Reduction of Tumor Biomarkers from very High to Normal and Extensive Metastatic Lesions to Undetectability in a Patient With Stage IV HER2-positive Breast Cancer Treated With Low-dose Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Combination With Oral Recombinant Methioninase and a Low-methionine Diet

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BACKGROUND/AIM: Breast cancer is the most common and the deadliest cancer among women in the world. Treatment options for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients are limited. Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), an antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), has recently been introduced as second-line chemotherapy for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy of methionine restriction with oral recombinant methioninase (o-rMETase) and a low-methionine diet combined with T-DXd, on a patient with HER2-positive recurrent stage IV breast cancer.

CASE REPORT: A 66-year-old female was diagnosed with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. Computed tomography (CT) indicated peritoneal dissemination, thickening of the sigmoid colon and splenic flexure and widespread bone metastases. The patient was previously treated with fulvestrant, trastuzumab, pertuzumab, paclitaxel and capecitabine which were ineffective. T-DXd was administered as a second-line chemotherapy. Since the patient experienced strong side effects, the dose of T-Dxd was decreased. The patient began methionine restriction using o-rMETase and a low-methionine diet along with T-DXd. After the start of the combined treatment, CA15-3 and CA27.29, tumor markers for breast cancer, decreased rapidly from a very high level. The levels of both tumor markers are currently normal. Additionally, peritoneal-dissemination nodules, ascites and the thickness of the sigmoid colon and splenic flexure are no longer detected on CT. The patient maintains a high performance status, without severe side effects of the combination treatment.

CONCLUSION: Methionine restriction consisting of o-rMETase and a low-methionine diet, in combination with T-DXd as second-line chemotherapy, was highly effective in a patient with HER2-positive stage IV breast cancer.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:44

Enthalten in:

Anticancer research - 44(2024), 4 vom: 25. Apr., Seite 1499-1504

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sato, Motokazu [VerfasserIn]
Han, Qinghong [VerfasserIn]
Mori, Ryosuke [VerfasserIn]
Mizuta, Kohei [VerfasserIn]
Kang, Byung Mo [VerfasserIn]
Morinaga, Sei [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, Noritoshi [VerfasserIn]
Ichikawa, Yasushi [VerfasserIn]
Nakajima, Atsushi [VerfasserIn]
Hoffman, Robert M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

5384HK7574
73JWT2K6T3
AE28F7PNPL
Biomarkers, Tumor
Breast cancer
Camptothecin
Carbon-Sulfur Lyases
Case Reports
Combination therapy
EC 2.7.10.1
EC 4.4.-
EC 4.4.1.11
Enhertu
HER2-positive
Hoffman effect
Immunoconjugates
Irinotecan
Journal Article
L-methionine gamma-lyase
Methionine
Methionine addiction
Methionine restriction
Oral methioninase
P188ANX8CK
Racemethionine
Receptor, ErbB-2
Synergy
Trastuzumab
Trastuzumab deruxtecan
XT3Z54Z28A

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Date Completed 29.03.2024

Date Revised 03.04.2024

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.21873/anticanres.16946

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM37027542X