y. Lobaplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer: a 5-year follow-up of a randomized, open-label, phase II trial. Ther Adv Med Oncol 2022; 14:17588359221107111. [PMID: 35769355 PMCID: PMC9234826 DOI: 10.1177/17588359221107111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
Abstract
Purpose: We report the 5-year follow-up findings of a randomized, open-label, phase II
trial of lobaplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus adjuvant therapy for
triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Patients and methods: This study included patients aged ⩾18 years with untreated, operable stage
I–III TNBC and an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status of 0
or 1. One group of patients (TE group, n = 99) received
four cycles of docetaxel (T, 75 mg/m²) plus epirubicin (E, 80 mg/m²) every
3 weeks, and another group (TEL group, n = 101) received
the same treatment with the addition of lobaplatin (L, 30 mg/m2).
Two cycles of the corresponding treatments were administered after surgery
in both groups. The primary endpoints were total pathological complete
response (tpCR) rate and overall response rate (ORR), and the secondary
endpoints were disease-free survival, overall survival, and long-term
safety. This trial is registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry
(ChiCTR-TRC-14005019). Results: The median follow-up was 48.2 months (interquartile range: 31.1–60.0). The
tpCR rate was 41.4% and 17.8% in the TEL group and TE group, respectively
(p < 0.001). The HR for comparison of DFS between
the TEL group and TE group was 0.44 (95% CI: 0.21–0.90, P
p = 0.028). The addition of lobaplatin resulted in an HR
of 0.44 (95% CI: 0.18–1.02, P = 0.061) for the difference
in OS between the two groups. The ORR, which included complete response and
partial response, was 92.9% in the TEL group and 74.3% in the TE group
(p = 0.001). The TEL group patients were more likely to
develop grade III–IV anemia and thrombocytopenia. No lobaplatin-related
deaths or increased risk of long-term toxicity was observed. Conclusion: Neoadjuvant lobaplatin therapy can improve the tpCR and ORR rates of TNBC
with tolerable side effects and have a tendency to improve the long-term
survival.
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- Wenting Yan
- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Gaotanyan Street 29, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Gaotanyan Street 29, Chongqing 400038, China
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Silva D, Mesquita A. Evolving Evidence for the Optimization of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. BREAST CANCER: BASIC AND CLINICAL RESEARCH 2022; 16:11782234221107580. [PMID: 35783596 PMCID: PMC9243491 DOI: 10.1177/11782234221107580] [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: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Representing 15% to 20% of all invasive breast cancers, adjuvant systemic
treatment for early-stage, high-risk triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is
preferentially done in the neoadjuvant setting based on a chemotherapy backbone
of anthracyclines and taxanes. Pathological complete response to neoadjuvant
treatment constitutes the main objective, regarding its correlation with
oncological outcomes. The optimal neoadjuvant regimen to achieve the highest
rates of pathological complete response is still under investigation, with the
increasing knowledge on the molecular pathways, genomic sequencing, and
immunological profile of TNBC allowing for the development of a wide array of
new therapeutic options. This review aims to summarize the current evidence and
ongoing clinical trials of new therapeutic options for the neoadjuvant treatment
of TNBC patients.
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- Diogo Silva
- Department of Medical Oncology, Matosinhos Local Health Unity – Hospital Pedro Hispano, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Matosinhos Local Health Unity – Hospital Pedro Hispano, Porto, Portugal
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Mutinda FW, Liew K, Yada S, Wakamiya S, Aramaki E. Automatic data extraction to support meta-analysis statistical analysis: a case study on breast cancer. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2022; 22:158. [PMID: 35717167 PMCID: PMC9206132 DOI: 10.1186/s12911-022-01897-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Meta-analyses aggregate results of different clinical studies to assess the effectiveness of a treatment. Despite their importance, meta-analyses are time-consuming and labor-intensive as they involve reading hundreds of research articles and extracting data. The number of research articles is increasing rapidly and most meta-analyses are outdated shortly after publication as new evidence has not been included. Automatic extraction of data from research articles can expedite the meta-analysis process and allow for automatic updates when new results become available. In this study, we propose a system for automatically extracting data from research abstracts and performing statistical analysis. Materials and methods Our corpus consists of 1011 PubMed abstracts of breast cancer randomized controlled trials annotated with the core elements of clinical trials: Participants, Intervention, Control, and Outcomes (PICO). We proposed a BERT-based named entity recognition (NER) model to identify PICO information from research abstracts. After extracting the PICO information, we parse numeric outcomes to identify the number of patients having certain outcomes for statistical analysis. Results The NER model extracted PICO elements with relatively high accuracy, achieving F1-scores greater than 0.80 in most entities. We assessed the performance of the proposed system by reproducing the results of an existing meta-analysis. The data extraction step achieved high accuracy, however the statistical analysis step achieved low performance because abstracts sometimes lack all the required information. Conclusion We proposed a system for automatically extracting data from research abstracts and performing statistical analysis. We evaluated the performance of the system by reproducing an existing meta-analysis and the system achieved a relatively good performance, though more substantiation is required.
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- Faith Wavinya Mutinda
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Nara, Japan.
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Xie K, Ren X, Hong X, Zhu S, Wang D, Ye X, Ren X. Platinum-based adjuvant therapy was efficient for triple-negative breast cancer: a meta-analysis from randomized controlled trials. Bioengineered 2022; 13:14827-14839. [PMID: 36278891 PMCID: PMC9601551 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2022.2115616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
Abstract
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive breast cancer. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy was widely accepted for treating TNBC. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and survival benefit of platinum-based adjuvant therapy (PBAT) in treating TNBC. The keywords were searched in Medline, Embase, Pubmed, and Cochrane Library database up to July 24, 2022. All the randomized control trials (RCTs) comparing PBAT and non-PBAT in treating TNBC were included in our study. The pathological complete remission (pCR) and complications were compared by odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs). The overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) were compared by hazard ratio (HR) and 95% CIs. A total of 19 RCTs were included in our meta-analysis, among which 2,501 patients were treated with PBAT and 2,290 with non-PBAT. The patients treated with PBAT combined a significantly higher pCR rate compared to those patients treated with non-PBAT (49.8% versus 36.4%, OR = 1.27, 95%CI = 1.14-1.43, P < 0.001). Besides, patients treated with PBAT had a significantly better RFS (HR = 0.78, 95%CI = 0.63-0.95, P = 0.016), but not in OS (HR = 0.84, P = 0.304). Although the occurrence of neutropenia and nausea were slightly different between the PBAT group (51.5% and 24.4%) and the non-PBAT group (47.0% and 29.4%), the complications were acceptable in the two treatments groups. Our results demonstrated that TNBC patients treated with PBAT could achieve a higher pCR rate and better RFS benefit without a higher complication rate.Highlights Platinum-based adjuvant therapy provided a higher pCR rate for TNBC.Platinum-based adjuvant therapy prolonged the RFS but without prolongingthe OS.Neutropenia and nausea rate was different between group PBAT and non-PBAT.
