Bevacizumab plus chemotherapy in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer: Hospital of Cruces experience.
e11525 Background: Antiangiogenic therapies such as bevacizumab (BV), have proven to be effective in improving outcomes in metastatic disease from several tumor types. For metastatic breast cancer (MBC), combinations of BV and established chemotherapy regimens potentially offer new, more efficacious treatments without the significant toxicity associated with combining multiple cytotoxic agents. Methods: This is a retrospective chart review that reflects Hospital of Cruces experience with BV in combination with chemotherapy in patients with MBC. Demographic and treatment data were collected from diagnosis and follow-up period. Results: A total of 66 patients were included. Median age was 53(34-78) years. ECOG PS 0/1/2/3 was 35%/51.5%/10.5%/3%, respectively. Positive hormone receptor (66.7%) and negative hormone receptor (33.3%). Her2 negative and triple negative were 100% and 33.3% of the patients. Adjuvant treatment received was 81.8% chemotherapy and 56.1% hormone therapy. Most frequent metastasis locations: bone (68%), liver 54.5%, lymph nodes (51.5%) and lung (27.3%). Thirty-five patients reported two or 3 metastasis locations. Chemotherapy used with BV was docetaxel (68.2%) and paclitaxel (31.8%). Median of BV courses was 6 (1-20). Response rate was 57.5% (53% partial response) and 28.8% had stable disease. Median Progression Free Survival (PFS) was 11.7 months and median OS was 19.7 months. Statistical differences were observed between patients who received a maintenance therapy with BV vs patients who received no maintenance therapy (PFS: 9.34 vs 15.36 months, p<0.001; OS: 13.81 vs 25.56 months, p<0.001). Most frequent toxicities 3/4 were: neutropenia 31.8%, febrile neutropenia 21.2%, asthenia 21.2%, infection 9.1% and onycholysis 6.1%. Conclusions: BV in combination with chemotherapy improves clinical benefit in terms of increased PFS and OS in first-line treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Maintenance with BV revealed statistical differences. Toxicity profile was manageable and as expected for BV.