scholarly journals Long-Term Outcomes of a Randomized Study of Neoadjuvant Induction Dual HER2 Blockade with Trastuzumab and Lapatinib Followed by Weekly Paclitaxel Plus Dual HER2 Blockade for HER2-Positive Primary Breast Cancer (Neo-Lath Study)

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (16) ◽  
pp. 4008
Author(s):  
Eriko Tokunaga ◽  
Norikazu Masuda ◽  
Naohito Yamamoto ◽  
Hiroji Iwata ◽  
Hiroko Bando ◽  
...  

We conducted the Neo-LaTH study in which patients were randomized to different lengths of neoadjuvant induction anti-HER2 therapy with lapatinib and trastuzumab followed by weekly paclitaxel plus the anti-HER2 therapy, and in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive patients, with or without concurrent endocrine therapy. The use of endocrine therapy did not affect the response; comprehensive pathological complete response (CpCR) plus ypN0 rate was 57.6% and 30.3% in ER-negative and ER-positive patients, respectively. After surgery, patients received an anthracycline-based regimen based on physician’s choice, followed by trastuzumab for 1 year, and in ER-positive patients, endocrine therapy for 5 years. Here, we report the 5-year survival outcomes. Among the followed-up patients (n = 212), the 5-year disease-free survival (DFS), distant DFS, and overall survival rates were 87.8% [95% confidence interval (CI), 82.5–91.6%], 93.7% (95% CI, 89.3–96.3%), and 95.6% (95% CI, 91.7–97.7%), respectively, with no difference between ER-negative and ER-positive patients. The 5-year DFS rate was significantly higher in patients who had a CpCR plus ypN0 after neoadjuvant treatment than in those who did not (91.7% vs. 85.1%; p = 0.0387). The stratified analysis showed better survival outcomes in patients who had CpCRypN0 than in those who did not after neoadjuvant treatment, regardless of use of adjuvant anthracycline therapy.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 500-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara A. Hurvitz ◽  
Miguel Martin ◽  
Kyung Hae Jung ◽  
Chiun-Sheng Huang ◽  
Nadia Harbeck ◽  
...  

500 Background: KRISTINE compared neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus dual HER2- blockade (HP) with T-DM1 plus P (T-DM1+P), a targeted regimen that omits standard chemotherapy. T-DM1+P resulted in a lower pathologic complete response (pCR) rate, but a more favorable safety profile. Here we present the final outcomes from KRISTINE. Methods: KRISTINE (NCT02131064) was a randomized study of T-DM1+P versus docetaxel, carboplatin, and H plus P (TCHP). Patients with HER2-positive stage II–III BC received 6 cycles of neoadjuvant T-DM1+P or TCHP q3w. Patients receiving T-DM1+P continued adjuvant T-DM1+P; patients receiving TCHP received adjuvant HP, for 12 cycles in each arm. Patients in the T-DM1+P arm without pCR were encouraged to receive standard adjuvant chemotherapy before adjuvant T-DM1+P. Secondary endpoints, analyzed with descriptive statistics, included event-free survival (EFS; all events pre- and post-surgery), invasive disease-free survival (IDFS; invasive events post-surgery), overall survival and safety. Results: At median follow-up of 37 months, EFS favored TCHP (HR = 2.61 [95% CI: 1.36–4.98]), due to more locoregional progression events in the T-DM1+P arm before surgery (6.7% vs 0; Table). pCR was associated with reduced risk of an IDFS event (HR = 0.24 [95% CI: 0.09– 0.60]) regardless of treatment arm. There were 5 deaths (2.3%) in the TCHP arm and 6 (2.7%) in the T-DM1+P arm. There were more grade ≥3 AEs with TCHP but a higher rate of AEs leading to treatment discontinuation with T-DM1+P. Conclusions: EFS numerically favors TCHP due to locoregional progression events with T-DM1+P prior to surgery. T-DM1+P was associated with fewer grade ≥3 AEs but increased treatment discontinuation. Clinical trial information: NCT02131064. [Table: see text]


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (26) ◽  
pp. 4287-4292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lajos Pusztai ◽  
Jong-Hyeon Jeong ◽  
Yun Gong ◽  
Jeffrey S. Ross ◽  
Chungyeul Kim ◽  
...  