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- Kaigang Xie
- Department of General Surgery, the Yinzhou Second Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Yinzhou Second Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Yinzhou Second Hospital, Ningbo, China,CONTACT Xiaoming Hong Department of General Surgery, the Yinzhou Second Hospital, 998 Qianhe Road, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province315192, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Yinzhou Second Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Yinzhou Second Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Yinzhou Second Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of General Surgery, the Yinzhou Second Hospital, Ningbo, China
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Blohmer JU, Link T, Reinisch M, Just M, Untch M, Stötzer O, Fasching PA, Schneeweiss A, Wimberger P, Seiler S, Huober J, Thill M, Jackisch C, Rhiem K, Solbach C, Hanusch C, Seither F, Denkert C, Engels K, Nekljudova V, Loibl S. Effect of Denosumab Added to 2 Different nab-Paclitaxel Regimens as Neoadjuvant Therapy in Patients With Primary Breast Cancer: The GeparX 2 × 2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Oncol 2022; 8:1010-1018. [PMID: 35588050 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.1059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Importance Adjuvant denosumab might improve disease-free survival in hormone receptor (HR)-positive primary breast cancer (BC). The optimal neoadjuvant nab-paclitaxel schedule in terms of efficacy and safety is unclear. Objective To determine whether adding denosumab to anthracycline/taxane-containing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) increases the pathological complete response (pCR) rate and which nab-paclitaxel schedule is more effective in the NACT setting. Design, Setting, and Participants The GeparX was a multicenter, prospective, open-label, phase 2b, 2 × 2 randomized clinical trial conducted by GBG and AGO-B at 38 German sites between February 2017 and March 2019. The analysis data set was locked September 4, 2020; analysis was completed November 13, 2020. Patients had unilateral or bilateral primary BC, stage cT2-cT4a-d or cT1c, with either clinically node-positive or pathologically node-positive or HR-negative disease, or Ki-67 proliferation index greater than 20%, or ERBB2 (formerly HER2)-positive BC. Interventions Patients were randomized to receive or not receive denosumab, 120 mg subcutaneously every 4 weeks for 6 cycles, and either nab-paclitaxel, 125 mg/m2 weekly for 12 weeks or days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks for 4 cycles (8 doses), followed by 4 cycles of epirubicin/cyclophosphamide, 90/600 mg/m2 (every 2 weeks or every 3 weeks). Carboplatin was given in triple-negative BC (TNBC), and trastuzumab biosimilar ABP980 plus pertuzumab was given in ERBB2-positive BC (ERBB2-positive substudy). Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was pCR rates between arms for each randomization. Results A total of 780 female (n = 779) and male (n = 1) patients (median [range] age, 49.0 [22-80] years) were randomized to the 4 treatment groups. The pCR (ypT0 ypN0) rate was 41.0% (90% CI, 37%-45%) with denosumab vs 42.8% (90% CI, 39%-47%) (P = .58) without denosumab, irrespective of BC subtype. Nab-paclitaxel weekly resulted in a significantly (significance level of α = .10) higher pCR rate of 44.9% (90% CI, 41%-49%) vs 39.0% (90% CI, 35%-43%) (P = .06) with nab-paclitaxel days 1 and 8 every 3 weeks. The pCR rates for nab-paclitaxel schedules in subgroups were only significantly different for TNBC (60.4% vs 50.0%; P = .06). Grade 3 to 4 toxic effects did not differ with or without denosumab. Nonhematologic toxic effects of grade 3 to 4 were higher with nab-paclitaxel weekly (33.7% vs 24.1%; P = .004). Conclusions and Relevance In this randomized clinical trial, denosumab added to anthracycline/taxane-based NACT did not improve pCR rates. Nab-paclitaxel at a dosage of 125 mg/m2 weekly significantly increased the pCR rate compared with the days 1 and 8, every-3-weeks schedule overall and in TNBC, but generated higher toxicity. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02682693.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC), Dresden, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany
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- Onkologische Schwerpunktpraxis Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Gemeinschaftspraxis Hämatologie/Intern. Onkologie, München, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases, University Hospital and German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC), Dresden, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany.,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany
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- Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Ulm, Germany.,Breast Center, Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Universität Köln, Zentrum familiärer Brust- und Eierstockkrebs, Köln, Germany
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- Institut für Pathologie, Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Zentrum für Pathologie, Zytologie und Molekularpathologie Neuss, Neuss, Germany
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- German Breast Group, Neu-Isenburg, Germany.,Bethanien Krankenhaus Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.,Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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Tsvetkova D, Ivanova S. Application of Approved Cisplatin Derivatives in Combination Therapy against Different Cancer Diseases. Molecules 2022; 27:2466. [PMID: 35458666 PMCID: PMC9031877 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27082466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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The problems with anticancer therapy are resistance and toxicity. From 3000 Cisplatin derivatives tested as antitumor agents, most of them have been rejected, due to toxicity. The aim of current study is the comparison of therapeutic combinations of the currently applied in clinical practice: Cisplatin, Carboplatin, Oxaliplatin, Nedaplatin, Lobaplatin, Heptaplatin, and Satraplatin. The literature data show that the strategies for the development of platinum anticancer agents and bypassing of resistance to Cisplatin derivatives and their toxicity are: combination therapy, Pt IV prodrugs, the targeted nanocarriers. The very important strategy for the improvement of the antitumor effect against different cancers is synergistic combination of Cisplatin derivatives with: (1) anticancer agents-Fluorouracil, Gemcitabine, Cytarabine, Fludarabine, Pemetrexed, Ifosfamide, Irinotecan, Topotecan, Etoposide, Amrubicin, Doxorubicin, Epirubicin, Vinorelbine, Docetaxel, Paclitaxel, Nab-Paclitaxel; (2) modulators of resistant mechanisms; (3) signaling protein inhibitors-Erlotinib; Bortezomib; Everolimus; (4) and immunotherapeutic drugs-Atezolizumab, Avelumab, Bevacizumab, Cemiplimab, Cetuximab, Durvalumab, Erlotinib, Imatinib, Necitumumab, Nimotuzumab, Nivolumab, Onartuzumab, Panitumumab, Pembrolizumab, Rilotumumab, Trastuzumab, Tremelimumab, and Sintilimab. An important approach for overcoming the drug resistance and reduction of toxicity of Cisplatin derivatives is the application of nanocarriers (polymers and liposomes), which provide improved targeted delivery, increased intracellular penetration, selective accumulation in tumor tissue, and enhanced therapeutic efficacy. The advantages of combination therapy are maximum removal of tumor cells in different phases; prevention of resistance; inhibition of the adaptation of tumor cells and their mutations; and reduction of toxicity.
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- Dobrina Tsvetkova
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University-Sofia, Dunav Str. 2, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University-Pleven, Kliment Ohridski Str. 1, 5800 Pleven, Bulgaria;
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Gupta RK, Roy AM, Gupta A, Takabe K, Dhakal A, Opyrchal M, Kalinski P, Gandhi S. Systemic Therapy De-Escalation in Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Dawn of a New Era? Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14081856. [PMID: 35454764 PMCID: PMC9025008 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14081856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Simple Summary Triple-negative breast cancer is a life-threatening disease, even when identified at early stages. Recent advances have allowed the improvement of life expectancy via a personalized approach with the addition of newer chemotherapies, immunotherapies, and targeted therapies, but at the cost of added side effects. It has become increasingly clear that not all patients need such aggressive treatment. Here, we provide an overview of emerging opportunities to use less toxic therapies in patients at lower risk of recurrence or with mutations that can be effectively targeted using novel approaches. We provide a comprehensive review of completed and ongoing clinical trials with information on how to best stratify these patients for treatments to obtain maximum benefit without unnecessary toxicities. Abstract Early-stage triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) has been traditionally treated with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. The current standard of care systemic treatment of early-stage II and III TNBC involves the use of anthracycline-cyclophosphamide and carboplatin-paclitaxel with pembrolizumab in the neoadjuvant setting followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab per KEYNOTE-522. It is increasingly clear that not all patients with early-stage TNBC need this intensive treatment, thus paving the way for exploring opportunities for regimen de-escalation in selected subgroups. For T1a tumors (≤5 mm), chemotherapy is not used, and for tumors 6–10 mm (T1b) in size with negative lymph nodes, retrospective studies have failed to show a significant benefit with chemotherapy. In low-risk patients, anthracycline-free chemotherapy may be as effective as conventional therapy, as shown in some studies where replacing anthracyclines with carboplatin has shown non-inferior results for pathological complete response (pCR), which may form the backbone of future combination therapies. Recent advances in our understanding of TNBC heterogeneity, mutations, and surrogate markers of response such as pCR have enabled the development of multiple treatment options in the (neo)adjuvant setting in order to de-escalate treatment. These de-escalation studies based on tumor mutational status, such as using Poly ADP-ribose polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) in patients with BRCA mutations, and new immunotherapies such as PD1 blockade, have shown a promising impact on pCR. In addition, the investigational use of (bio)markers, such as high levels of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), low levels of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), and complete remission on imaging, also look promising. In this review, we cover the current standard of care systemic treatment of early TNBC and review the opportunities for treatment de-escalation based on clinical risk factors, biomarkers, mutational status, and molecular subtype.
