Immunohistochemistry study of tumor vascular normalization and anti-angiogenic effects of sunitinib versus bevacizumab prior to dose-dense doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide chemotherapy in HER2-negative breast cancer

© 2021. The Author(s)..

PURPOSE: Tumor angiogenesis controlled predominantly by vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor (VEGF-VEGFR) interaction plays a key role in the growth and propagation of cancer cells. However, the newly formed network of blood vessels is disorganized and leaky. Pre-treatment with anti-angiogenic agents can "normalize" the tumor vasculature allowing effective intra-tumoral delivery of standard chemotherapy. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis was applied to investigate and compare the vascular normalization and anti-angiogenic effects of two commonly used anti-angiogenic agents, Sunitinib and Bevacizumab, administered prior to chemotherapy in HER2-negative breast cancer patients.

METHODS: This prospective clinical trial enrolled 38 patients into a sunitinib cohort and 24 into a bevacizumab cohort. All received 4 cycles of doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide chemotherapy and pre-treatment with either sunitinib or bevacizumab. Tumor biopsies were obtained at baseline, after cycle 1 (C1) and cycle 4 (C4) of chemotherapy. IHC was performed to assess the tumor vascular normalization index (VNI), lymphatic vessel density (LVD), Ki67 proliferation index and expression of tumor VEGFR2.

RESULTS: In comparison to Bevacizumab, Sunitinib led to a significant increase in VNI post-C1 and C4 (p < 0.001 and 0.001) along with decrease in LVD post-C1 (p = 0.017). Both drugs when combined with chemotherapy resulted in significant decline in tumor proliferation after C1 and C4 (baseline vs post-C4 Ki67 index p = 0.006 for Sunitinib vs p = 0.021 for Bevacizumab). Bevacizumab resulted in a significant decrease in VEGFR2 expression post-C1 (p = 0.004).

CONCLUSION: Sunitinib, in comparison to Bevacizumab showed a greater effect on tumor vessel modulation and lymphangiogenesis suggesting that its administration prior to chemotherapy might result in improved drug delivery.

TRIAL REGISTRY: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02790580 (first posted June 6, 2016).

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:192

Enthalten in:

Breast cancer research and treatment - 192(2022), 1 vom: 20. Feb., Seite 131-142

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yadav, Kritika [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Joline [VerfasserIn]
Choo, Joan [VerfasserIn]
Ow, Samuel Guan Wei [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Matilda [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Ching Wan [VerfasserIn]
Hartman, Mikael [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Siew Eng [VerfasserIn]
Ngoi, Natalie [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Siau Wei [VerfasserIn]
Ang, Yvonne [VerfasserIn]
Chan, Gloria [VerfasserIn]
Chong, Wan Qin [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Hon Lyn [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Sing Huang [VerfasserIn]
Goh, Boon Cher [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Soo Chin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Angiogenesis Inhibitors
Anti-angiogenic
Bevacizumab
Clinical Trial
Cyclophosphamide
Doxorubicin
HER2-negative breast cancer
Journal Article
Sunitinib
V99T50803M
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Vascular normalization

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.02.2022

Date Revised 24.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02790580

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10549-021-06470-7

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM334645301