Joyce O'Shaughnessy1,2, Nicholas Robert3, Srinivas Annavarapu4, Jie Zhou3, Jesse Sussell5, Anna Cheng5, Anita Fung5. 1. US Oncology Research, McKesson Life Sciences, The Woodlands, TX, USA. 2. Texas Oncology-Baylor Sammons Cancer Center, Dallas, TX, USA. 3. Ontada, Irving, TX, USA. 4. Ontada, Irving, TX, USA. Srinivas.Annavarapu@McKesson.com. 5. US Medical Affairs, Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This study assessed real-world risk of invasive disease recurrence (IDR) and associated factors in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 positive (HER2+) early breast cancer (BC) with pathological complete responses (pCR) after neoadjuvant pertuzumab plus trastuzumab (nPT) plus chemotherapy, followed by adjuvant trastuzumab (aT). METHODS: Patients with HER2+ BC with pCR after nPT from 2013 to 2015 who received aT were identified in the US Oncology Network and followed until IDR or censoring. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression methods were used to assess invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) and correlation between iDFS and patient characteristics. RESULTS: A total of 217 pCR patients' charts were reviewed; median age was 52 years. Most had stage IIA or IIB disease (62%), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) ≤ 1 (84%), tumor size > 2 cm (75%), positive nodes (N+, 62%) and negative estrogen and progesterone receptor (ER- and PR-) expression (52%). Four-year iDFS rates were 90.0% overall (95% CI 84.6%, 93.6%), 86.2% for the N+ cohort and 96.0% for the N- cohort. Cox regression suggested that age, body mass index, ECOG PS, N+ status, stage T3 or T4, and ER+ or PR+ status were risk factors for IDR but were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with previous studies, this real-world study observed that patients with HER2+ BC showing pCR with nPT remain at risk for IDR, especially with node-positive disease at diagnosis. Alternatives to adjuvant trastuzumab alone, including combined trastuzumab and pertuzumab, should be considered to improve outcomes for initially N+ patients showing pCR with nPT.
PURPOSE: This study assessed real-world risk of invasive disease recurrence (IDR) and associated factors in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 positive (HER2+) early breast cancer (BC) with pathological complete responses (pCR) after neoadjuvant pertuzumab plus trastuzumab (nPT) plus chemotherapy, followed by adjuvant trastuzumab (aT). METHODS: Patients with HER2+ BC with pCR after nPT from 2013 to 2015 who received aT were identified in the US Oncology Network and followed until IDR or censoring. Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression methods were used to assess invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) and correlation between iDFS and patient characteristics. RESULTS: A total of 217 pCR patients' charts were reviewed; median age was 52 years. Most had stage IIA or IIB disease (62%), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) ≤ 1 (84%), tumor size > 2 cm (75%), positive nodes (N+, 62%) and negative estrogen and progesterone receptor (ER- and PR-) expression (52%). Four-year iDFS rates were 90.0% overall (95% CI 84.6%, 93.6%), 86.2% for the N+ cohort and 96.0% for the N- cohort. Cox regression suggested that age, body mass index, ECOG PS, N+ status, stage T3 or T4, and ER+ or PR+ status were risk factors for IDR but were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Consistent with previous studies, this real-world study observed that patients with HER2+ BC showing pCR with nPT remain at risk for IDR, especially with node-positive disease at diagnosis. Alternatives to adjuvant trastuzumab alone, including combined trastuzumab and pertuzumab, should be considered to improve outcomes for initially N+ patients showing pCR with nPT.
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Breast cancer; Disease recurrence; Pertuzumab; Trastuzumab
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