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- Ravi Kumar Gupta
- Department of Internal Medicine, Larkin Community Hospital, South Miami, FL 33143, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA; (A.M.R.); (A.G.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA; (A.M.R.); (A.G.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Immunology and Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA;
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medicine and Dental Sciences, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
- Department of Breast Surgery and Oncology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo 160-8402, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14648, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, Indiana University Simons Comprehensive Cancer Center, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA; (A.M.R.); (A.G.); (P.K.)
- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA; (A.M.R.); (A.G.); (P.K.)
- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14263, USA
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +1-(716)-845-1686
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Abuhadra N, Stecklein S, Sharma P, Moulder S. Early-stage Triple-negative Breast Cancer: Time to Optimize Personalized Strategies. Oncologist 2022; 27:30-39. [PMID: 35305094 PMCID: PMC8842325 DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyab003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for approximately 15%-20% of breast cancers diagnosed worldwide, which amounts to almost 200 000 cases each year. Although historically TNBC is considered difficult to treat with a poor prognosis, there is emerging evidence showing excellent response rates in a subset of TNBC patients. Attempts to de-escalate chemotherapy in hormone-receptor-positive (HR+) and HER2-neu amplified breast cancer subtypes have been successful. At present, robust strategies to personalize therapy in early-stage TNBC do not exist, and despite excellent response rates in a subset of patients, all patients are exposed to the same several cycles of cytotoxic chemotherapy. Personalizing therapy in TNBC represents a challenge due to the scarcity of treatment options outside of cytotoxic chemotherapy and limited predictive and prognostic biomarkers to tailor treatment. Recent developments in understanding TNBC biology have sparked interest in exploring treatment optimization and personalization with the goal of achieving excellent response rates and long-term clinical outcomes, while simultaneously reducing physical, psychological, and financial toxicities for select patients. Here, we provide an update on the current evidence to support future studies examining de-escalating chemotherapy in patients with low-risk TNBC and adjuvant intensification strategies to improve outcomes for patients who are at high risk for systemic failure despite current standard-of-care treatments.
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- Nour Abuhadra
- Breast Medicine Service, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company. Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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Zhu Y, Hu Y, Tang C, Guan X, Zhang W. Platinum-based systematic therapy in triple-negative breast cancer. Biochim Biophys Acta Rev Cancer 2022; 1877:188678. [PMID: 35026309 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2022.188678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Due to the lack of definitive hormone receptors, triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients receive little clinical benefit from endocrine or molecular targeted therapies, leading to a highly aggressive disease with a high recurrence rate and poor prognosis. In the past decades, chemotherapy has been the mainstay of treatment for TNBC, with taxane/anthracyclines as the representative regimen. However, increasing irreversible cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines and drug-resistance had to be noticed. Gradually, platinum-based chemotherapy has become a topic of interest for researchers. Based on the accumulating studies on platinum-containing regimens for TNBC patients, we will summarize the progress of relevant clinical trials focusing on platinum monotherapy (e.g., cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin) or in combination with other therapeutic modalities (e.g., other chemotherapeutic agents, molecular targeted therapies and immunotherapy). To further evaluate patient response to platinum and screen for the optimal population to benefit from platinum, we will also analyze current potential biomarkers, such as breast cancer susceptibility genes (BRCA1/2), homologous recombination repair deficiency (HRD), tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), TP53 family and other emerging indicators (e.g., intrinsic subtype, cyclin-dependent kinase 2 (CDK2) expression, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9)).
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- Yinxing Zhu
- Department of Oncology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Oncology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China; Jiangsu Key Lab of Cancer Biomarkers, Prevention and Treatment, Collaborative Innovation Center for Personalized Cancer Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Oncology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
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Feng W, He Y, Xu J, Zhang H, Si Y, Xu J, Li S. A meta-analysis of the effect and safety of platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy in treatment of resectable triple-negative breast cancer. Anticancer Drugs 2022; 33:e52-e60. [PMID: 34371505 PMCID: PMC8670346 DOI: 10.1097/cad.0000000000001196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and fatal subtype of breast cancer. The effectiveness of platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy in treatment of cancer has many divergent opinions. A search was conducted in the PubMed, EBSCO, Web of Science and Cochrane Library databases for relevant studies published before August 2020. The primary endpoint was pathological complete response (pCR) while the secondary endpoints were objective response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS). Nine randomized controlled trials comprised of 1873 patients were included in this meta-analysis. Platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy showed significant improvements in pCR (RR = 1.51, 95% CI, 1.25-1.82, P < 0.001), ORR (RR = 1.20, 95% CI, 1.07-1.34, P = 0.001), OS (HR=0.56; 95% CI, 0.15-0.96, P < 0.001) and PFS (HR = 0.48, 95% CI, 0.22-0.73, P < 0.001) compared to nonplatinum neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Moreover, addition of platinum compounds did not significantly increase the side effects of any grade. However, there was an increase in blood toxicity of grade 3 patients which meant that it was mainly confined to the bone marrow/blood system. Platinum-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy can safely improve short-term and long-term outcomes in resectable TNBC patients.
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- Wuna Feng
- Emergency Medical Center, Ningbo Yinzhou No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou
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- Thyroid and Breast Surgery, Ningbo Yinzhou No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo
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- Basic Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The Second Clinical Medical College, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou
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- Emergency Medical Center, Ningbo Yinzhou No. 2 Hospital, Ningbo
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Vidra R, Nemes A, Vidrean A, Pintea S, Tintari S, Deac A, Ciuleanu T. Pathological complete response following cisplatin or carboplatin-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Exp Ther Med 2021; 23:91. [PMID: 34934456 PMCID: PMC8652390 DOI: 10.3892/etm.2021.11014] [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: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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The addition of platinum compounds to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) for triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is highly controversial. Platinum agents, such as cisplatin and carboplatin, are DNA-damaging agents which exhibit activity in breast cancer, particularly in the TNBC subgroup. In order to assess the efficacy of each most representative platinum agent (cisplatin and carboplatin) in patients with TNBC treated with NACT, the present study performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of all available published studies on TNBC. A search of PubMed was performed to identify studies that investigated platinum-based NACT in patients with TNBC. The primary endpoints were the pooled rate of the pathological complete response (pCR) between cisplatin vs. carboplatin-based NACT. A total of 24 studies were selected (17 studies for carboplatin and 6 studies for cisplatin and 1 study with both carboplatin and cisplatin, with 20 prospective studies) for the analysis of 1,711 patients with TNBC. Overall, the pooled rate of pCR in patients treated with platinum-based NACT was 48%. No significant differences were observed between the rates of pCR obtained under carboplatin vs cisplatin treatment. The carboplatin pCR rate was 0.470 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.401-0.539], while the cisplatin pCR rate was 0.473 (95% CI, 0.379-0.568). The comparison between these two categories revealed no significant differences (P=0.959). In the whole, the present study demonstrates that neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy improves the pCR rate in patients with TNBC, regardless of the platinum agent used. Carboplatin may thus represent a viable option due to its more favorable toxicity profile.
