scholarly journals NEOADJUVANT WEEKLY NAB-PACLITAXEL PLUS CARBOPLATIN FOLLOWED BY DOXORUBICIN PLUS CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE WITH BEVACIZUMAB ADDED CONCURRENTLY TO CHEMOTHERAPY FOR OPERABLE TRIPLE-NEGATIVE INVASIVE BREAST CANCER

1969 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasgit C. Sachdev ◽  
Jessica N. Snider ◽  
Jeffrey W. Allen ◽  
Lee S. Schwartzberg ◽  
Robyn R. Young ◽  
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Purpose: This phase II neoadjuvant study investigated whether nab paclitaxel, carboplatin and bevacizumab given before neoadjuvant doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide (AC) produced higher pathologic complete response (pCR) rates in triple- negative breast cancer (TNBC) compared with historical results achieved with standard anthracycline/taxane regimens. Patients and Methods: Eligible patients with operable TNBC ≥2 cm received four cycles of carboplatin (area under the curve 6, day 1) plus nab-paclitaxel (100 mg/m2, days 1, 8 and 15) every 28 days, followed by four 14-day cycles of AC neoadjuvantly, with bevacizumab 10 mg/kg every 14 days for the rst 6 cycles of neoadjuvant chemotherapy, resuming postoperatively to complete 1 year of antibody treatment. In breast pCR and pCR (breast + nodes) were primary and secondary endpoints, respectively. Results: Due to slow accrual, the study was closed after enrollment of 42 of 60 planned patients. Of the 38 patients who underwent surgery (ef cacy population), 22 (58%) achieved an in-breast pCR and 19 (50%) achieved a pCR (breast + nodes). Neutropenia was the most common Grade 3/4 adverse event (57% Grade 3 and 31% Grade 4), but only 1 patient required hospitalisation and IV antibiotics for neutropenic fever. Other Grade 3/4 events included anaemia (24%), thrombocytopenia (29%) and peripheral neuropathy (Grade 3, 5%). Conclusion: Our results demonstrate a substantially higher pCR rate, both in-breast and breast + nodes, with the combination of nab paclitaxel plus carboplatin followed by AC, with concurrent bevacizumab, versus historic pCR rates with anthracycline-taxane regimens alone, supporting further investigation of this regimen, preferably in molecularly driven subsets, for the neoadjuvant treatment of patients with TNBC. Key words: Bevacizumab, breast cancer, carboplatin, nab-paclitaxel, neoadjuvant, triple-negative 

