Tailored dose-dense chemotherapy in combination with trastuzumab as adjuvant therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer: A secondary analysis of the phase III PANTHER trial.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 553-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theodoros Foukakis ◽  
Antroula Papakonstantinou ◽  
Alexios Matikas ◽  
Nils-Olof Bengtsson ◽  
Per Malmström ◽  
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553 Background: Dose-dense (DD) adjuvant chemotherapy improves outcomes in early breast cancer (BC). However, there are no data to inform on the combination of DD chemotherapy with trastuzumab for patients with HER2-positive disease. Methods: This is a protocol predefined secondary analysis of the randomized phase 3 PANTER trial. Women 65 years old or younger with node-positive or high-risk node negative BC were randomized 1:1 to either tailored according to hematologic nadirs and DD epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (4 cycles) followed by 4 cycles of docetaxel (tDD EC/D) or standard 3-weekly 5-fluorouracil/E/C (3 cycles) and D (3 cycles); Patients with HER2-positive disease received 1 year of adjuvant trastuzumab. In addition, HER2-positive and an equal number of matched for age, treatment group and institution, HER2-negative patients that were enrolled in Swedish sites were enrolled in a predefined study of cardiac safety and underwent echocardiography or MUGA and electrocardiography at baseline and at four and six years of follow-up. The primary endpoint was BC relapse-free survival (BCRFS). Results: There were 342 HER2-positive patients; 335 received at least one dose of trastuzumab, while 29 patients discontinued trastuzumab prematurely. BCRFS was not statistically significantly in favor of tDD EC/D (HR = 0.68, 95% CI 0.37 – 1.27, P= 0.231). Cardiac outcomes after four and six years of follow-up did not differ significantly between HER2-positive and HER2-negative patients, nor between tDD and standard treatment. Conclusions: To our knowledge, these are the only data on combining DD adjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab in BC. The combination decreased the risk for BC relapse by 32% compared to standard treatment, a statistically non-significant difference. Its efficacy and safety merit further evaluation as part of both escalation and de-escalation strategies. Clinical trial information: NCT00798070.

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 523-523 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Y. Halyard ◽  
T. M. Pisansky ◽  
L. J. Solin ◽  
L. B. Marks ◽  
L. J. Pierce ◽  
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523 Background: Adjuvant trastuzumab (Herceptin [H]) with chemotherapy improves outcome in HER2+ breast cancer (BC). Preclinical studies suggest H may enhance RT. We herein assess if H given with adjuvant RT increases adverse events (AE) after breast conserving surgery or mastectomy. Methods: N9831 randomized 3505 women with pT1–3N1–2M0, pT2–3N0M0, or pT1cN0M0 (ER/PR negative) HER2+ BC to doxorubicin (A) and cyclophosphamide (C) followed by weekly paclitaxel (T), AC→T→H, or AC→TH→H. Post-lumpectomy breast ± nodal RT was recommended, as was post-mastectomy chest wall + nodal RT (>3 nodes +); internal mammary RT was prohibited. RT started within 5 weeks of completion of T and allowed concurrently with H. 2324 eligible patients were enrolled on study prior to April 25, 2004: 1460 patients receiving RT are available for analysis of RT-associated AEs. Also, 1286 patients on +H arms who completed T (908 +RT and 378 -RT) are available for analysis of clinical cardiac events (CE). Rates of RT-associated AEs were compared across treatment arms, and rates of CE were compared for +RT vs -RT patients within +H arms. All reported p-values are for chi-squared statistics. Results: With a median follow-up of 1.5 years, significant differences among arms in RT-associated AEs were not identified. No significant differences across arms in +RT patients existed in the incidence of skin reaction (p=0.78), pneumonitis (p=0.78), dyspnea (p=0.87), cough (p=0.54), esophageal dysphagia (p=0.26), or neutropenia (p=0.16). There was a significant difference in +RT patients in the incidence of leukopenia (p=0.02) with higher incidence rates in the arms receiving H. RT did not increase the frequency of CE. In the AC→T→H arm, the incidence of CE was 2.2% in +RT patients versus 2.9% in -RT patients. In the AC→TH→H arm, the incidence of CE was 1.5% in +RT patients versus 6.3% in -RT patients. No difference in CE was seen between left- and right-sided RT fields in +RT patients in either +H arm. Conclusion: Concurrent administration of adjuvant RT with H in early stage breast cancer patients is not associated with an increased incidence of acute RT AEs. Further follow-up is required to assess late AEs. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 580-580 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Pivot ◽  