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- Radu Vidra
- Department of Oncology, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Oncology, 'Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta' Oncology Institute, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Oncology, 'Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor' Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Oncology, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Oncology, 'Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta' Oncology Institute, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Oncology, 'Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta' Oncology Institute, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Psychology, 'Babeș-Bolyai' University, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Oncology, 'Prof. Dr. Octavian Fodor' Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Oncology, 'Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta' Oncology Institute, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Oncology, 'Iuliu Hatieganu' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.,Department of Oncology, 'Prof. Dr. Ion Chiricuta' Oncology Institute, 400015 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Zhang Y, Ma X, Li H, Zhuang J, Feng F, Liu L, Liu C, Sun C. Identifying the Effect of Ursolic Acid Against Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Coupling Network Pharmacology With Experiments Verification. Front Pharmacol 2021; 12:685773. [PMID: 34858165 PMCID: PMC8631906 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2021.685773] [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: 03/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a subtype of breast cancer with complex heterogeneity, high invasiveness, and long-term poor prognosis. With the development of molecular pathology and molecular genetics, the gene map of TNBC with distinctive biological characteristics has been outlined more clearly. Natural plant extracts such as paclitaxel, vinblastine, colchicine etc., have occupied an important position in the treatment of hormone-independent breast cancer. Ursolic acid (UA), a triterpenoid acid compound derived from apple, pear, loquat leaves, etc., has been reported to be effective in a variety of cancer treatments, but there are few reports on the treatment of TNBC. This study performed comprehensive bioinformatics analysis and in vitro experiments to identify the effect of UA on TNBC treatment and its potential molecular mechanism. Our results showed that UA could not only reduce the proliferation, migration, and invasion in MDA-MB-231 and MDA-MB-468 cell lines with a dose-dependent manner but also induce cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. Meanwhile, we collected the gene expression data GSE45827 and GSE65194 from GEO for comparison between TNBC and normal cell type and obtained 724 DEGs. Subsequently, PLK1 and CCNB1 related to TNBC were screened as the key targets via topological analysis and molecular docking, and gene set enrichment analysis identified the key pathway as the p53 signaling pathway. In addition, quantitative real-time PCR and western blot verified the key genes were PLK1 and CCNB1. In vivo and in vitro experiments showed that UA could inhibit the growth of TNBC cells, and down-regulate the protein expression levels of PLK1 and CCNB1 by mediating p53 signaling pathway. These findings provide strong evidence for UA intervention in TNBC via multi-target therapy.
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- Yubao Zhang
- School of Basic Medicine, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- College of Basic Medical, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, China
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- Department of Oncology, Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, China
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- Department of Oncology, Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, China
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- First Clinical Medical College, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Oncology, Weifang Traditional Chinese Hospital, Weifang, China.,Qingdao Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Qingdao, China
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Metzger-Filho O, Collier K, Asad S, Ansell PJ, Watson M, Bae J, Cherian M, O'Shaughnessy J, Untch M, Rugo HS, Huober JB, Golshan M, Sikov WM, von Minckwitz G, Rastogi P, Li L, Cheng L, Maag D, Wolmark N, Denkert C, Symmans WF, Geyer CE, Loibl S, Stover DG. Matched cohort study of germline BRCA mutation carriers with triple negative breast cancer in brightness. NPJ Breast Cancer 2021; 7:142. [PMID: 34764307 PMCID: PMC8586340 DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00349-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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In the BrighTNess trial, carboplatin added to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) was associated with increased pathologic complete response (pCR) rates in patients with stage II/III triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). In this matched cohort study, cases with a germline BRCA1/2 mutation (gBRCA; n = 75) were matched 1:2 with non-gBRCA controls (n = 150) by treatment arm, lymph node status, and age to evaluate pCR rates and association of benefit from platinum/PARP inhibitors with validated RNA expression-based immune, proliferation, and genomic instability scores among gBRCA with the addition of carboplatin ± veliparib to NAC. Among the well-matched cohorts, odds of pCR were not higher in gBRCA cancers who received standard NAC with carboplatin (OR 0.24, 95% CI [0.04-1.24], p = 0.09) or with carboplatin/veliparib (OR 0.44, 95% CI [0.10-1.84], p = 0.26) compared to non-gBRCA cancers. Higher PAM50 proliferation, GeparSixto immune, and CIN70 genomic instability scores were each associated with higher pCR rate in the overall cohort, but not specifically in gBRCA cases. In this study, gBRCA carriers did not have higher odds of pCR than non-gBRCA controls when carboplatin ± veliparib was added to NAC, and showed no significant differences in molecular, immune, chromosomal instability, or proliferation gene expression metrics.
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- Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
- Division of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
- Division of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Baylor University Medical Center, Texas Oncology, U.S. Oncology, Dallas, TX, USA
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- University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Providence, RI, USA
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- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Institute of Pathology, Philipps-University Marburg and University Hospital Marburg (UKGM), Marburg, Germany
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- University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, VA, USA
- Houston Methodist, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Medicine, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA.
- Division of Medical Oncology, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH, USA.
- Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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Can axillary surgery be omitted in patients with breast pathologic complete response after neoadjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer? A real-world retrospective study in China. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2021; 147:3495-3501. [PMID: 34398298 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-021-03763-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Studies show that axillary surgery can be potentially omitted in certain breast cancer patients who achieve breast pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST). However, potential differences between the ypT0 and ypTis subgroups remain to be explored. Furthermore, whether axillary surgery can be omitted in patients with clinically assessed positive axillary lymph nodes (cN+) remains unknown. This study was to evaluate the status of axillary lymph nodes for patients who achieved breast pCR after NST in the real-world study. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included 258 patients with early or locally advanced breast cancer who underwent breast and axillary surgery after NST. Clinical and pathologic data were compared between patients with breast pCR (ypT0/is) and those without breast pCR. RESULTS The rate of breast pCR after NST was 27.1% (70/258). Among the patients with initial cN0, the rate of axillary pCR was similar between the breast pCR and breast non-pCR groups (100% vs. 85.7%, P = 0.1543). Among those with breast pCR, the rate of axillary pCR was 100% in both the ypT0 and ypTis subgroups. Furthermore, among those with initial cN+, the rate of axillary pCR was higher in the breast pCR group than in the breast non-pCR group (82.7% vs. 22.9%, P < 0.0001). Among the patients with breast pCR, the rate of axillary pCR was higher in the ypT0 subgroup than in the ypTis subgroup (94.3% vs. 58.8%, P = 0.0034). CONCLUSION Axillary surgery may potentially be omitted in patients with initial cN0 who achieve breast pCR (ypT0/is), and may also be considered for omission in patients with initial cN+ who achieve ypT0 (not ypTis).
