scholarly journals Predicting Pathological Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Advanced Breast Cancer by Ultrasound and Clinicopathological Features Using a Nomogram

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Cui ◽  
Dantong Zhao ◽  
Peng Han ◽  
Xudong Zhang ◽  
Wei Fan ◽  
...  

Background and AimsPrediction of pathological complete response (pCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) for breast cancer is critical for surgical planning and evaluation of NAC efficacy. The purpose of this project was to assess the efficiency of a novel nomogram based on ultrasound and clinicopathological features for predicting pCR after NAC.MethodsThis retrospective study included 282 patients with advanced breast cancer treated with NAC from two centers. Patients received breast ultrasound before NAC and after two cycles of NAC; and the ultrasound, clinicopathological features and feature changes after two cycles of NAC were recorded. A multivariate logistic regression model was combined with bootstrapping screened for informative features associated with pCR. Then, we constructed two nomograms: an initial-baseline nomogram and a two-cycle response nomogram. Sensitivity, specificity, negative predictive value (NPV), and positive predictive value (PPV) were analyzed. The C-index was used to evaluate predictive accuracy.ResultsSixty (60/282, 21.28%) patients achieved pCR. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and HER2-amplified types were more likely to obtain pCR. Size shrinkage, posterior acoustic pattern, and elasticity score were identified as independent factors by multivariate logistic regression. In the validation cohort, the two-cycle response nomogram showed better discrimination than the initial-baseline nomogram, with the C-index reaching 0.79. The sensitivity, specificity, and NPV of the two-cycle response nomogram were 0.77, 0.77, and 0.92, respectively.ConclusionThe two-cycle response nomogram exhibited satisfactory efficiency, which means that the nomogram was a reliable method to predict pCR after NAC. Size shrinkage after two cycles of NAC was an important in dependent factor in predicting pCR.

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 505-505 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Favier ◽  
A. Berriolo-Riedinger ◽  
B. Coudert ◽  
C. Touzery ◽  
J. Riedinger ◽  
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505 Background: To evaluate, in breast cancer patients treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the early predictive value of the FDG uptake decrease for the assessment of the pathological complete response (pCR). Methods: Forty seven women with non metastatic with conventional imaging, non inflammatory, large or locally advanced breast cancer were included. Pathological tumour regression determined on surgical resection specimens served as the gold standard for the assessment of the neoadjuvant chemotherapy response. According to the Sataloff classification, patients were classified in two groups: patients with a pathological complete response (pCR) and patients with a pathological non complete response (non pCR). FDG uptake of breast lesions was evaluated before and after the first course of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, using Standard Uptake Value maximum (SUV) corrected by body surface area and glycaemia. Relations between baseline [18F]-FDG uptake and clinical, histopathological and biological parameters were assessed by Mann-Whitney test. Predictive value of the FDG decrease for the assessment of the pCR was studied with logistic regression analysis. Results: An elevated baseline SUV was found independently associated with a high mitotic activity (p<0.002), tumour grading (p<0.004), high score of nuclear pleomorphism (p= 0.03) and positive hormonal receptor status (p<0.005). After completion of chemotherapy, 11 (23%) of the 47 breast tumours examined at surgery showed a pCR while 36 (77%) showed a non pCR. The relative decrease (ΔSUV) after the first course of neoadjuvant chemotherapy was significantly greater in the pCR group than in the non pCR group (p< 10-4). A SUV decrease of 85.4% ± 21.9% in pCR patients versus 22.6% ± 36.6% in non pCR patients was found. ΔSUV<-60% predicted pCR with an accuracy of 87%. With multivariate logistic regression analyses, ΔSUV<-60% was the only predictive factor of the pCR Conclusions: In breast cancer patients treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the FDG uptake decrease, after only one course of treatment, is an early and powerful predictor of the pCR. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson Eduardo Furlan Matos Alves ◽  
Murilo Bonatelli ◽  
Rozany Dufloth ◽  
Lígia Maria Kerr ◽  
Guilherme Freire Angotti Carrara ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Locally advanced breast cancer often undergoes neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), which allows in vivo evaluation of the therapeutic response. The determination of the pathological complete response (pCR) is one way to evaluate the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. However, the rate of pCR differs significantly between molecular subtypes and the cause is not yet determined. Recently, the metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells and its implications for tumor growth and dissemination has gained increasing prominence and could contribute to a better understanding of NAC. Thus, this study proposed to evaluate the expression of metabolism-related proteins and its association with pCR and survival rates. Methods The expression of monocarboxylate transporters 1 and 4 (MCT1 and MCT4, respectively), cluster of differentiation 147 (CD147), glucose transporter-1 (GLUT1) and carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) was analyzed in 196 locally advanced breast cancer samples prior to NAC. The results were associated with clinical-pathological characteristics, occurrence of pCR, disease-free survival (DFS), disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS). Results The occurrence of pCR was higher in the group of patients whith tumors expressing GLUT1 and CAIX than in the group without expression (27.8% versus 13.1%, p = 0.030 and 46.2% versus 13.5%, p = 0.007, respectively). Together with regional lymph nodes staging and mitotic staging, CAIX expression was considered an independent predictor of pCR. In addition, CAIX expression was associated with DFS and DSS (p = 0.005 and p = 0.012, respectively). Conclusions CAIX expression was a predictor of pCR and was associated with higher DFS and DSS in locally advanced breast cancer patients subjected to NAC.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson Eduardo Furlan Matos Alves ◽  
Murilo Bonatelli ◽  
Rozany Dufloth ◽  
Lígia Maria Kerr ◽  
Guilherme Freire Angotti Carrara ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Locally advanced breast cancer often undergoes neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC), which allows in vivo evaluation of the therapeutic response. The determination of the pathological complete response (pCR) is one way to evaluate the response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy. However, the rate of pCR differs significantly between molecular subtypes and the cause is not yet determined. Recently, the metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells and its implications for tumor growth and dissemination has gained increasing prominence and could contribute to a better understanding of NAC. Thus, this study proposed to evaluate the expression of metabolism-related proteins and its association with pCR and survival rates. Methods The expression of monocarboxylate transporters 1 and 4 (MCT1 and MCT4, respectively), cluster of differentiation 147 (CD147), glucose transporter-1 (GLUT1) and carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX) was analyzed in 196 locally advanced breast cancer samples prior to NAC. The results were associated with clinical-pathological characteristics, occurrence of pCR, disease-free survival (DFS), disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS). Results The occurrence of pCR was higher in the group of patients whith tumors expressing GLUT1 and CAIX than in the group without expression (27.8% versus 13.1%, p = 0.030 and 46.2% versus 13.5%, p = 0.007, respectively). Together with regional lymph nodes staging and mitotic staging, CAIX expression was considered an independent predictor of pCR. In addition, CAIX expression was associated with DFS and DSS (p = 0.005 and p = 0.012, respectively). Conclusions CAIX expression was a predictor of pCR and was associated with higher DFS and DSS in locally advanced breast cancer patients subjected to NAC.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e12658-e12658
Author(s):  
Priyanshu Choudhary ◽  
Ajay Gogia ◽  
Svs Deo ◽  
Sandeep Mathur ◽  
Dayanand Sharma