Purpose We assessed Tau protein expression in primary breast cancer specimens of patients included in the National Surgical Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) -B 28 clinical trial. Expression levels were correlated with disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). Interaction between this marker and paclitaxel efficacy was also examined. Methods Tissue microarrays were available for 1,942 patients (63% of all trial participants) who were randomly assigned to receive either four courses of doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) or AC followed by four courses of adjuvant paclitaxel chemotherapy. All patients who were hormone receptor positive received adjuvant endocrine therapy. Immunohistochemistry was used to measure Tau expression at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center blinded to clinical outcome. Correlation between Tau and OS and DFS was performed by the NSABP Biostatistical Center. Results Forty-three percent of patients were Tau positive. Tau positivity correlated with estrogen receptor (ER) -positive status (P < .0001), lower histologic grade (P < .001), and lack of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) expression (P < .0001). In univariate analyses, Tau- and ER-positive status were both associated with better DFS and OS (P < .0001) whereas greater tumor size, high grade, lymph node- and HER2-positive status were each associated with worse DFS and OS (P < .0001). In multivariate analysis, the same variables except HER2 remained significant. There was no significant interaction between Tau expression and benefit from paclitaxel in the total population or among ER-positive or -negative patients. Conclusion High Tau protein expression is associated with better prognosis in patients treated with adjuvant anthracycline and paclitaxel chemotherapy and endocrine therapy, but there was no significant interaction between Tau expression and paclitaxel benefit.


2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 687-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bin Zhao ◽  
Hong Zhao ◽  
Jiaxin Zhao

The introduction of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–targeted drugs into routine clinical practice has a dramatic effect on the outlook for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer (BC). However, the association between efficacy of HER2-targeted therapy and hormone receptor (HR) status is still unclear. Here we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to address this issue in both neoadjuvant and adjuvant settings. PubMed and EMBASE were searched from inception to October 2017 for studies involving trastuzumab, lapatinib, pertuzumab, trastuzumab emtansine and neratinib. Efficacy endpoints were pathological complete response (pCR) for neoadjuvant therapy and disease-free survival (DFS) for adjuvant therapy. In neoadjuvant setting, pCR was reported in 7 trials with 2868 subjects. Hormone receptor (HR)–negative women derived substantially greater benefit from HER2-targeted agents than did HR-positive patients (odds ratio (OR), 2.34; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.99–2.75). Additionally, the impact of HR status on pCR was independent of anti-HER2 agents. In adjuvant setting, DFS was investigated in 7 studies with 12,768 patients. HR-positive patients benefit more from anti-HER2 treatment than did HR-negative subjects (OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.74–0.89). Moreover, patients who did not receive any endocrine or anti-HER2 neoadjuvant treatment showed similar outcome but with a smaller effect (OR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.78–0.99). In summary, compared with HER2-positive/HR-negative subjects, HER2-positive/HR-positive patients achieved greater benefit from HER2-targeted treatment although the efficacy from neoadjuvant therapy was relatively poor.


1995 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 513-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
I A Jaiyesimi ◽  
A U Buzdar ◽  
D A Decker ◽  
G N Hortobagyi

