Predictive markers for pathological complete response (pCR) after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-positive breast carcinoma

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OBJECTIVES: Patients with HER2-positive invasive breast cancer that is node-positive and/or larger than 3 cm are generally treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). We aimed to identify predictive markers for pathological complete response (pCR) after NAC in HER2-positive breast carcinoma.

METHODS: Hematoxylin/eosin-stained slides of 43 HER2-positive breast carcinoma biopsies were histopathologically reviewed. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed on pre-NAC biopsies, comprising HER2, estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), Ki-67, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), mucin-4 (MUC4), p53 and p63. Dual-probe HER2 in situ hybridization (ISH) was performed to study the mean HER2 and CEP17 copy numbers. ISH and IHC data were retrospectively collected for a validation cohort, comprising 33 patients.

RESULTS: Younger age at diagnosis, 3+ HER2 IHC scores, high mean HER2 copy numbers and high mean HER2/CEP17 ratios were significantly associated with an increased chance of achieving a pCR, and the latter two associations were confirmed in the validation cohort. No other immunohistochemical or histopathological markers were associated with pCR.

CONCLUSIONS: This retrospective study of two community-based NAC-treated HER2-positive breast cancer patient cohorts identified high mean HER2 copy numbers as a strong predictor for pCR. Further studies on larger cohorts are required to determine a precise cut-point for this predictive marker.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

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Histology and histopathology - 39(2024), 2 vom: 27. Jan., Seite 153-164

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Van Bockstal, Mieke R [VerfasserIn]
Dano, Hélène [VerfasserIn]
Benhaddi, Naima [VerfasserIn]
Dubois, Dominique [VerfasserIn]
Vanderveken, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Van Marcke, Cédric [VerfasserIn]
Vandermeulen, Ad [VerfasserIn]
Duhoux, Francois P [VerfasserIn]
Vernaeve, Hilde [VerfasserIn]
Berlière, Martine [VerfasserIn]
Galant, Christine [VerfasserIn]

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Biomarkers, Tumor
EC 2.7.10.1
Journal Article
Receptor, ErbB-2
Receptors, Progesterone

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Date Completed 30.01.2024

Date Revised 30.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.14670/HH-18-626

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357067266