scholarly journals Novel therapeutic strategies for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 60-65
Author(s):  
Inna P. Ganshina ◽  
Olga O. Gordeeva ◽  
Mariam Sh. Manukian
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Clinical Trial Data ◽  
Distant Metastases ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
The Russian Federation

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains the most aggressive subtype of breast cancer. In the presence of distant metastases, the median overall survival does not exceed 14 months. TNBC is an extremely heterogeneous group of tumors, it includes both tumors extremely sensitive to chemotherapy and tumors that require targeted or immunotherapy for the best treatment outcomes. Such subtype features make it difficult to develop a single treatment strategy for all patients. Current perceptions of resistance mechanisms and molecular drivers progression have increased therapeutic opportunities for metastatic TNBC (mTNBC). For example, in the last few years, checkpoint inhibitors and PARP inhibitors have entered into clinical practice in the Russian Federation. This review presents clinical trial data, as well as an algorithm for choosing therapy for patients with TNBC, based on the results of recent clinical studies. The review focuses mainly on drugs registered at the territory of the Russian Federation, that allows to apply these options in everyday clinical practice. Promising directions therapy of mTNBC not registered at the territory of the Russian Federation yet will be showed in a separate review in the next issue in the Journal of Modern Oncology.

scholarly journals Opportunities for metastatic triple negative breast cancer therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-81
Author(s):  
Inna P. Ganshina ◽  
Olga O. Gordeeva ◽  
Mariam S. Manukyan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Parp Inhibitors ◽  
Treatment Results ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Biological Heterogeneity ◽  
New Treatment

Metastatic triple negative breast cancer (mTNBC) is a difficult task for the chemotherapist in view of the disease aggressiveness, biological heterogeneity of the tumor, as well as the limit of therapy options. The approved modern drugs, such as immunotherapy and PARP inhibitors, have improved the treatment results in women with mTNBC. However, not all women are the candidates for this kind of therapy due to the lack of suitable points of application. In this context, high hopes are placed on the new treatment options currently being studied in clinical trials. The review summarizes data on advanced drugs that have demonstrated their efficacy in this multiplex group of women, but not yet registered at the territory of the Russian Federation Russian Federation, and will allow us to form an idea of the future algorithm of treatment of women with mTNBC.

scholarly journals Optimal Systemic Treatment for Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Breast Care ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-226
Author(s):  
Jenny Furlanetto ◽  
Sibylle Loibl
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Distant Metastases ◽  
Complete Response ◽  
Outcome Data ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Dose Dense

Background: Approximately 10–15% of all breast tumors are triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). TNBC have a higher risk of relapse and distant metastases compared to other subtypes. The optimal systemic management of TNBC according to national and international guidelines is discussed herein. Summary: Anthracycline/taxane-based chemotherapy for patients with TNBC either in the neoadjuvant (NACT) or the adjuvant setting is considered standard of care. Exceptions are small tumors and a low-risk histology, in which chemotherapy can be spared. Dose-dense therapy is more effective in preventing recurrence and increasing survival. The use of nab-paclitaxel instead of a solvent-based taxane can lead to higher pathological complete response (pCR) rates and better outcomes. Platinum agents are effective in increasing pCR when added to anthracycline/taxane-based chemotherapy at the cost of increased toxicity. Long-term outcome data are lacking. In patients without a pCR, capecitabine leads to improved outcomes. Key Messages: The standard treatment approach of TNBC is anthracycline/taxane-based chemotherapy, preferably within the NACT setting. Dose-dense schedules as well as platinum should be considered in the NACT setting. For patients without a pCR, capecitabine is an option to improve the outcome. The role of nab-paclitaxel is under debate. In case of immunogenic tumors, checkpoint inhibitors are promising new agents that merit further investigation.

scholarly journals Multi-Gene Testing Overview with a Clinical Perspective in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (13) ◽  
pp. 7154
Author(s):  
Martina Dameri ◽  
Lorenzo Ferrando ◽  
Gabriella Cirmena ◽  
Claudio Vernieri ◽  
Giancarlo Pruneri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Gene Testing ◽  
Repair Deficiency ◽  
Targeted Treatments ◽  
Recombination Repair ◽  
Tumor Mutational Burden ◽  
Next Generation Sequencing Ngs

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) is the technology of choice for the routine screening of tumor samples in clinical practice. In this setting, the targeted sequencing of a restricted number of clinically relevant genes represents the most practical option when looking for genetic variants associated with cancer, as well as for the choice of targeted treatments. In this review, we analyze available NGS platforms and clinical applications of multi-gene testing in breast cancer, with a focus on metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC). We make an overview of the clinical utility of multi-gene testing in mTNBC, and then, as immunotherapy is emerging as a possible targeted therapy for mTNBC, we also briefly report on the results of the latest clinical trials involving immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and TNBC, where NGS could play a role for the potential predictive utility of homologous recombination repair deficiency (HRD) and tumor mutational burden (TMB).

