Neoadjuvant pertuzumab plus trastuzumab in combination with chemotherapy for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 positive breast cancer : a real-world retrospective single-institutional study in China

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INTRODUCTION: Real-world studies on neoadjuvant dual anti-HER2 therapy combined with chemotherapy for breast cancer (BC) are scarce in China. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant dual anti-HER2 therapy combined with chemotherapy in a real-world setting. Moreover, differences in estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2), and proliferation cell nuclear antigen (Ki-67) expression pre- and post-neoadjuvant therapy were analyzed.

METHODS: Clinical and pathological data of patients with HER2-positive BC who received neoadjuvant dual anti-HER2 therapy combined with chemotherapy at Liaoning Cancer Hospital & Institute, China, between September 2021 and September 2023, were retrospectively reviewed.

RESULTS: Among 179 included patients, a pathologic complete response (pCR) was achieved in 109 patients (60.9%). The univariate analysis results indicated that the hormone receptor (HR) status (P = 0.013), HER2 status (P = 0.003), and cycles of targeted treatment (P = 0.035) were significantly correlated with pCR. Subsequent multivariable analysis showed that HR negative and HER2 status 3 + were independent predictive factors of pCR. Anemia was the most common adverse event (62.0%), and the most common grade 3-4 adverse event was neutropenia (6.1%). The differences in HER2 (34.5%) and Ki-67 (92.7%) expression between core needle biopsy and the residual tumor after neoadjuvant therapy were statistically significant, whereas the differences were insignificant in terms of ER or PR status.

CONCLUSIONS: The combination of neoadjuvant trastuzumab and pertuzumab with chemotherapy showed good efficiency, and the toxic side effects were tolerable in patients with BC. In cases where pCR was not achieved after neoadjuvant therapy, downregulation of HER2 and Ki-67 expressions was observed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

World journal of surgical oncology - 22(2024), 1 vom: 06. Apr., Seite 88

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Peng, Dong-Mei [VerfasserIn]
Li, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Qiu, Jia-Xin [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Lin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Breast cancer
EC 2.7.10.1
ERBB2 protein, human
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2
Journal Article
K16AIQ8CTM
Ki-67 Antigen
Neoadjuvant dual anti-HER2 therapy
P188ANX8CK
Pathologic complete response
Pertuzumab
Receptor, ErbB-2
Residual tumor
Trastuzumab

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 09.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12957-024-03365-x

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370722833