Mark D. Pegram ◽  
Javier Cortes ◽  
Diana Lüftner ◽  
Gary H. Lyman ◽  
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580 Background: SB3 is an approved biosimilar of reference trastuzumab (TRZ). At additional 2-year follow-up after completing neoadjuvant and adjuvant treatment, there was a difference in event-free survival (EFS), but no difference in overall survival (OS) between SB3 and TRZ. Upon monitoring quality attributes of TRZ, a marked downward shift in antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity activities (ADCC) was observed in TRZ lots with expiry dates from Aug 2018 to Dec 2019. Some of the lots were used in the Phase III study. This is a post-hoc analysis of EFS and OS by ADCC status from a 3-year follow-up to investigate the difference in EFS between SB3 and TRZ. Methods: After completion of neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy in patients with HER2 positive early breast cancer, patients from selected countries participated in a 5-year follow-up study (NCT02771795). Within the TRZ group, patients exposed to at least one shifted ADCC lot and those never exposed to shifted ADCC lot during neoadjuvant period were considered as “Exposed” and “Unexposed,” respectively. EFS and OS after 3-year follow-up was analyzed by ADCC status in the long-term follow-up set. Results: 367 patients (SB3, N = 186; TRZ, N = 181) were enrolled in the follow-up study. Within TRZ, 55 patients were Unexposed and 126 patients were Exposed. At a median follow-up duration of 40.8 months in SB3 and 40.5 months in TRZ, 3-year EFS rates were 92.5% in SB3, 94.5% in Unexposed, and 82.5% in Exposed and OS rates were 97.0%, 100%, and 90.6%, respectively. Exposed was associated with decreased EFS compared to Unexposed (HR 0.14, 95% CI 0.04-0.51, p= 0.003). There was a trend of decreased OS in Exposed compared to Unexposed, however, there was no significant difference (HR 0.14, 95% CI 0.02-1.15, p= 0.068). Between SB3 and Unexposed, no difference was observed in EFS (HR 1.06, 95% CI 0.33-3.44, p= 0.923), or OS (HR 0.54, 95% CI 0.05-5.44, p= 0.600). Conclusions: Within the TRZ group, Exposed showed significantly lower EFS compared to Unexposed, and a similar trend was observed in OS with no statistical significance. Between SB3 and Unexposed, no significant difference in EFS or OS was observed. Clinical trial information: NCT02771795.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e12045-e12045
Author(s):  
Michael Lee ◽  
Sheridan Wilson ◽  
David James Porter

e12045 Background: 3rd generation adjuvant chemotherapy regimens for breast cancer include FEC every three weeks (Q3W) x 3 cycles and Docetaxel (D) Q3W or weekly paclitaxel (P1W) x 9 weeks (FEC-D/P1W) and AC Q3W x 4 followed by P1W x 12 weeks or D x 4 cycles (AC-P1W). These regimens were developed independently and have not been directly compared. Real world effect of weekly paclitaxel schedule is unknown. Methods: Women with stage 1-3 breast cancer who received 3rd generation adjuvant chemotherapy (with 1 year of adjuvant trastuzumab if HER2+) between 2010-2015 inclusive were identified in the New Zealand Breast Cancer Database. Taxane regimens Q3W D and P1W were grouped for analysis. We compared 5 year overall survival (OS) between shorter FEC-D/P1W (total 6 cycles) and longer AC-P1W or Docetaxel Q3W x 4 cycles (total 8 cycles). Patients who received other taxane schedules or non-standard duration of chemotherapy were excluded. Results: 772 women received the FEC-D/P1W regimen and 488 were treated with AC-P1W. The FEC-D/P1W had more grade II/III disease (96.4% v 93.8%), BMI ≥30 (44.7% v 34.5%), HER2 positive (37.8% v 23.6%) and higher chemotherapy completion rate (95.1% v 83.8%). The AC-P1W cohort had higher nodal positive cases (97.1% v 80.6%). Univariate analysis showed no statistical significance for age, BMI, ethnicity, histological subtype and surgery type but tumour grade, stage and hormone status were significant. We constructed a cohort (n = 926) matched for these factors. After median follow up 27 months, 5yr OS for case matched cohort is 87.4% for FEC-D/P1W v 86.4% for AC-D/P1W (p = 0.825) with HR 0.96 (95%CI 0.67-1.38) in favour of FEC-D/P1W. Conclusions: These results suggest one can de-escalate chemotherapy by using a 6 cycle anthracycline/taxane regimen offering an opportunity to reduce the burden of chemotherapy without compromising survival.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (16) ◽  