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Immunogenomic profiling and pathological response results from a clinical trial of docetaxel and carboplatin in triple-negative breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2021; 189:187-202. [PMID: 34173924 DOI: 10.1007/s10549-021-06307-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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PURPOSE Patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who do not achieve pathological complete response (pCR) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy have a high risk of recurrence and death. Molecular characterization may identify patients unlikely to achieve pCR. This neoadjuvant trial was conducted to determine the pCR rate with docetaxel and carboplatin and to identify molecular alterations and/or immune gene signatures predicting pCR. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN Patients with clinical stages II/III TNBC received 6 cycles of docetaxel and carboplatin. The primary objective was to determine if neoadjuvant docetaxel and carboplatin would increase the pCR rate in TNBC compared to historical expectations. We performed whole-exome sequencing (WES) and immune profiling on pre-treatment tumor samples to identify alterations that may predict pCR. Thirteen matching on-treatment samples were also analyzed to assess changes in molecular profiles. RESULTS Fifty-eight of 127 (45.7%) patients achieved pCR. There was a non-significant trend toward higher mutation burden for patients with residual cancer burden (RCB) 0/I versus RCB II/III (median 80 versus 68 variants, p 0.88). TP53 was the most frequently mutated gene, observed in 85.7% of tumors. EGFR, RB1, RAD51AP2, SDK2, L1CAM, KPRP, PCDHA1, CACNA1S, CFAP58, COL22A1, and COL4A5 mutations were observed almost exclusively in pre-treatment samples from patients who achieved pCR. Seven mutations in PCDHA1 were observed in pre-treatment samples from patients who did not achieve pCR. Several immune gene signatures including IDO1, PD-L1, interferon gamma signaling, CTLA4, cytotoxicity, tumor inflammation signature, inflammatory chemokines, cytotoxic cells, lymphoid, PD-L2, exhausted CD8, Tregs, and immunoproteasome were upregulated in pre-treatment samples from patients who achieved pCR. CONCLUSION Neoadjuvant docetaxel and carboplatin resulted in a pCR of 45.7%. WES and immune profiling differentiated patients with and without pCR. TRIAL REGISTRATION Clinical trial information: NCT02124902, Registered 24 April 2014 & NCT02547987, Registered 10 September 2015.
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The use of breast ultrasound for prediction of pathologic complete response in different subtypes of early breast cancer within the WSG-ADAPT subtrials. Breast 2021; 59:58-66. [PMID: 34166854 PMCID: PMC8239457 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2021.06.001] [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: 01/05/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE We assessed the value of breast ultrasound (US) performed at week 3 and 6 and at the end (EOT) of neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) for prediction of pathologic complete response (pCR, ypT0/is ypN0) in patients with HR+/HER2+, HR-/HER2-or HR-/HER2+ early breast cancer enrolled in the WSG-ADAPT subtrials. METHODS US was performed at week 3 and 6 of NAT and at EOT in 401, 517, and 553 patients, respectively. Tumors with complete or partial response by US (RECIST 1.1) were classified as responders and those with stable or progressive disease as non-responders. RESULTS pCR rate was higher in US responders than in non-responders. US tended to yield the highest positive predictive value in HR-/HER2+ (69%) and HR-/HER2-tumors (65%) at week 3, and the highest negative predictive value in HR+/HER2+ tumors at week 6 and at EOT (88.9% and 86.9%, respectively) and in HR-/HER2-tumors at EOT (87.9%). Multivariable analysis of patients with US at week 3 and 6 identified tumor subtype (HR-/HER2+ vs HR+/HER2+; odds ratio (OR) 2.77, 95%CI 1.45-5.29, and OR 4.17, 95%CI 2.26-7.68, respectively) and each 10% change in lesion dimension on US from baseline (OR 1.15, 95%CI 1.08-1.24, and OR 1.25, 95%CI 1.16-1.35, respectively) as parameters associated with pCR. CONCLUSIONS Our data support the use of week 3 and EOT US for prediction of pCR in response-guided NAT and in planning of breast-conserving surgery. Change in tumor diameter on US as a continuous variable could be a valuable alternative to categorical RECIST 1.1 criteria.
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Ditsch N, Kolberg-Liedtke C, Friedrich M, Jackisch C, Albert US, Banys-Paluchowski M, Bauerfeind I, Blohmer JU, Budach W, Dall P, Fallenberg EM, Fasching PA, Fehm T, Gerber B, Gluz O, Harbeck N, Heil J, Huober J, Kreipe HH, Krug D, Kühn T, Kümmel S, Loibl S, Lüftner D, Lux MP, Maass N, Mundhenke C, Nitz U, Park-Simon TW, Reimer T, Rhiem K, Rody A, Schmidt M, Schneeweiss A, Schütz F, Sinn HP, Solbach C, Solomayer EF, Stickeler E, Thomssen C, Untch M, Witzel I, Wöckel A, Müller V, Janni W, Thill M. AGO Recommendations for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Early Breast Cancer: Update 2021. Breast Care (Basel) 2021; 16:214-227. [PMID: 34248462 DOI: 10.1159/000516419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Nina Ditsch
- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Helios Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany
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- Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH, Offenbach, Germany
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- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Frauenklinik, Klinikum Landshut gemeinnützige GmbH, Landshut, Germany
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- Klinik für Gynäkologie mit Brustzentrum des Universitätsklinikums der Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Strahlentherapie, Radiologie Düsseldorf, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Frauenklinik, Städtisches Klinikum Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany
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- Institut für klinische Radiologie, Klinikum der Universität München, Campus Großhadern, Munich, Germany
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- Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Universitätsfrauenklinik und Poliklinik am Klinikum Südstadt, Rostock, Germany
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- Brustzentrum, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bethesda, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Brustzentrum, Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Sektion Senologie, Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Brustzentrum, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany
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- Klinik für Senologie, Evangelische Kliniken Essen Mitte, Essen, Germany
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- German Breast Group Forschungs GmbH, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik mit Schwerpunkt Hämatologie, Onkologie und Tumorimmunologie, Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Kooperatives Brustzentrum Paderborn, Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Frauenklinik St. Louise, Paderborn und St. Josefs-Krankenhaus, Salzkotten, St. Vincenz-Krankenhaus GmbH, Paderborn, Germany
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- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Brustzentrum, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bethesda, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Helios Klinikum Krefeld, Krefeld, Germany
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- Universitätsfrauenklinik und Poliklinik am Klinikum Südstadt, Rostock, Germany
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- Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Sana Klinikum Offenbach GmbH, Offenbach, Germany
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- Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Medizinische Fakultät, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Frauenklinik, Klinikum Landshut gemeinnützige GmbH, Landshut, Germany
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- Strahlentherapie, Radiologie Düsseldorf, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für klinische Radiologie, Klinikum der Universität München, Campus Großhadern, Munich, Germany
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- Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Universitätsfrauenklinik und Poliklinik am Klinikum Südstadt, Rostock, Germany
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- Klinik für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Universitätsfrauenklinik und Poliklinik am Klinikum Südstadt, Rostock, Germany
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- Brustzentrum, Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bethesda, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Brustzentrum, Klinik für Gynäkologie und Geburtshilfe, Klinikum der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, Germany
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Graeser M, Schrading S, Gluz O, Strobel K, Würstlein R, Kümmel S, Schumacher C, Grischke E, Forstbauer H, Braun M, Christgen M, Adams J, Nitzsche H, Just M, Fischer HH, Aktas B, Potenberg J, von Schumann R, Kolberg‐Liedtke C, Harbeck N, Kuhl CK, Nitz U. Early response by MR imaging and ultrasound as predictor of pathologic complete response to 12-week neoadjuvant therapy for different early breast cancer subtypes: Combined analysis from the WSG ADAPT subtrials. Int J Cancer 2021; 148:2614-2627. [PMID: 33533487 PMCID: PMC8048810 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We evaluated the role of early response after 3 weeks of neoadjuvant treatment (NAT) assessed by ultrasound (US), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Ki-67 dynamics for prediction of pathologic complete response (pCR) in different early breast cancer subtypes. Patients with HR+/HER2+, HR-/HER2- and HR-/HER2+ tumors enrolled into three neoadjuvant WSG ADAPT subtrials underwent US, MRI and Ki-67 assessment at diagnosis and after 3 weeks of NAT. Early response was defined as complete or partial response (US, MRI) and ≥30% proliferation decrease or <500 invasive tumor cells (Ki-67). Predictive values and area under the receiver operating characteristic (AUC) curves for prediction of pCR (ypT0/is ypN0) after 12-week NAT were calculated. Two hundred twenty-six had MRI and 401 US; 107 underwent both MRI and US. All three methods yielded a similar AUC in HR+/HER2+ (0.66-0.67) and HR-/HER2- tumors (0.53-0.63), while MRI and Ki-67 performed better than US in HR-/HER2+ tumors (0.83 and 0.79 vs 0.56). Adding MRI+/-Ki-67 increased AUC of US in HR-/HER2+ tumors to 0.64 to 0.75. MRI and Ki-67 demonstrated highest sensitivity in HR-/HER2- (0.8-1) and HR-/HER2+ tumors (1, both). Negative predictive value was similar for all methods in HR+/HER2+ (0.71-0.74) and HR-/HER2- tumors (0.85-1), while it was higher for MRI and Ki-67 compared to US in HR-/HER2+ subtype (1 vs 0.5). Early response assessed by US, MRI and Ki-67 is a strong predictor for pCR after 12-week NAT. Strength of pCR prediction varies according to tumor subtype. Adding MRI+/-Ki-67 to US did not improve pCR prediction in majority of our patients.
