Gauging the efficacy of neoadjuvant endocrine therapy in breast cancer patients with known axillary disease

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET) for ER+ breast cancer can downstage primary tumors. We evaluated NET efficacy in node-positive patients.

METHODS: Node-positive patients undergoing NET for ER+ breast cancer from 2012 to 2019 were reviewed. Primary endpoints included rates of axillary lymphadenectomy (ALND), pathologic complete response (pCR), and final nodal staging.

RESULTS: Thirty-nine patients were included. Before NET, all were clinically node-positive (cN1 = 36, 94%; cN2 = 2, 5%; cN3 = 1, 3%; Stage II = 23, 59%, Stage III = 16, 41%). After NET, nine (23%) had clinically persistent axillary disease necessitating ALND. The remaining 30 (77%) underwent sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB). Of these, 25 (83%) were SLNB+ on frozen section, undergoing immediate ALND. Five patients were negative on frozen section: one had a confirmed axillary pCR, and four had residual nodal disease on permanent pathology. One underwent delayed ALND, and for the remaining three patients, decision was made to forgo ALND. Final overall axillary staging was: N0 (pCR) = 1, 3%, pN1mic = 1, 3%, pN1 = 20, 51%, pN2 = 12, 30%, pN3 = 5, 13%; Stage II = 16, 41%, Stage III = 23, 59%.

CONCLUSIONS: While NET is reported to downstage primary tumors, downstaging of the axilla was unsuccessful in the majority of patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:122

Enthalten in:

Journal of surgical oncology - 122(2020), 4 vom: 16. Sept., Seite 619-622

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hammond, Jacob B [VerfasserIn]
Parnall, Taylor H [VerfasserIn]
Scott, Derek W [VerfasserIn]
Kosiorek, Heidi E [VerfasserIn]
Pockaj, Barbara A [VerfasserIn]
Ernst, Brenda J [VerfasserIn]
Northfelt, Donald W [VerfasserIn]
McCullough, Ann E [VerfasserIn]
Ocal, Idris Tolgay [VerfasserIn]
Cronin, Patricia A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Breast cancer
Efficacy
Endocrine therapy
Journal Article
Neoadjuvant
Node positive
Outcomes

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Date Revised 30.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jso.26047

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NLM310863341