pp. 2638-2644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Y. Halyard ◽  
Thomas M. Pisansky ◽  
Amylou C. Dueck ◽  
Vera Suman ◽  
Lori Pierce ◽  
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Purpose To assess whether trastuzumab (H) with radiotherapy (RT) increases adverse events (AEs) after breast-conserving surgery or mastectomy. Patients and Methods Patients with early-stage resected human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) –positive breast cancer (BC) were randomly assigned to doxorubicin (A) and cyclophosphamide (C), followed by weekly paclitaxel (T; AC-T-H or AC-TH-H). RT criteria (with or without nodal RT) were postlumpectomy breast or (optional) postmastectomy chest wall. RT of internal mammary nodes was prohibited. RT commenced within 5 weeks after T, concurrently with H. Analysis included 1,503 irradiated patients for RT-associated AEs across treatment arms. Rates of cardiac events (CEs) with and without RT were compared within arms. Results No significant differences among arms were found in incidence of acute skin reaction, pneumonitis, dyspnea, cough, dysphagia, or neutropenia. A significant difference occurred in incidence of leukopenia, with higher rates for AC-T-H versus AC-T (odds ratio = 1.89; 95% CI, 1.25 to 2.88). At a median follow-up of 3.7 years (range, 0 to 6.5 years), RT with H did not increase relative frequency of CEs regardless of treatment side. The cumulative incidence of CEs with AC-T-H was 2.7% with or without RT. With AC-TH-H, the cumulative incidence was 1.7% v 5.9% with or without RT, respectively. Conclusion Concurrent adjuvant RT and H for early-stage BC was not associated with increased acute AEs. Further follow-up is required to assess late AEs.


2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (34) ◽  
pp. 4491-4497 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edith A. Perez ◽  
Vera J. Suman ◽  
Nancy E. Davidson ◽  
Julie R. Gralow ◽  
Peter A. Kaufman ◽  
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Purpose NCCTG (North Central Cancer Treatment Group) N9831 is the only randomized phase III trial evaluating trastuzumab added sequentially or used concurrently with chemotherapy in resected stages I to III invasive human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–positive breast cancer. Patients and Methods Patients received doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide every 3 weeks for four cycles, followed by paclitaxel weekly for 12 weeks (arm A), paclitaxel plus sequential trastuzumab weekly for 52 weeks (arm B), or paclitaxel plus concurrent trastuzumab for 12 weeks followed by trastuzumab for 40 weeks (arm C). The primary end point was disease-free survival (DFS). Results Comparison of arm A (n = 1,087) and arm B (n = 1,097), with 6-year median follow-up and 390 events, revealed 5-year DFS rates of 71.8% and 80.1%, respectively. DFS was significantly increased with trastuzumab added sequentially to paclitaxel (log-rank P < .001; arm B/arm A hazard ratio [HR], 0.69; 95% CI, 0.57 to 0.85). Comparison of arm B (n = 954) and arm C (n = 949), with 6-year median follow-up and 313 events, revealed 5-year DFS rates of 80.1% and 84.4%, respectively. There was an increase in DFS with concurrent trastuzumab and paclitaxel relative to sequential administration (arm C/arm B HR, 0.77; 99.9% CI, 0.53 to 1.11), but the P value (.02) did not cross the prespecified O'Brien-Fleming boundary (.00116) for the interim analysis. Conclusion DFS was significantly improved with 52 weeks of trastuzumab added to adjuvant chemotherapy. On the basis of a positive risk-benefit ratio, we recommend that trastuzumab be incorporated into a concurrent regimen with taxane chemotherapy as an important standard-of-care treatment alternative to a sequential regimen.


2017 ◽  
Vol 71 ◽  
pp. 34-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matteo Lambertini ◽  
Marcello Ceppi ◽  
Francesco Cognetti ◽  
Giovanna Cavazzini ◽  
Michele De Laurentiis ◽  
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