scholarly journals Basal-Like Subgroup is Associated with Younger Age, Increased Expression of Androgen Receptor, and Worse Prognosis, while Non-basal-like Subtype is Associated with Higher BMI in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-354
Author(s):  
Ibnu Purwanto ◽  
Didik Setyo Heiyanto ◽  
Ahmad Ghozali ◽  
Irianiwati Widodo ◽  
Iwan Dwiprahasto ◽  
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BACKGROUND: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) represents a heterogenous disease which differ in characteristic, treatment response and prognosis. We aim to perform in-depth analysis on the clinicopathologic feature and the prognostic value of basal-like and non-basal-like TNBC patients in an Indonesian tertiary hospital.METHODS: We retrospectively included patients diagnosed with TNBC between 2014-2017. Clinical variables were collected from medical record. Expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), cytokeratin 5/6 (CK5/6), p53 mutant and androgen receptor (AR) were examined by using immunohistochemistry (IHC).RESULTS: We included 67 subjects, 67.1% were basal-like and the remaining 32.9% were non-basal-like, with mean age of 51 years old, 59.7% subjects had BMI <25 and 40.3% subjects had BMI ≥25; 16.4%, 65.7%, and 17.9% subjects presented with early stage, locally advanced stage, and distant metastasis respectively; T<5 cm was found in 29.9% subjects, while 70.1% subjects had T≥5; 67.2% subjects presented with N-, while 32.8% subjects were N+. The most common histological type was infiltrating ductal (82% of subjects). P53 mutant and AR expressions were positive in 44.8% and 15% subjects, respectively. Basal-like subtype presented with younger age at and had higher expression of AR, while non-basal-like subtype is associated with BMI ≥25 (p<0.05). Basal-like subjects had shorter overall survival (23.9 months (95% CI: 21.9-25.9) vs. 26.1 months (95% CI: 23-29.2).CONCLUSION: Basal-like subtype is associated with worse prognosis, younger age at diagnosis and increased expression of AR, while non-basal-like subtype is associated with higher BMI in Indonesian TNBC.KEYWORDS: TNBC, subtype; basal-like, young age, Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 531-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomas Lyons ◽  
Ayca Gucalp ◽  
Artavazd Arumov ◽  
Sujata Patil ◽  
Marcia Edelweiss ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 87-94
Author(s):  
Dharmendra Singh ◽  
Niladri Roy ◽  
Sumana Maiti Das

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in the world. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) characterized by the absence of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and Her2neu receptor. This study investigated the epidemiological characteristics and survival in non-metastatic TNBC. Materials and methods: Data from medical records of patients with breast cancer between 20014 and 2018 were retrieved, and patients with TNBC were identified and analyzed for demographic and clinicopathological features. Survival analyses were performed using the Kaplan–Meier method for disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Results: A total of 457 nonmetastatic breast cancer patients were registered at our institute from January 2014 to August 2018, of which 137 were triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). This accounted for 29.9% of nonmetastatic breast cancer during this period. With the median age of 45 years at diagnosis, the most common presenting complaint was breast lump. The median duration of symptoms was 30 months. The most commonly affected age group was 41-50 years. The majority of the patients were in a locally advanced stage (69.3%) while 30.7% were in the early stage. 29.2% recurrence at 38 months of median follow up. Recurrence was statistically significantly correlating with age ≤ 35 (p= < 0.001), pathological stage (p= < 0.001), nodal status at diagnosis (p= < 0.001), perineural invasion (PNI) (p= < 0.001), number of positive lymph nodes (p= < 0.001). The mean DFS and OS were 43.6 and 46 months respectively. 3-year DFS and OS were 65.5% and 66.2 % respectively. Conclusion: TNBCs are high-grade tumors mostly presented in locally advanced stages and most of the patients are young. TNBCs are clinically aggressive with high risk of metastasis to visceral organs. The survival of TNBCs in the Indian scenario is poor in comparison to Western populations, probably due to racial factors, socioeconomic factors and health care access facility.  