PURPOSE The mechanisms of antitumor activity, clinical pharmacology, toxicity, and efficacy of tamoxifen in women with early and advanced breast cancer and the drug's potential role in prevention of breast cancer were reviewed. DESIGN A comprehensive review of the literature from 1966 to 1994 was conducted; reports were identified using the Cancerline and Medline data bases. RESULTS The cellular actions of tamoxifen are not completely understood, but it appears that the drug's antiproliferative effects are mediated primarily by inhibition of the activities of estrogen through binding to estrogen receptors (ERs). Disease-free and overall survival rates have been increased in postmenopausal women with ER-positive tumors when tamoxifen has been used as adjuvant therapy (irrespective of nodal status). In premenopausal women, adjuvant therapy with tamoxifen has been associated with prolongation of disease-free survival, but its impact on survival remains to be defined. Tamoxifen is the initial hormonal treatment of choice in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women with ER-positive metastatic disease. Retrospective review of adjuvant therapy studies showed an approximately 39% reduction in the incidence of contralateral primary breast carcinoma in tamoxifen-treated women, which indicates that tamoxifen could have a role in breast cancer prevention. CONCLUSION The use of tamoxifen has resulted in a substantial modification of breast cancer's natural history, particularly in postmenopausal women. Ongoing clinical trials will examine the effects of tamoxifen therapy on lipids, coagulation proteins, bone, and endometrium, and its effectiveness as an agent in the prevention of breast cancer.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4050-4050
Author(s):  
Hongli Li ◽  
Jingyu Deng ◽  
Shaohua Ge ◽  
Fenglin Zang ◽  
Le Zhang ◽  
...  

4050 Background: FLOT is the standard perioperative treatment for resectable gastric /gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinoma. However, patient’s outcome is still poor. Toripalimab, a humanized IgG4 monoclonal antibody against programmed cell death receptor-1 (PD-1), has shown remarkable clinical efficacy in various cancers. This trial evaluates the addition of Toripalimab to FLOT for resectable patients. Methods: This is a prospective, single-arm, investigator-initiated phase II trial. Patients with histologically confirmed, resectable, gastric and GEJ adenocarcinoma (≥cT2 or cN+) were enrolled to receive 4 pre-and post-operative cycles of toripalimab (240mg, q2w) plus FLOT (docetaxel 50 mg/m2; oxaliplatin 85 mg/m2; leucovorin 200 mg/m2; 5-FU 2600 mg/m2, q2w). The primary endpoint was pathological complete response rate (pCR). The secondary endpoints included major pathological (complete and nearly complete) response (MPR), and R0-resection rate, 3-year disease-free survival rate, overall survival, and adverse events. Results: In total, of 36 patients were enrolled from June 2019 through Dec 2020. Male, 66.7%; median age, 60y; cT3 8.3%, T4, 83.3%; cN+ 88.9%; GEJ 47%; MSI-H, 5.6%, Her-2neu-positive, 5.6%, EBER-positive, 5.6%). Two patients refused surgery, six patients have not yet completely neoadjuvant treatment. 100% of patients completed the 4 pre-cycle. Patients who had received gastrectomy after neoadjuvant treatment (n=28) were included in this analysis. 6 (21%) patients had operations involving a thoracic approach (oesophagogastrectomy with two field lymphadenectomy), 21 (75%) gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy. 8 (29%) evaluable patients had Clavien-Dindo grade II post-operative complications and 2 (7%) grade IIIA complications; one patient had an anastomotic leakage that was treated endoscopically. There were no emergency re-operations. All 28 patients achieved R0-resection and were discharged home after a median of 12 days (range:7-63) in hospital. 7 (25%)patients achieved pCR (TRG1a) and 12 (42.9%) patients achieved major pathologic response (MPR, TRG1a/b). Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) to any drug were reported in 30 (94%) patients. Mostly TRAEs were grade 1-2, the grade 3 or 4 TRAEs included neutropenia (34%), neutropenia (25%), lymphopenia (3%), Alanine aminotransferase increased (3%), hypokalemia (3%) and anaemia (3%). Conclusions: Perioperative toripalimab in combination with FLOT showed promising efficacy with high pCR and MPR rate and well tolerated safety profile in patients with resectable gastric/GEJ adenocarcinoma. This combination regimen might present a new option for patients with locally advanced, resectable gastric/GEJ adenocarcinoma. Clinical trial information: NCT04354662.


