Influence of HER2 expression on prognosis in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer-results from an international, multicenter analysis coordinated by the AGMT Study Group

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BACKGROUND: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with poor prognosis, and new treatment options are urgently needed. About 34%-39% of primary TNBCs show a low expression of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2-low), which is a target for new anti-HER2 drugs. However, little is known about the frequency and the prognostic value of HER2-low in metastatic TNBC.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively included patients with TNBC from five European countries for this international, multicenter analysis. Triple-negativity had to be shown in a metastatic site or in the primary breast tumor diagnosed simultaneously or within 3 years before metastatic disease. HER2-low was defined as immunohistochemically (IHC) 1+ or 2+ without ERBB2 gene amplification. Survival probabilities were calculated by the Kaplan-Meier method, and multivariable hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated by Cox regression models.

RESULTS: In total, 691 patients, diagnosed between January 2006 and February 2021, were assessable. The incidence of HER2-low was 32.0% [95% confidence interval (CI) 28.5% to 35.5%], with similar proportions in metastases (n = 265; 29.8%) and primary tumors (n = 425; 33.4%; P = 0.324). The median overall survival (OS) in HER2-low and HER2-0 TNBC was 18.6 and 16.1 months, respectively (HR 1.00; 95% CI 0.83-1.19; P = 0.969). Similarly, in multivariable analysis, HER2-low had no significant impact on OS (HR 0.95; 95% CI 0.79-1.13; P = 0.545). No difference in prognosis was observed between HER2 IHC 0/1+ and IHC 2+ tumors (HR 0.89; 95% CI 0.69-1.17; P = 0.414).

CONCLUSIONS: In this large international dataset of metastatic TNBC, the frequency of HER2-low was 32.0%. Neither in univariable nor in multivariable analysis HER2-low showed any influence on OS.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

ESMO open - 8(2023), 1 vom: 15. Feb., Seite 100747

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gampenrieder, S P [VerfasserIn]
Dezentjé, V [VerfasserIn]
Lambertini, M [VerfasserIn]
de Nonneville, A [VerfasserIn]
Marhold, M [VerfasserIn]
Le Du, F [VerfasserIn]
Cortés Salgado, A [VerfasserIn]
Alpuim Costa, D [VerfasserIn]
Vaz Batista, M [VerfasserIn]
Chic Ruché, N [VerfasserIn]
Tinchon, C [VerfasserIn]
Petzer, A [VerfasserIn]
Blondeaux, E [VerfasserIn]
Del Mastro, L [VerfasserIn]
Targato, G [VerfasserIn]
Bertucci, F [VerfasserIn]
Gonçalves, A [VerfasserIn]
Viret, F [VerfasserIn]
Bartsch, R [VerfasserIn]
Mannsbart, C [VerfasserIn]
Deleuze, A [VerfasserIn]
Robert, L [VerfasserIn]
Saavedra Serrano, C [VerfasserIn]
Gion Cortés, M [VerfasserIn]
Sampaio-Alves, M [VerfasserIn]
Vitorino, M [VerfasserIn]
Pecen, L [VerfasserIn]
Singer, C [VerfasserIn]
Harbeck, N [VerfasserIn]
Rinnerthaler, G [VerfasserIn]
Greil, R [VerfasserIn]
AGMT Study Group [VerfasserIn]
Balic, Marija [Sonstige Person]
Heibl, Sonja [Sonstige Person]
Zabernigg, August Felix [Sonstige Person]
Egle, Daniel [Sonstige Person]
Sandholzer, Margit [Sonstige Person]
Roitner, Florian [Sonstige Person]
Andel, Johannes [Sonstige Person]
Pichler, Petra [Sonstige Person]
Hager, Christopher [Sonstige Person]
Knauer, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Hubalek, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Bighin, Claudia [Sonstige Person]
De Laurentiis, Michelino [Sonstige Person]
De Placido, Sabino [Sonstige Person]
Puglisi, Fabio [Sonstige Person]
Boni, Luca [Sonstige Person]
de Gregorio, Amelie [Sonstige Person]
Degenhardt, Tom [Sonstige Person]
Formisano, Luigi [Sonstige Person]
Beelen, Karin [Sonstige Person]
Robinson, Timothy [Sonstige Person]
Fitzpatrick, Amanda [Sonstige Person]
Dieras, Veronique [Sonstige Person]
Muller, Volkmar [Sonstige Person]
Gennari, Alessandra [Sonstige Person]
Linn, Sabine [Sonstige Person]
Braga, Sofia [Sonstige Person]
Cortes, Javier [Sonstige Person]
Palmieri, Carlo [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

HER2-low
Journal Article
Metastatic
Multicenter Study
OS
Prognosis
Real-world data
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Triple-negative breast cancer

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.03.2023

Date Revised 24.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100747

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350750327