e12658 Background: The data regarding incidence, response rates to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and factors affecting pathological complete response (pCR) rate in locally advanced breast cancer (LABC) patients are lacking from India. Methods: This ambispective study was carried out at B.R.A., I.R.C.H, AIIMS, New Delhi, in between period of January 2013 to December 2019. We screened 1500 cases of breast cancer who presented to our institute and found 600 cases to be LABC,425 patients were started on NACT, 284 had undergone surgery and were included in our analysis. Results: The median age of diagnosis was 46 years (range 24-72years). Fifty four percent cases were postmenopausal, 54% had a left sided cancer,45 % right sided cancer,1 % had bilateral breast cancer. The median duration of symptoms was 5 months. The clinical stage according to AJCC staging system was Stage IIB – 11%(32), IIIA -21 % (58), IIIB- 60%(169) and IIIC- 8%(24) .Sixty five percent(186) cases presented with clinical skin involvement and 80% (228) patients has clinical node positivity.In our cohort 52% (148) cases were hormone positive (ER/PR positive), 42 %(119) cases were HER2/neu positive, 30%(84) were triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), 23 % (67) were positive for ER/PR and HER2/neu. Ninety percent of the cases were able to receive the planned neoadjuvant treatment before surgery. Post NACT 83% cases had a modified radical mastectomy (MRM) and 17% were able to undergo breast conserving surgery (BCS).Overall pCR was achieved in 59(21%) cases, 17% in hormone positive cases, 25% in HER2/neu positive cases (30% in cases receiving HER2/neu directed therapy vs 20% in cases who didn’t receive HER2 /neu directed therapy) and 27% in TNBC cases. During the study period 54 cases (19%) had relapsed,8 cases (3%) had a local relapse and a 46 cases (16%) had a systemic relapse. Grade ¾ toxicity occurred in 25 % cases, the most common were diarrhea, neutropenia, CINV, oral mucositis and thrombocytopenia and other rare toxicities (DVT, hand foot syndrome,myalgia). Febrile neutropenia was recorded in 2.5 % cases. There were 2 induction deaths. Stage II, absence of ER/PR expression showed statistically significant correlation with path CR rates. Conclusions: Locally advanced breast cancer constitutes around 40% cases at our institute. Post NACT pCR was achieved in 21% of cases, HER2/neu positive cases and TNBC showed higher pCR rates. The factors affecting pCR rate were absence of ER/PR expression and stage II disease.


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