Sarcoma ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandra Longhi ◽  
Marilena Cesari ◽  
Massimo Serra ◽  
Erminia Mariani

Background. In relapsed osteosarcoma, the 5-yr postrelapse disease-free survival (PRDFS) rate after the second relapse is <20%. In June 2007, a randomized study was started comparing oral etoposide vs Viscum album fermentatum Pini (an extract derived from the parasitic plant Viscum album L., European mistletoe) as maintenance therapy in patients with metastatic osteosarcoma in complete surgical remission after the second relapse. The primary endpoint was the PRDFS rate at 12 months (compared to the historical control rate). This is a long-term updated result. Patients and Methods. 10 patients received oral etoposide 50 mg/m2 daily for 21 days every 28 days for 6 months, and 9 patients received Viscum album fermentatum Pini 3 times/wk subcutaneously for 1 year. The study closed early in July 2011 due to insufficient recruitment. Lymphocyte subpopulations were analyzed at T0, T3, T6, T9, and T12 months. Results. On 30 June 2019, at a median follow-up ITT of 83 months (range 3–144 ms), a median PRDFS of 106 ms (2–144) was observed in the Viscum arm with 5/9 patients who never relapse vs a PRDFS of 7 months (3–134) in the etoposide arm (all patients in the Etoposide arm relapsed) (hazard ratio HR = 0.287, 95% CI: 0.076–0.884, p=0.03). Model forecast 10-yr overall survival rates as 64% in the Viscum arm and 33% in the etoposide arm. Lymphocyte subpopulation counts (CD3, CD4, and CD56) showed an increase in the Viscum arm while a decrease was observed in the etoposide arm during treatment. Conclusions. After 12 years from the start of the trial, the patients in the Viscum arm continue to show a considerably longer PRDFS compared to oral etoposide, and a trend for an advantage in OS is evident even if the number of treated patients is too small to draw conclusions. Viscum as maintenance treatment after complete surgical remission in relapsed osteosarcoma should be further investigated and compared with other drugs.


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (18) ◽  
pp. 2257-2264 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duveken B.Y. Fontein ◽  
Caroline Seynaeve ◽  
Peyman Hadji ◽  
Elysée T.M. Hille ◽  
Willemien van de Water ◽  
...  

Purpose Specific adverse events (AEs) associated with endocrine therapy and related to depletion or blocking of circulating estrogens may be related to treatment efficacy. We investigated the relationship between survival outcomes and specific AEs including vasomotor symptoms (VMSs), musculoskeletal adverse events (MSAEs), and vulvovaginal symptoms (VVSs) in postmenopausal patients with breast cancer participating in the international Tamoxifen Exemestane Adjuvant Multinational (TEAM) trial. Patients and Methods Primary efficacy end points were disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), and distant metastases (DM). VMSs, MSAEs, and VVSs arising in the first year of endocrine treatment were considered. Patients who did not start or who discontinued their allocated therapy and/or had an event (recurrence/death) within 1 year after randomization were excluded. Landmark analyses and time-dependent multivariate Cox proportional hazards models assessed survival differences up to 5 years from the start of treatment. Results A total of 9,325 patients were included. Patients with specific AEs (v nonspecific or no AEs) had better DFS and OS (multivariate hazard ratio [HR] for DFS: VMSs, 0.731 [95% CI, 0.618 to 0.866]; MSAEs, 0.826 [95% CI, 0.694 to 0.982]; VVSs, 0.769 [95% CI, 0.585 to 1.01]; multivariate HR for OS: VMSs, 0.583 [95% CI, 0.424 to 0.803]; MSAEs, 0.811 [95% CI, 0.654 to 1.005]; VVSs, 0.570 [95% CI, 0.391 to 0.831]) and fewer DM (VMSs, 0.813 [95% CI, 0.664 to 0.996]; MSAEs, 0.749 [95% CI, 0.601 to 0.934]; VVSs, 0.687 [95% CI, 0.436 to 1.085]) than patients not reporting these symptoms. Increasing numbers of specific AEs were also associated with better survival outcomes. Outcomes were unrelated to treatment allocation. Conclusion Certain specific AEs are associated with superior survival outcomes and may therefore be useful in predicting treatment responses in patients with breast cancer treated with endocrine therapy.


2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3045-3045
Author(s):  
J. Horiguchi ◽  
Y. Koibuchi ◽  
N. Rokutanda ◽  
R. Nagaoka ◽  
M. Kikuchi ◽  
...  