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- Monika Graeser
- West German Study GroupMoenchengladbachGermany
- Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center NiederrheinMoenchengladbachGermany
- Department of GynecologyUniversity Medical Center HamburgHamburgGermany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyHospital of the University of Aachen, RWTHAachenGermany
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- West German Study GroupMoenchengladbachGermany
- Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center NiederrheinMoenchengladbachGermany
- University Hospital CologneCologneGermany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyHospital of the University of Aachen, RWTHAachenGermany
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- West German Study GroupMoenchengladbachGermany
- Breast Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and CCCLMULMU University HospitalMunichGermany
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- West German Study GroupMoenchengladbachGermany
- Breast UnitKliniken Essen‐MitteEssenGermany
- University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University BerlinBerlinGermany
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- Department of GynecologyBreast Center, Red Cross Hospital MunichMunichGermany
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- Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center NiederrheinMoenchengladbachGermany
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- Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsUniversity Clinics EssenEssenGermany
- Department of GynecologyUniversity Hospital LeipzigLeipzigGermany
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- University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University BerlinBerlinGermany
- Department of Gynecology and ObstetricsUniversity Clinics EssenEssenGermany
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- West German Study GroupMoenchengladbachGermany
- Breast Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and CCCLMULMU University HospitalMunichGermany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyHospital of the University of Aachen, RWTHAachenGermany
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- West German Study GroupMoenchengladbachGermany
- Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center NiederrheinMoenchengladbachGermany
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Elghazaly H, Rugo HS, Azim HA, Swain SM, Arun B, Aapro M, Perez EA, Anderson BO, Penault-Llorca F, Conte P, El Saghir NS, Yip CH, Ghosn M, Poortmans P, Shehata MA, Giuliano AE, Leung JWT, Guarneri V, Gligorov J, Gulluoglu BM, Abdel Aziz H, Frolova M, Sabry M, Balch CM, Orecchia R, El-Zawahry HM, Al-Sukhun S, Abdel Karim K, Kandil A, Paltuev RM, Foheidi M, El-Shinawi M, ElMahdy M, Abulkhair O, Yang W, Aref AT, Bakkach J, Bahie Eldin N, Elghazawy H. Breast-Gynaecological & Immuno-Oncology International Cancer Conference (BGICC) Consensus and Recommendations for the Management of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 13:2262. [PMID: 34066769 PMCID: PMC8125909 DOI: 10.3390/cancers13092262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 05/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background: The management of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is challenging with several controversies and unmet needs. During the 12th Breast-Gynaecological & Immuno-oncology International Cancer Conference (BGICC) Egypt, 2020, a panel of 35 breast cancer experts from 13 countries voted on consensus guidelines for the clinical management of TNBC. The consensus was subsequently updated based on the most recent data evolved lately. Methods: A consensus conference approach adapted from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) was utilized. The panellists voted anonymously on each question, and a consensus was achieved when ≥75% of voters selected an answer. The final consensus was later circulated to the panellists for critical revision of important intellectual content. Results and conclusion: These recommendations represent the available clinical evidence and expert opinion when evidence is scarce. The percentage of the consensus votes, levels of evidence and grades of recommendation are presented for each statement. The consensus covered all the aspects of TNBC management starting from defining TNBC to the management of metastatic disease and highlighted the rapidly evolving landscape in this field. Consensus was reached in 70% of the statements (35/50). In addition, areas of warranted research were identified to guide future prospective clinical trials.
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- Hesham Elghazaly
- Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (H.A.A.); (M.S.); (K.A.K.); (N.B.E.); (H.E.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Francisco Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, CA 94158, USA
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt; (H.A.A.); (H.M.E.-Z.)
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- Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, MedStar Health, Washington, DC 20007, USA;
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- Department of Breast Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Breast Center, Clinique de Genolier, 1272 Genolier, Switzerland;
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- Department of Hematology & Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA;
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- Breast Health Global Initiative, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA;
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- Department of Pathology, Clermont Auvergne University, INSERM U1240 “Molecular Imaging and Theranostic Strategies”, Center Jean Perrin, Montalembert, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France;
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV IRCCS, 35128 Padova, Italy; (P.C.); (V.G.)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology Oncology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon;
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- Subang Jaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur 47500, Malaysia;
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- Hematology and Oncology Department, Saint Joseph University, Beirut 1104 2020, Lebanon;
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- Iridium Kankernetwerk and Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium;
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- Clinical oncology Department, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom 51132, Egypt;
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- Department of Surgery, Surgical Oncology Division, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA;
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- Department of Breast Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padova, Istituto Oncologico Veneto IOV IRCCS, 35128 Padova, Italy; (P.C.); (V.G.)
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- Institut Universitaire de Cancérologie AP-HP. Sorbonne Université, INSERM U938, 75013 Paris, France;
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- Breast & Endocrine Surgery Unit, Marmara University School of Medicine, University Hospital, Istanbul 34722, Turkey;
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (H.A.A.); (M.S.); (K.A.K.); (N.B.E.); (H.E.)
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution “NN Blokhin National Medical Research Center of Oncology” of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, 127994 Moscow, Russia;
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (H.A.A.); (M.S.); (K.A.K.); (N.B.E.); (H.E.)
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- Surgical Oncology Department, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA;
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- Scientific Directorate, IRCCS European Institute of Oncology (IEO), and University of Milan, 20122 Milan, Italy;
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Kasr Alainy School of Medicine, Cairo University, Giza 12613, Egypt; (H.A.A.); (H.M.E.-Z.)
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (H.A.A.); (M.S.); (K.A.K.); (N.B.E.); (H.E.)
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria School of Medicine, Alexandria 21131, Egypt;
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- Russian Association of Oncological Mammology, Department of Breast Tumours of Federal State Budgetary Institution “Petrov Research Institute of Oncology”, 197758 Saint Petersburg, Russia;
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- College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Adult Medical Oncology, Princess Noorah Oncology Center, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs-Western Region, Jeddah 22384, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt;
- Vice President of Galala University, Galala University, Suez 435611, Egypt
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- Department of Pathology, Ain shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt;
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- Oncology Department, Alfaisal university, Alhabib Hospital, Riyad 11533, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Pathology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai 200032, China;
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- The School of Public Health, University of Adelaide, Adelaide 5005, Australia;
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- Biomedical Genomics & Oncogenetics Research Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Tangier, Abdel Malek Essaadi University, Tangier 90000, Morocco;
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (H.A.A.); (M.S.); (K.A.K.); (N.B.E.); (H.E.)
