Projected long-term impact of adjuvant trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) on metastatic breast cancer occurrence in Turkey.

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e12523-e12523
Author(s):  
David J. Press ◽  
Gözde Özcan ◽  
Ezgi Teksoy ◽  
Akanksha Tomar ◽  
Cedric Revil ◽  
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e12523 Background: Progression from early stage breast cancer (eBC) to metastatic breast cancer (mBC) constitutes a substantial disease burden in Turkey. At a population-level, investment in treatment with curative intent may contribute to long-term reductions or delays in mBC. Women diagnosed with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive eBC who do not achieve pathologic complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant taxane and trastuzumab-based treatment may be indicated for adjuvant trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) monotherapy. For this clinical population, the KATHERINE trial (NCT01772472) demonstrated significantly higher invasive disease-free survival among women who received adjuvant T-DM1 relative to trastuzumab (hazard ratio for invasive disease or death, 0.50; 95% confidence interval, 0.39 to 0.64; p<0.001). Methods: We developed epidemiology models based on data from cancer registries, observational studies, clinical trials, estimated population-level T-DM1 uptake, and extrapolations, by calendar year to predict the population-level number of women who will avoid mBC in Turkey over the next 10 years (i.e., 2022 to 2031). Weighted transitional probability averages were based on invasive disease-free and overall survival curves from the KATHERINE trial. Results: Over the next 10 years in Turkey, we projected that 22,597 women will be diagnosed with HER2-positive eBC and will not achieve pCR after neoadjuvant therapy. We projected that the total number of women who will experience mBC occurrence following adjuvant T-DM1 use from 2022-2031 will decrease annually from 0 to 249 relative to projections without introduction of T-DM1, with a cumulative total of 1,219 women not experiencing mBC occurrence, corresponding to 17% of total projected mBC occurrence over the next decade. At year 10 (2031), we projected that 29% fewer women would experience mBC occurrence in Turkey (604 with TDM-1 vs. 853 with trastuzumab). Conclusions: Population-level improvements in HER2-positive eBC to mBC disease progression are expected over the next 10 years in Turkey following adjuvant T-DM1 monotherapy. Further research will elucidate treatment-related improvements in costs to society as a result of population-level improvements in disease outcomes for women diagnosed with eBC.[Table: see text]

2013 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. e131-e133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmine De Angelis ◽  
Monica Milano ◽  
Piera Gargiulo ◽  
Brigida Stanzione ◽  
Valeria Forestieri ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yukinori Endo ◽  
Nishant Mohan ◽  
Milos Dokmanovic ◽  
Wen Jin Wu

Abstract In order to improve the safety of novel therapeutic drugs, better understanding of the mechanisms of action is important. Ado-trastuzumab emtansine (also known as T-DM1) is an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) consisting of a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against HER2 (trastuzumab) and a maytansinoid-derived toxin (DM1), which are linked by a non-cleavable thioether linker. T-DM1 has been approved for the treatment of trastuzumab-resistant HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer and recently for use as an adjuvant treatment option for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer who have residual invasive disease. While the treatment with T-DM1 results in significant efficacy in the selected patient population, nonetheless, there are also concerns with the side effects such as thrombocytopenia and hepatotoxicity. While current understanding of the mechanism of T-DM1-mediated side effects is still incomplete, there have been several reports of HER2-dependent and/or -independent mechanisms that could be associated with the T-DM1-induced adverse events. The results from our laboratory show that T-DM1 binds to cytoskeleton-associated protein 5 (CKAP5) on the cell surface of hepatocytes via its payload component (DM1). This interaction is independent of HER2 and leads to cell growth inhibition and apoptosis of hepatocytes in a T-DM1 dose dependent manner. This review highlights the importance of HER2-independent mechanism of T-DM1 to induce hepatotoxicity, which offers a new insight into a role for CKAP5 in the overall maytansinoid-based ADC (DM1 and DM4)-mediated cytotoxicity. This discovery provides a molecular basis for T-DM1-induced off-target toxicity and opens a new avenue for developing the next generation of ADCs.


