Impact of HER2-low expression on the efficacy of endocrine therapy with or without CDK4/6 inhibitor in HR-positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer : A prospective study

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BACKGROUND: CDK4/6 inhibitors in combination with traditional endocrine therapy (ET) have become the recommended first-line therapy for HR-positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (MBC). The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the relationship between HER2-low expression and clinical outcomes in HR-positive/HER2-negative MBC patients receiving ET with or without CDK4/6 inhibitors.

METHODS: Between April 2016 and November 2019, 233 women with HR-positive/HER2-negative MBC who received ET with or without CDK4/6 inhibitors were enrolled into the study. The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS). Statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, Kaplan-Meier curves, and Cox proportional hazards models.

RESULTS: HER2-low and HER2-zero subgroups in the CDK4/6 inhibitor plus ET cohort showed no significant difference in the median PFS (10.9 vs. 8.0 months; hazard ratio: 0.92; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.64-1. 30; p = 0.65), while HER2-low subgroup showed a significantly shorter median PFS compared to the HER2-zero subgroup in the ET alone cohort (5.6 vs. 17.0 months; hazard ratio: 2.82; 95% CI: 1.34-5.93; p = 0.0044). Moreover, the objective response rate was significantly lower in the HER2-low subgroup than the HER2-zero subgroup in the ET alone cohort (10.5% vs. 40.0%, p = 0.047). Lastly, no significant difference was observed in the overall survival between the HER2-low and HER2-zero subgroups in both cohorts.

CONCLUSION: This study suggested that HER2-low expression may predict the efficacy of ET but not that of CDK4/6 inhibitor plus ET in HR-positive/HER2-negative MBC patients. The results of this study highlight the importance of integrating HER2 status in tailoring personalized treatment strategies for HR-positive MBC.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Thoracic cancer - 15(2024), 12 vom: 11. Apr., Seite 965-973

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wu, Yun [VerfasserIn]
Mo, Hongnan [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Hangcheng [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Yan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Jiayu [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Fei [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Binghe [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CDK4/6 inhibitors
CDK4 protein, human
CDK6 protein, human
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4
Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6
EC 2.7.10.1
EC 2.7.11.22
ERBB2 protein, human
Endocrine therapy
HER2‐low
Journal Article
Metastatic breast cancer
Prospective analysis
Protein Kinase Inhibitors
Receptor, ErbB-2
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 25.04.2024

Date Revised 28.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/1759-7714.15282

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM369702174