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
William M. Sikov ◽  
Donald A. Berry ◽  
Charles M. Perou ◽  
Baljit Singh ◽  
Constance T. Cirrincione ◽  
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Purpose One third of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) achieve pathologic complete response (pCR) with standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT). CALGB 40603 (Alliance), a 2 × 2 factorial, open-label, randomized phase II trial, evaluated the impact of adding carboplatin and/or bevacizumab. Patients and Methods Patients (N = 443) with stage II to III TNBC received paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 once per week (wP) for 12 weeks, followed by doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide once every 2 weeks (ddAC) for four cycles, and were randomly assigned to concurrent carboplatin (area under curve 6) once every 3 weeks for four cycles and/or bevacizumab 10 mg/kg once every 2 weeks for nine cycles. Effects of adding these agents on pCR breast (ypT0/is), pCR breast/axilla (ypT0/isN0), treatment delivery, and toxicities were analyzed. Results Patients assigned to either carboplatin or bevacizumab were less likely to complete wP and ddAC without skipped doses, dose modification, or early discontinuation resulting from toxicity. Grade ≥ 3 neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were more common with carboplatin, as were hypertension, infection, thromboembolic events, bleeding, and postoperative complications with bevacizumab. Employing one-sided P values, addition of either carboplatin (60% v 44%; P = .0018) or bevacizumab (59% v 48%; P = .0089) significantly increased pCR breast, whereas only carboplatin (54% v 41%; P = .0029) significantly raised pCR breast/axilla. More-than-additive interactions between the two agents could not be demonstrated. Conclusion In stage II to III TNBC, addition of either carboplatin or bevacizumab to NACT increased pCR rates, but whether this will improve relapse-free or overall survival is unknown. Given results from recently reported adjuvant trials, further investigation of bevacizumab in this setting is unlikely, but the role of carboplatin could be evaluated in definitive studies, ideally limited to biologically defined patient subsets most likely to benefit from this agent.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e11550-e11550
Author(s):  
Stephen Tiley ◽  
Rachel Elizabeth Raab ◽  
Lisa Sheri Bellin ◽  
Jan H. Wong ◽  
Jackie Unger ◽  
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e11550 Background: Triple negative (ER negative, PR negative and HER 2 negative) breast cancers (TNBC) lack effective targeted therapy. We sought to determine the benefit of metronomic neoadjuvant chemotherapy utilizing doxorubicin with cyclophosphamide followed by paclitaxel with carboplatin in women with TNBC. Methods: Patients (pts) with TNBC>2cm were eligible (including locally advanced or inflammatory breast cancer). Pretreatment sentinel node biopsy (SLNB) was performed in patients with clinically N0 disease. Treatment consisted of weekly doxorubicin 24 mg/m2 + daily oral cyclophosphamide 60 mg/m2 x 12 weeks followed by weekly paclitaxel 80 mg/m2 + weekly carboplatin AUC 2 x 12 weeks. Granulocyte colony stimulating factor was added for ANC<= 1000. Pts received standard surgery and radiation therapy as indicated. The primary endpoint was pathologic response. Results: Between 2006 and 2011, 17 pts with infiltrating ductal TNBC were enrolled and 15 were analyzed. Age ranged from 25 to 83 (mean age 45yrs), primary tumor size ranged from 2cm to 7cm (mean 3.5cm). Three pts presented with inflammatory breast cancer, 4 had clinical N1 disease and 2 had clinical N0 disease that did not receive SLNB. Six pts underwent SLNB; 3 were pN0 and 3 were pN positive. Two pts came off study due to prolonged neutopenia. Three pts died during therapy-one of MI, one of PE and one had progressive pulmonary disease. No deaths were therapy related. Ten pts completed therapy. One experienced grade 3 (G3) thrombocytopenia, five patients had G4 neutropenia and one developed G3 neuropathy. Ten pts had a clinical complete response (cCR), four had a clinical partial response (cPR) and one progressed on therapy. The rate of pathologic complete response (pCR) was 46.6% (40% pCR, 6.6% CR with foci of DCIS). One patient had a 0.7cm focus of residual invasive carcinoma. Positive nodes were identified in 13.3%-one patient who progressed on therapy and one who experienced a cPR. Conclusions: Neoadjuvant metronomic chemotherapy with weekly doxorubicin plus daily oral cyclophosamide followed by weekly paclitaxel plus carboplatin revealed high rates of pCR with toxicities limited to marrow suppression.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 175883591985397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susanne Crocamo ◽  
Renata Binato ◽  
Bruno de Paula ◽  
Giselle Vignal ◽  
Lídia Magalhães ◽  
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Background: Preclinical evidence suggests that zoledronic acid (ZOL) works synergistically with chemotherapy by enhancing anti-tumor activity. ZOL blocks the mevalonate pathway and may indirectly interact with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) pathway activation. The clinical efficacy and biological rationale of chemotherapy plus anti-HER2 therapy and ZOL as a part of neoadjuvant therapy has not been previously tested. Patients and methods: We conducted a phase II clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ZOL as part of a neoadjuvant treatment in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer (BC). The protocol consisted of four cycles of doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide with ZOL, followed by four cycles of docetaxel with trastuzumab and ZOL prior to surgery. The primary endpoint was the pathologic complete response (pCR) rate. Secondary endpoints were safety and the identification of clinicopathological characteristics associated with pCR. Results: A total of 71 patients with stage IIA to IIIB BC were included, with 60 eligible for the safety assessment and 58 for the efficacy analysis. Overall, the pCR rate was 42%, with higher rates in hormone receptor (HR)-positive tumors (40%), which contrasts with the results of pivotal trials. The most commonly observed grade 3 and 4 events were febrile neutropenia (grade 3, 20%; grade 4, 3%) and diarrhea (grade 3, 12%). Conclusions: The addition of ZOL as a repositioning drug in neoadjuvant treatment was an effective and well-tolerated therapy. This drug combination might overcome endocrine and anti-HER2 resistance. The higher pCR rates in the HR-positive subgroup deserve further translational investigation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linda T. Vahdat ◽  
Peter Schmid ◽  
Andres Forero-Torres ◽  
Kimberly Blackwell ◽  
Melinda L. Telli ◽  
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AbstractThe METRIC study (NCT#0199733) explored a novel antibody–drug conjugate, glembatumumab vedotin (GV), targeting gpNMB that is overexpressed in ~40% of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and associated with poor prognosis. The study was a randomized, open-label, phase 2b study that evaluated progression-free survival (PFS) of GV compared with capecitabine in gpNMB-overexpressing TNBC. Patients who had previously received anthracycline and taxane-based therapy were randomized 2:1 to receive, GV (1.88 mg/kg IV q21 days) or capecitabine (2500 mg/m2 PO daily d1–14 q21 days). The primary endpoint was RECIST 1.1 PFS per independent, blinded central review. In all, 327 patients were randomized to GV (213 treated) or capecitabine (92 treated). Median PFS was 2.9 months for GV vs. 2.8 months for capecitabine. The most common grade ≥3 toxicities for GV were neutropenia, rash, and leukopenia, and for capecitabine were fatigue, diarrhea, and palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia. The study did not meet the primary endpoint of improved PFS over capecitabine or demonstrate a relative risk/benefit improvement over capecitabine.


Oncotarget ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (41) ◽  
pp. 26406-26416 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Santonja ◽  
Alfonso Sánchez-Muñoz ◽  
Ana Lluch ◽  
Maria Rosario Chica-Parrado ◽  
Joan Albanell ◽  
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