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- Clinical Oncology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt; (H.A.A.); (M.S.); (K.A.K.); (N.B.E.); (H.E.)
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Nayeem N, Contel M. Exploring the Potential of Metallodrugs as Chemotherapeutics for Triple Negative Breast Cancer. Chemistry 2021; 27:8891-8917. [PMID: 33857345 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
This review focuses on studies of coordination and organometallic compounds as potential chemotherapeutics against triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) which has one of the poorest prognoses and worst survival rates from all breast cancer types. At present, chemotherapy is still the standard of care for TNBC since only one type of targeted therapy has been recently developed. References for metal-based compounds studied in TNBC cell lines will be listed, and those of metal-specific reviews, but a detailed overview will also be provided on compounds studied in vivo (mostly in mice models) and those compounds for which some preliminary mechanistic data was obtained (in TNBC cell lines and tumors) and/or for which bioactive ligands have been used. The main goal of this review is to highlight the most promising metal-based compounds with potential as chemotherapeutic agents in TNBC.
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- Nazia Nayeem
- Brooklyn College Cancer Center BCCC-CURE, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210, USA.,Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 11006, USA
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- Brooklyn College Cancer Center BCCC-CURE, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210, USA.,Department of Chemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, 11210, USA.,Biology PhD Program, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 11006, USA.,Chemistry and Biochemistry PhD Programs, The Graduate Center, The City University of New York, 365 5th Avenue, New York, New York, 11006, USA.,University of Hawaii Cancer Center, 701 Ilalo St, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96813, USA
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Graeser M, Feuerhake F, Gluz O, Volk V, Hauptmann M, Jozwiak K, Christgen M, Kuemmel S, Grischke EM, Forstbauer H, Braun M, Warm M, Hackmann J, Uleer C, Aktas B, Schumacher C, Kolberg-Liedtke C, Kates R, Wuerstlein R, Nitz U, Kreipe HH, Harbeck N. Immune cell composition and functional marker dynamics from multiplexed immunohistochemistry to predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the WSG-ADAPT-TN trial. J Immunother Cancer 2021; 9:e002198. [PMID: 33963012 PMCID: PMC8108653 DOI: 10.1136/jitc-2020-002198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The association of early changes in the immune infiltrate during neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) with pathological complete response (pCR) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains unexplored. METHODS Multiplexed immunohistochemistry was performed in matched tumor biopsies obtained at baseline and after 3 weeks of NACT from 66 patients from the West German Study Group Adjuvant Dynamic Marker-Adjusted Personalized Therapy Trial Optimizing Risk Assessment and Therapy Response Prediction in Early Breast Cancer - Triple Negative Breast Cancer (WSG-ADAPT-TN) trial. Association between CD4, CD8, CD73, T cells, PD1-positive CD4 and CD8 cells, and PDL1 levels in stroma and/or tumor at baseline, week 3 and 3-week change with pCR was evaluated with univariable logistic regression. RESULTS Compared with no change in immune cell composition and functional markers, transition from 'cold' to 'hot' (below-median and above-median marker level at baseline, respectively) suggested higher pCR rates for PD1-positive CD4 (tumor: OR=1.55, 95% CI 0.45 to 5.42; stroma: OR=2.65, 95% CI 0.65 to 10.71) and PD1-positive CD8 infiltrates (tumor: OR=1.77, 95% CI 0.60 to 5.20; stroma: OR=1.25, 95% CI 0.41 to 3.84; tumor+stroma: OR=1.62, 95% CI 0.51 to 5.12). No pCR was observed after 'hot-to-cold' transition in PD1-positive CD8 cells. pCR rates appeared lower after hot-to-cold transitions in T cells (tumor: OR=0.26, 95% CI 0.03 to 2.34; stroma: OR=0.35, 95% CI 0.04 to 3.25; tumor+stroma: OR=0.00, 95% CI 0.00 to 1.04) and PD1-positive CD4 cells (tumor: OR=0.60, 95% CI 0.11 to 3.35; stroma: OR=0.22, 95% CI 0.03 to 1.92; tumor+stroma: OR=0.32, 95% CI 0.04 to 2.94). Higher pCR rates collated with 'altered' distribution (levels below-median and above-median in tumor and stroma, respectively) of T cell (OR=3.50, 95% CI 0.84 to 14.56) and PD1-positive CD4 cells (OR=4.50, 95% CI 1.01 to 20.14). CONCLUSION Our exploratory findings indicate that comprehensive analysis of early immune infiltrate dynamics complements currently investigated predictive markers for pCR and may have a potential to improve guidance for individualized de-escalation/escalation strategies in TNBC.
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- Monika Graeser
- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Center Niederrhein, Bethesda Protestant Hospital Monchengladbach, Monchengladbach, Germany
- Department of Gynecology, University Medical Center Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
- Institute of Neuropathology, University Clinic Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Center Niederrhein, Bethesda Protestant Hospital Monchengladbach, Monchengladbach, Germany
- University Clinics Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Registry Research, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Neuruppin, Germany
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- Institute of Biostatistics and Registry Research, Brandenburg Medical School Theodor Fontane, Neuruppin, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Unit, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany
- University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
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- Breast Center, Rotkreuz Clinics Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Breast Center, City Hospital Holweide, Cologne, Germany
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- Women's Clinic, University Clinics Essen, Essen, Germany
- Women's Clinic, University Clinics Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Hospital Charité, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany
- Women's Clinic, University Clinics Essen, Essen, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and CCCLMU, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Center Niederrhein, Bethesda Protestant Hospital Monchengladbach, Monchengladbach, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Moenchengladbach, Germany
- Breast Center, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics and CCCLMU, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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Graeser M, Schrading S, Gluz O, Strobel K, Herzog C, Umutlu L, Frydrychowicz A, Rjosk-Dendorfer D, Würstlein R, Culemann R, Eulenburg C, Adams J, Nitzsche H, Prange A, Kümmel S, Grischke EM, Forstbauer H, Braun M, Potenberg J, von Schumann R, Aktas B, Kolberg-Liedtke C, Harbeck N, Kuhl CK, Nitz U. Magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound for prediction of residual tumor size in early breast cancer within the ADAPT subtrials. Breast Cancer Res 2021; 23:36. [PMID: 33736679 PMCID: PMC7977310 DOI: 10.1186/s13058-021-01413-y] [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: 07/30/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Prediction of histological tumor size by post-neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was evaluated in different breast cancer subtypes. Methods Imaging was performed after 12-week NAT in patients enrolled into three neoadjuvant WSG ADAPT subtrials. Imaging performance was analyzed for prediction of residual tumor measuring ≤10 mm and summarized using positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive values. Results A total of 248 and 588 patients had MRI and ultrasound, respectively. Tumor size was over- or underestimated by < 10 mm in 4.4% and 21.8% of patients by MRI and in 10.2% and 15.8% by ultrasound. Overall, NPV (proportion of correctly predicted tumor size ≤10 mm) of MRI and ultrasound was 0.92 and 0.83; PPV (correctly predicted tumor size > 10 mm) was 0.52 and 0.61. MRI demonstrated a higher NPV and lower PPV than ultrasound in hormone receptor (HR)-positive/human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive and in HR−/HER2+ tumors. Both methods had a comparable NPV and PPV in HR−/HER2− tumors. Conclusions In HR+/HER2+ and HR−/HER2+ breast cancer, MRI is less likely than ultrasound to underestimate while ultrasound is associated with a lower risk to overestimate tumor size. These findings may help to select the most optimal imaging approach for planning surgery after NAT. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT01815242 (registered on March 21, 2013), NCT01817452 (registered on March 25, 2013), and NCT01779206 (registered on January 30, 2013). Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s13058-021-01413-y.