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. TPS597-TPS597
Author(s):  
Shigehira Saji ◽  
Heather L. McArthur ◽  
Michail Ignatiadis ◽  
Andrew Bailey ◽  
Sarra El-Abed ◽  
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TPS597 Background: Early stage triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with a high risk of distant relapse. Because TNBC does not currently have specific targeted agents approved for use in the early setting, it is treated primarily with chemotherapy. TNBC may be more immunogenic than other subtypes of breast cancer. Atezolizumab (an anti–PD-L1 antibody), in combination with nab-paclitaxel has been approved in >70 countries for the treatment of PD-L1-positive unresectable locally advanced or metastatic TNBC based on the results of the randomized phase 3 IMpassion130 trial. The phase 3 IMpassion031 study, evaluating atezolizumab in combination with chemotherapy (nab-paclitaxel followed by doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide) in comparison to placebo plus chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in pCR in both PD-L1 positive and PD-L1 negative tumors. ALEXANDRA/IMpassion030 is a global, prospective, randomized, open-label, phase 3 trial currently investigating the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetic profile of adjuvant atezolizumab plus standard anthracycline/taxane adjuvant chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone in early stage TNBC. Methods: ALEXANDRA/IMpassion030 will randomize 2300 patients with operable stage II-III TNBC, confirmed by central pathology review. Patients are stratified by type of surgery, nodal status, and centrally assessed PD-L1 status. Adjuvant chemotherapy consist of weekly paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 for 12 weeks followed by dose dense anthracycline (epirubicin 90 mg/m2 or doxorubicin 60 mg/m2) and cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2 for 4 doses every 2 weeks or the same chemotherapy regimen (T-EC/AC) given concomitantly with atezolizumab 840 mg every 2 weeks followed by maintenance atezolizumab 1200 mg every 3 weeks until completion of 1 year of atezolizumab. The primary endpoint is invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) and secondary endpoints include, iDFS in the PD-L1 selected tumour status (IC1/2/3) and node-positive subpopulations, overall survival, safety, patient functioning and health related quality of life (HRQoL). Tumor tissue and blood samples will be collected for biomarker research. The first site was activated on May 4 2018, and approximately 373 sites in 30 countries are currently participating in this trial. This trial is sponsored by F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd and conducted in partnership with the Breast International Group, Frontier Science and Technology Research Foundation, Institute Jules Bordet and Alliance Foundation Trials. Clinical trial information: NCT03498716.


2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 884-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiffany A. Traina ◽  
Kathy Miller ◽  
Denise A. Yardley ◽  
Janice Eakle ◽  
Lee S. Schwartzberg ◽  
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Purpose Studies suggest that a subset of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) have tumors that express the androgen receptor (AR) and may benefit from an AR inhibitor. This phase II study evaluated the antitumor activity and safety of enzalutamide in patients with locally advanced or metastatic AR-positive TNBC. Patients and Methods Tumors were tested for AR with an immunohistochemistry assay optimized for breast cancer; nuclear AR staining > 0% was considered positive. Patients received enzalutamide 160 mg once per day until disease progression. The primary end point was clinical benefit rate (CBR) at 16 weeks. Secondary end points included CBR at 24 weeks, progression-free survival, and safety. End points were analyzed in all enrolled patients (the intent-to-treat [ITT] population) and in patients with one or more postbaseline assessment whose tumor expressed ≥ 10% nuclear AR (the evaluable subgroup). Results Of 118 patients enrolled, 78 were evaluable. CBR at 16 weeks was 25% (95% CI, 17% to 33%) in the ITT population and 33% (95% CI, 23% to 45%) in the evaluable subgroup. Median progression-free survival was 2.9 months (95% CI, 1.9 to 3.7 months) in the ITT population and 3.3 months (95% CI, 1.9 to 4.1 months) in the evaluable subgroup. Median overall survival was 12.7 months (95% CI, 8.5 months to not yet reached) in the ITT population and 17.6 months (95% CI, 11.6 months to not yet reached) in the evaluable subgroup. Fatigue was the only treatment-related grade 3 or higher adverse event with an incidence of > 2%. Conclusion Enzalutamide demonstrated clinical activity and was well tolerated in patients with advanced AR-positive TNBC. Adverse events related to enzalutamide were consistent with its known safety profile. This study supports additional development of enzalutamide in advanced TNBC.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco Schettini ◽  
Silvia Paola Corona ◽  
Fabiola Giudici ◽  
Carla Strina ◽  
Marianna Sirico ◽  
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IntroductionOlaparib is effective in metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) carrying germline mutations in DNA damage repair (DDR) genes BRCA1/2 (gBRCA-mut). The OLTRE window-of-opportunity trial preliminarily investigated potential pathologic, radiometabolic and immune biomarkers of early-response to olaparib in gBRCA-wild-type (wt) TNBC and, as proof-of-concept in gBRCA-mut HER2-negative BC.MethodsPatients received olaparib for 3 weeks (3w) before standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy and underwent multiple FDG18-PET/CT scan (basal, after olaparib), clinical assessments (basal, every 3w), tumor biopsies and blood samplings (baseline, after olaparib). Clinical and radiometabolic responses were evaluated according to RECIST1.1 and PERCIST criteria.Results27 patients with gBRCA-wt TNBC and 8 with gBRCA-mut BC (6 TNBC, 2 HR+/HER2-negative) were enrolled. Three (11.1%) patients showed mutations in non-BRCA1/2 DDR genes and 4 (14.8%) in other genes. 3w olaparib induced 16/35 and 15/27 partial clinical and radiometabolic responses, including in 40.7% and 50.0% gBRCA-wt patients. gBRCA-mut tumors presented numerically higher tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) levels and PD-L1 positive tumors. Clinical responders experienced a reduction in T-regs/T-eff ratio (p=0.05), B and NK lymphocytes (p=0.003 both), with an average increase in T-helpers rate (p&lt;0.001) and CD4/CD8 ratio (p=0.02). Ki67% and TILs did not vary significantly (p=0.67 and p=0.77). A numerical increase in PD-L1 positive cases after olaparib was observed, though non-significant (p=0.134). No differences were observed according to gBRCA status and type of response.ConclusionsEarly-stage TNBC might be a target population for olaparib, irrespective of gBRCA mutations. Future trials should combine TILs, PD-L1 and gBRCA status to better identify candidates for escalated/de-escalated treatment strategies including olaparib.