3045 Background: The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical efficacy of neoadjuvant paclitaxel and trastuzumab in women with advanced breast cancer, with or without metastatic disease. Methods: Patients with HER2-positive breast cancer (clinical stage IIB-IV) were included in this study. The patients received trastuzumab 4mg/kg loading dose intravenously then 2mg/kg weekly and concurrently paclitaxel 80mg/m2 (Day 1, 8, 15) weekly for 4 cycles followed by surgery. Results: Preliminary results from 15 patients are reported. Of these, six patients (40%) had a clinical complete response and nine patients (60%) a clinical partial response. Fourteen of 15 patients received surgery; eight breast-conserving surgery and six modified radical mastectomy. Six patients (43%) had pathological complete response. With a median follow-up of 19 months (range, 5–32 months), these 15 patients are alive. Patients with clinical stage IIB-III breast cancer are alive without any distant metastasis. Conclusion: Combined neoadjuvant weekly paclitaxel and trastuzumab had high clinical and pathological response rates for HER2 overexpressing breast cancer. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e11581-e11581
Author(s):  
G. Perez Manga ◽  
P. Khosravi-Shahi ◽  
Y. Izarzugaza Peron ◽  
A. Soria Lovelle ◽  
R. Gonzalez del Val ◽  
...  

e11581 Background: Preoperative chemotherapy(CT) with trastuzumab(H)improves pathologic complete responses(pCR) in patients(ps)with Her-2+locally advanced breast cancer(LABC). Methods: This is an unicenter phaseII trial of a new neoadjuvant CT with H(without anthracyclines)in Her-2+LABC.Primary end-point was pCR.Secondary endpoints were:clinical response rate(CRR);breast conservative surgery rate(BCSR);pathologic tumoral size(pTS);disease-free survival(DFS);overall survival(OS)and toxicity profile.Ps with histologically confirmed Her-2+LABC, PS ≤2, LVEF >50%,and adequate bone marrow, renal and hepatic function were eligible.Treatment:docetaxel(T)36 mg/m2IV d1,8 and 22;capecitabine(X)750 mg/m2/12h PO d1- 14;and H 4mg/kgIV 1ºd,followed by weekly 2mg/kg in a 4-week course repeated for up to 4cycles,followed by surgery.Ps received a maximum of 6 cycles,according to investigator criteria.Radiotherapy(RT)and hormonetherapy(Ht) were allowed after surgery.Expression of markers was determined by immunohistochemistry(IHC)before CT. Results: The trial was closed due to poor accrual on March 2008.N=16ps:median age=47years(30–68); premenopausal=69%; ductal carcinoma=94%; left side=37,5%; clinical(c)stage:IIA=6.2%,IIB=43.8%;IIIA=31.2%;IIIB=18.8%;c node+=50%; median c tumoral size= 5cm(2- 10);grade:G2=53%and G3=47%;ER+ =75%;PgR+=62.5%;RP+/RE+ =62.5%;EGFR negative =87.5%;p53+=37.5;median KI67=22.5%(2- 79%);Her2+ by IHC+++ =87.5%and IHC++/FISH+ =12.5%;RT= 50%;median dose=50Gy;Ht=75%;and all ps received adjuvant H. 1º End Point: Three ps(18.8%) had pCR in breast and nodes;4ps(25%)had pCR in primary site,and among ps with c node+ 37.5%(3ps)had pCR in nodes. 2º End-Points: 1)CRR=81.2%(complete response=25%;partial=56.2%;no response=18.8%);2)BCSR=6.2%;3)Median pTS=2cm(0–5cm);4)Safety:TXH is very well tolerated:dose delays=14%;dose reductions=7%;no p had a decreased LVEF after neoadjuvant CT.Three ps had decreased LVEF during adjuvant H(median=43%).5)Only 2 events had occurred.Survival data will be reported in the meeting. Conclusions: Neoadjuvant TXH is a new active regimen in Her- 2+LABC with a manageable toxicity profile. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


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