scholarly journals Epigenetic Regulation of Immunotherapy Response in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 4139
Author(s):  
Pere Llinàs-Arias ◽  
Sandra Íñiguez-Muñoz ◽  
Kelly McCann ◽  
Leonie Voorwerk ◽  
Javier I. J. Orozco ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Immune Escape ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Regulatory Elements ◽  
Her2 Overexpression ◽  
Breast Cancers ◽  
Cancer Subtypes

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is defined by the absence of estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) overexpression. This malignancy, representing 15–20% of breast cancers, is a clinical challenge due to the lack of targeted treatments, higher intrinsic aggressiveness, and worse outcomes than other breast cancer subtypes. Immune checkpoint inhibitors have shown promising efficacy for early-stage and advanced TNBC, but this seems limited to a subgroup of patients. Understanding the underlying mechanisms that determine immunotherapy efficiency is essential to identifying which TNBC patients will respond to immunotherapy-based treatments and help to develop new therapeutic strategies. Emerging evidence supports that epigenetic alterations, including aberrant chromatin architecture conformation and the modulation of gene regulatory elements, are critical mechanisms for immune escape. These alterations are particularly interesting since they can be reverted through the inhibition of epigenetic regulators. For that reason, several recent studies suggest that the combination of epigenetic drugs and immunotherapeutic agents can boost anticancer immune responses. In this review, we focused on the contribution of epigenetics to the crosstalk between immune and cancer cells, its relevance on immunotherapy response in TNBC, and the potential benefits of combined treatments.

scholarly journals Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer: When, How, and What Challenges?

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1687
Author(s):  
Beatriz Henriques ◽  
Fernando Mendes ◽  
Diana Martins
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Disease Recurrence ◽  
Resistance Mechanisms ◽  
Trastuzumab Emtansine ◽  
Drug Conjugates ◽  
Therapy Strategy ◽  
Extrinsic Resistance

Breast Cancer (BC) is the second most frequent cause of cancer death among women worldwide and, although there have been significant advances in BC therapies, a significant percentage of patients develop metastasis and disease recurrence. Since BC was demonstrated to be an immunogenic tumor, immunotherapy has broken through as a significant therapy strategy against BC. Over the years, immunotherapy has improved the survival rate of HER2+ BC patients due to the approval of some monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) such as Trastuzumab, Pertuzumab and, recently, Margetuximab, along with the antibody-drug conjugates (ADC) Trastuzumab-Emtansine (T-DM1) and Trastuzumab Deruxtecan. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) showed promising efficacy in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) treatment, namely Atezolizumab and Pembrolizumab. Despite the success of immunotherapy, some patients do not respond to immunotherapy or those who respond to the treatment relapse or progress. The main causes of these adverse events are the complex, intrinsic or extrinsic resistance mechanisms. In this review, we address the different immunotherapy approaches approved for BC and some of the mechanisms responsible for resistance to immunotherapy.

The Evolution of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: From Biology to Novel Therapeutics

2016 ◽  
pp. 34-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carey K. Anders ◽  
Vandana Abramson ◽  
Tira Tan ◽  
Rebecca Dent
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Checkpoint Inhibitors ◽  
Pathologic Complete Response ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Strategies ◽  
Molecular Features ◽  
Platinum Salts ◽  
The Impact

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is clinically defined as lacking expression of the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (ER), and HER2. Historically, TNBC has been characterized by an aggressive natural history and worse disease-specific outcomes compared with other breast cancer subtypes. The advent of next-generation sequencing (NGS) has allowed for the dissection of TNBC into molecular subtypes (i.e., basal-like, claudin-low). Within TNBC, several subtypes have emerged as “immune-activated,” consistently illustrating better disease outcome. In addition, NGS has revealed a host of molecular features characteristic of TNBC, including high rates of TP53 mutations, PI3K and MEK pathway activation, and genetic similarities to serous ovarian cancers, including inactivation of the BRCA pathway. Identified genetic vulnerabilities of TNBC have led to promising therapeutic approaches, including DNA-damaging agents (i.e., platinum salts and PARP inhibitors), as well as immunotherapy. Platinum salts are routinely incorporated into the treatment of metastatic TNBC; however, best outcomes are observed among those with deficiencies in the BRCA pathway. Although the incorporation of platinum in the neoadjuvant care of patients with TNBC yields higher pathologic complete response (pCR) rates, the impact on longer-term outcome is less clear. The presence of immune infiltrate in TNBC has shown both a predictive and prognostic role. Checkpoint inhibitors, including PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors, are under investigation in the setting of metastatic TNBC and have shown responses in initial clinical trials. Finally, matching emerging therapeutic strategies to optimal subtype of TNBC is of utmost importance as we design future research strategies to improve patient outcome.

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