2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (Suppl 3) ◽  
pp. A347-A347
Author(s):  
Shipra Gandhi ◽  
Mateusz Opyrchal ◽  
Cayla Ford ◽  
Victoria Fitzpatrick ◽  
Melissa Grimm ◽  
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BackgroundNeoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) with taxanes is the standard of care in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC). Intratumoral prevalence of CD8+ cytotoxic T-lymphocytes (CTLs) is associated with an improvement in relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS), while regulatory T-cells (Treg) and myeloid derived suppressor cells (MDSC) are associated with poor survival. Higher ratio of CTL/Treg is associated with higher probability of obtaining pathological complete response (pCR), a surrogate marker for RFS. Intratumoral production of CCL5, CXCL9, CXCL10 and CXCL11 is critical for local infiltration with CTLs, while CCL22 is responsible for Treg attraction. Previous studies have shown that CXCL9 expression in the pre-treatment breast tissue is associated with a three-fold higher rate of achieving pCR. Our preclinical data show that Chemokine modulating (CKM) regimen, combining rintatolimod (TLR3 agonist), interferon (IFN)-α2b, and celecoxib (COX-2 inhibitor) increases CTL-attracting, and decreases MDSC-, Treg-favoring chemokines, increasing CTL/Treg ratio in tumor microenvironment, with preferential tumor tissue activation than adjacent healthy tissues. We hypothesize that the combination of CKM with paclitaxel will result in infiltration of TNBC with CTLs, and along with doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC), result in higher pCR, translating into improved RFS and OS.MethodsIn this phase I study NCT04081389, eligibility includes age ≥18 years, confirmed resectable TNBC, radiographically measurable disease ≥1 cm, ECOG PS ≤ 2, adequate organ and marrow function. Patients with autoimmune disease, serious mood disorders, invasive carcinoma within 3 years, history of peptic ulcers or hypersensitivity to NSAIDs will be excluded. We plan to treat three patients with early stage TNBC with paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 IV weekly for 12 weeks, rintatolimod 200 mg IV, celecoxib 200 mg oral twice daily, and accelerated titration of IFN-α2b at doses 0, 5, or 10 million units (MU)/m2 [Dose Levels (DL) 1, 2 and 3 respectively] on days 1–3 (no intra-patient dose escalation) in weeks 1–3. Dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) is defined as grade 3 or higher toxicities within the first 3 weeks. Any DLT will mandate recruitment per the 3+3 model. If no DLT, three patients will be enrolled at DL 4 at 20 MU/m2 IFN- α2b. This will be followed by standard dose-dense AC, and then surgery. The primary endpoint is safety and tolerability of combination and to identify the appropriate DL of CKM and paclitaxel for extended efficacy study. The secondary endpoints include investigation of efficacy (pCR and breast MRI response), along with RFS and OS. Intratumoral biomarkers will be analyzed in an exploratory manner.ResultsN/AConclusionsN/ATrial RegistrationNCT04081389Ethics ApprovalThe study was approved by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Institution’s Ethics Board, approval number I-73718.


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