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- Monika Graeser
- West German Study Group, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany. .,Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany. .,Department of Gynecology, University Medical Center Hamburg, Martinistrasse 52, 20251, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the University of Aachen, RWTH, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,University Hospital Cologne, Kerpener Strasse 62, 50937, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the University of Aachen, RWTH, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, University Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Schleswig-Holstein University Hospital, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital, LMU Munich, Marchioninistrasse. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Breast Center, University of Munich (LMU) and CCCLMU, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Radiologie Rhein-Sieg, GFO Kliniken Troisdorf, Hospitalstrasse 45, 53840, Troisdorf, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany
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- Alcedis GmbH, Winchesterstrasse 3, 35394, Giessen, Germany
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- Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Clinics Essen-Mitte, Breast Centre, Henricistrasse 92, 45136, Essen, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,Clinics Essen-Mitte, Breast Centre, Henricistrasse 92, 45136, Essen, Germany.,University Hospital Charité, Women's Clinic, Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany
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- University Clinic Tuebingen, Women's Clinic, Calwerstrasse 7, 72076, Tuebingen, Germany
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- Practice Network Troisdorf, Schlossstrasse 18, 53840, Troisdorf, Germany
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- Red Cross Women's Hospital, Nymphenburger Strasse 163, 80634, Munich, Germany
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- Ev. Waldkrankenhaus Berlin, Stadtrandstrasse 555, 13589, Berlin, Germany
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- Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.,Department of Gynecology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebeigstrasse 20A, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- University Hospital Charité, Women's Clinic, Berlin, Charitéplatz 1, 10117, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstrasse 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Breast Center, University of Munich (LMU) and CCCLMU, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Hospital of the University of Aachen, RWTH, Pauwelsstrasse 30, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- West German Study Group, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany.,Ev. Hospital Bethesda, Breast Center Niederrhein, Ludwig-Weber-Strasse 15, 41061, Moenchengladbach, Germany
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Cheng SW, Chen PC, Ger TR, Chiu HW, Lin YF. GBP5 Serves as a Potential Marker to Predict a Favorable Response in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients Receiving a Taxane-Based Chemotherapy. J Pers Med 2021; 11:jpm11030197. [PMID: 33809079 PMCID: PMC8001168 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11030197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 03/08/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Pre-operative (neoadjuvant) or post-operative (adjuvant) taxane-based chemotherapy is still commonly used to treat patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). However, there are still no effective biomarkers used to predict the responsiveness and efficacy of taxane-based chemotherapy in TNBC patients. Here we find that guanylate-binding protein 5 (GBP5), compared to other GBPs, exhibits the strongest prognostic significance in predicting TNBC recurrence and progression. Whereas GBP5 upregulation showed no prognostic significance in non-TNBC patients, a higher GBP5 level predicted a favorable recurrence and progression-free condition in the TNBC cohort. Moreover, we found that GBP5 expression negatively correlated with the 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50) of paclitaxel in a panel of TNBC cell lines. The gene knockdown of GBP5 increased the IC50 of paclitaxel in the tested TNBC cells. In TNBC patients receiving neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemotherapy, a higher GBP5 level strongly predicted a good responsiveness. Computational simulation by the Gene Set Enrichment Analysis program and cell-based assays demonstrated that GBP5 probably enhances the cytotoxic effectiveness of paclitaxel via activating the Akt/mTOR signaling axis and suppressing autophagy formation in TNBC cells. These findings suggest that GBP5 could be a good biomarker to predict a favorable outcome in TNBC patients who decide to receive a taxane-based neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy.
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- Shun-Wen Cheng
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City 32023, Taiwan; (S.-W.C.); (T.-R.G.)
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- Neurology Department, Shuang-Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 235, Taiwan;
- Taipei Neuroscience Institute, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taoyuan City 32023, Taiwan; (S.-W.C.); (T.-R.G.)
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Research, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
- TMU Research Center of Urology and Kidney, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (H.-W.C.); (Y.-F.L.); Tel.: +886-2-22490088 (ext. 8884) (H.-W.C.); +886-2-2736-1661 (ext. 3106) (Y.-F.L.); Fax: +886-2-2739-0500 (H.-W.C. & Y.-F.L.)
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Cell Physiology and Molecular Image Research Center, Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 11031, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (H.-W.C.); (Y.-F.L.); Tel.: +886-2-22490088 (ext. 8884) (H.-W.C.); +886-2-2736-1661 (ext. 3106) (Y.-F.L.); Fax: +886-2-2739-0500 (H.-W.C. & Y.-F.L.)
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Würstlein R, Harbeck N. Immuntherapie bei Brustkrebs. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2021. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1071-6595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Li Y, Chen X, Zhu Q, Chen R, Xu L, Li S, Shi X, Xu H, Xu Y, Zhang W, Huang X, Zha X, Wang J. Retrospective comparisons of nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel and docetaxel neoadjuvant regimens for breast cancer. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2021; 16:391-400. [PMID: 33502252 DOI: 10.2217/nnm-2020-0458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Aim: To compare the efficacy and safety of 2-weekly nanoparticle albumin-bound paclitaxel (nP) and 3-weekly docetaxel regimens as neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NST) for breast cancer. Materials & methods: Patients (n = 201) received NST comprising either dose-dense epirubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by 2-weekly nP (n = 104) or 3-weekly courses of epirubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by docetaxel (n = 97). Results: Higher pathological complete response rates were achieved by the nP group. Subgroup analysis showed that the nP-based regimen achieved higher pathological complete response rates in patients with triple-negative tumor cells and high Ki67 levels. However, grades 3-4 peripheral sensory neuropathies were more frequent in the nP group. Conclusion: The 2-weekly nP-based regimen might be a better choice of NST for patients with breast cancer.
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- Yan Li
- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Thyroid and Mammary Gland Surgery, Yixing People's Hospital, Wuxi 214200, PR China
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- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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- Department of Breast Disease, the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China.,Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Personalized Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210000, PR China
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Adjuvant and Neoadjuvant Treatment of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer With Chemotherapy. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021; 27:41-49. [PMID: 33475292 DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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ABSTRACT Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) accounts for 15% to 20% of all invasive breast carcinomas and is defined by the lack of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2. Although TNBC is characterized by high rates of disease recurrence and worse survival, it is significantly more sensitive to chemotherapy as compared with other breast cancer subtypes. Accordingly, despite great efforts in the genomic characterization of TNBC, chemotherapy still represents the cornerstone of treatment. For the majority of patients with early-stage TNBC, sequential anthracycline- and taxane-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) represents the standard therapeutic approach, with pathological complete response that strongly correlates with long-term survival outcomes. However, some issues about the optimal neoadjuvant regimen, as well as the effective role of chemotherapy in patients with residual disease after NACT, are still debated. Herein, we will review the current evidences that guide the use of (neo)adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with early-stage TNBC. Furthermore, we will discuss current controversies, including the incorporation of platinum compounds to the neoadjuvant backbone and the optimal treatment for patients with residual disease after NACT. Lastly, we will outline potential future directions that can guide treatment escalation and de-escalation, as well as the development of new therapies. In our view, the application of multi-omics technologies, liquid biopsy assays, and machine learning algorithms are strongly warranted to pave the way toward personalized anticancer treatment for early-stage TNBC.
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