Breast Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takamichi Yokoe ◽  
Sasagu Kurozumi ◽  
Kazuki Nozawa ◽  
Yukinori Ozaki ◽  
Tetsuyo Maeda ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) treatment for human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer after taxane with trastuzumab and pertuzumab is standard therapy. However, treatment strategies beyond T-DM1 are still in development with insufficient evidence of their effectiveness. Here, we aimed to evaluate real-world treatment choice and efficacy of treatments after T-DM1 for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. Methods In this multi-centre retrospective cohort study involving 17 hospitals, 325 female HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients whose post-T-DM1 treatment began between April 15, 2014 and December 31, 2018 were enrolled. The primary end point was the objective response rate (ORR) of post-T-DM1 treatments. Secondary end points included disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS), time to treatment failure (TTF), and overall survival (OS). Results The median number of prior treatments of post-T-DM1 treatment was four. The types of post-T-DM1 treatments included (1) chemotherapy in combination with trastuzumab and pertuzumab (n = 102; 31.4%), (2) chemotherapy concomitant with trastuzumab (n = 78; 24.0%), (3), lapatinib with capecitabine (n = 63; 19.4%), and (4) others (n = 82; 25.2%). ORR was 22.8% [95% confidence interval (CI): 18.1–28.0], DCR = 66.6% (95% CI 60.8–72.0), median PFS = 6.1 months (95% CI 5.3–6.7), median TTF = 5.1 months (95% CI 4.4–5.6), and median OS = 23.7 months (95% CI 20.7–27.4). Conclusion The benefits of treatments after T-DM1 are limited. Further investigation of new treatment strategies beyond T-DM1 is awaited for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Takahiro Nakayama ◽  
Tetsuhiro Yoshinami ◽  
Hiroyuki Yasojima ◽  
Nobuyoshi Kittaka ◽  
Masato Takahashi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) is a second-line standard therapy for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer. Evidence regarding post–T-DM1 treatments is currently lacking. We evaluated the effectiveness of post–T-DM1 drug therapy in patients with HER2-positive, unresectable and/or metastatic breast cancer. Methods In this multicenter, retrospective, observational study, real-world clinical data of female patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who had a history of T-DM1 treatment were consecutively collected from five sites in Japan. We investigated the effectiveness of post–T-DM1 therapy by evaluating the real-world progression-free survival (rwPFS), time to treatment failure (TTF), overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), and clinical benefit rate (CBR). Tumor response was assessed by investigators according to Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST version 1.1) guidelines. Subgroup and exploratory analyses according to background factors were also undertaken. Results Of the 205 patients who received T-DM1 treatment between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2018, 128 were included in this study. Among the 128 patients analyzed, 105 (82%) patients received anti-HER2 therapy and 23 (18%) patients received regimens without anti-HER2 therapy. Median (95% confidence interval [CI]) rwPFS, TTF, and OS were 5.7 (4.8–6.9) months, 5.6 (4.6–6.4) months, and 22.8 (18.2–32.4) months, respectively. CBR and ORR (95% CI) were 48% (38.8–56.7) and 23% (15.1–31.4), respectively. Cox-regression analysis showed that an ECOG PS score of 0, a HER2 immunohistochemistry score of 3+, recurrent type, ≥12 month duration of T-DM1 therapy, and anti-HER2 therapy were independent variables for rwPFS. An exploratory subgroup analysis of regimens after T-DM1 showed that those with anti-HER2 therapy had a median rwPFS of 6.3 and those without anti-HER2 therapy had a median rwPFS of 4.8 months. Conclusions In the real-world setting in Japan, several post–T-DM1 regimens for patients with unresectable and/or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, including continuation of anti-HER2 therapy, showed some effectiveness; however, this effectiveness was insufficient. Novel therapeutic options are still needed for further improvement of PFS and OS in later treatment settings. Trial registration UMIN000038296; registered on 15 October 2019.


Breast Cancer ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emi Noguchi ◽  
Kenji Tamura ◽  
Masaya Hattori ◽  
Jun Horiguchi ◽  
Nobuaki Sato ◽  
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Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3509
Author(s):  
Elena López-Miranda ◽  
José Manuel Pérez-García ◽  
Serena Di Cosimo ◽  
Etienne Brain ◽  
Maja Ravnik ◽  
...  

The paper assesses the dose-limiting toxicities and the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) combined with non-pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (NPLD) in HER2-positive (HER2+) metastatic breast cancer (MBC). This single-arm, open-label, phase Ib trial (NCT02562378) enrolled anthracycline-naïve HER2+ MBC patients who had progressed on trastuzumab and taxanes. Patients received a maximum of 6 cycles of NPLD intravenously (IV) at various dose levels (45, 50, and 60 mg/m2) in the “3 plus 3” dose-escalation part. During expansion, they received 60 mg/m2 of NPLD every 3 weeks (Q3W) plus standard doses of T-DM1. The MTD was T-DM1 3.6 mg/kg plus NPLD 60 mg/m2 administered IV Q3W. No clinically relevant worsening of cardiac function was observed. Among all evaluable patients, the overall response rate was 40.0% (95%CI, 16.3–67.7) with a median duration of response of 6.9 months (95%CI, 4.8–9.1). Clinical benefit rate was 66.7% (95%CI, 38.4–88.2) and median progression-free survival was 7.2 months (95%CI, 4.5–9.6). No significant influence of NPLD on T-DM1 pharmacokinetics was observed. The addition of NPLD to T-DM1 is feasible but does not seem to improve the antitumor efficacy of T-DM1 in HER2+ MBC patients.


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