Myocardial HER2 expression with 111In-DTPA-trastuzmab scan in patients shortly after anthracycline treatment

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 3057-3057
Author(s):  
P. J. Perik ◽  
M. N. Lub-De Hooge ◽  
P. L. Jager ◽  
M. A. De Korte ◽  
J. A. Gietema ◽  
...  

3057 Background: The monoclonal antibody trastuzumab, apart from antitumor effect, can induce cardiotoxicity, particularly when combined with anthracyclines. Myocardial HER2 upregulation may serve, transiently, as a compensatory mechanism induced by cardiac stress. Previously we showed in a xenograft model that 111In-DTPA-trastuzumab scintigraphy can detect HER2 positive lesions (Br J Pharmacol 2004;143:99–106) but that myocardial 111In-DTPA-trastuzumab uptake was found in only 1 of 17 anthracycline-pretreated HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients (ESMO 2004#50). This low number may be related to the long interval between anthracycline administration (median 11 months) and performed scan in these patients. To evaluate whether myocardial HER2 expression is induced by anthracyclines, we performed 111In-DTPA-trastuzumab scans in patients shortly after anthracycline treatment. Methods: Patients who completed 4–6 cycles of anthracycline-based chemotherapy (< 3 weeks after last dose) underwent gammacamera imaging 48 and 96 h after iv administration of 150 MBq 111In-DTPA-trastuzumab (5mg). Results: 10 anthracycline-treated patients, 8 as adjuvant breast cancer treatment and 2 for metastatic sarcoma have been enrolled. Myocardial 111In-DTPA-trastuzumab uptake was observed in 5/10 anthracycline-treated patients who all were without symptomatic cardiac dysfunction. Conclusions: Shortly after completion of anthracycline treatment myocardial HER2 overexpression was detectable in 50% of the patients. This may be a transient phenomenon. 111In-DTPA-trastuzumab scan after anthracycline treatment prior to adjuvant trastuzumab may identify patients more susceptible for trastuzumab-induced cardiotoxicity. This important observation may add to optimal timing of trastuzumab therapy i.e. when HER2/neu expression in the heart is negative (again). [Table: see text]

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ornella Garrone ◽  
Tommaso Giarratano ◽  
Eva Blondeaux ◽  
Loretta D'Onofrio ◽  
Andrea Michelotti ◽  
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Abstract Background: Real world data have the potential to demonstrate the applicability of the results of randomized studies in the general population. SUPER trial was conducted in order to assess the activity, the efficacy and the safety of the combination of pertuzumab, trastuzumab and chemotherapy in clinical practice.Material and methods: Patients diagnosed with HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer (mBC) and treated with pertuzumab, trastuzumab and chemotherapy were accrued at 18 italian hospitals. Data were retrospectively collected in the time frame between pertuzumab availability in clinical practice and study approval in 2016, and prospectively collected thereafter. Results: Overall 342 HER2 positive mBC were accrued. 172 patients had relapsed disease and 56.4% of them received neo/adjuvant trastuzumab. 205 patients received docetaxel. Objective response rate was 76.3% (95%CI: 71.4–80.7). Median progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 24.3 months (95% CI: 20.0–28.9) and 70.2 months (95% CI: 61.4–79.0) respectively. Triple positive patients treated with endocrine therapy in addition to pertuzumab and trastuzumab maintenance had a significant longer PFS and OS than patients who did not. mPFS was 31.2 months and 13 months respectively (HR=0.47; 95% CI: 0.33–0.66; p<0.001) and mOS was 72.3 months and 56.8 months respectively (HR=0.58; 95% CI: 0.36–0.92; p=0.02). Pretreatment with trastuzumab did not hamper the outcome. In addition, maintaining the dual blockade inhibition at disease progression with the same CT partner or alternative endocrine agent leading to further benefit.Conclusions: SUPER suggests that results of first-line treatment with pertuzumab, trastuzumab and chemotherapy in unselected patients are consistent with findings from CLEOPATRA trial.Moreover, as expected from real world evidence, new insights have emerged.


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e12550-e12550
Author(s):  
Aimaz Afrough ◽  
Heather Lin ◽  
Angelica M. Gutierrez-Barrera ◽  
Jennifer Keating Litton ◽  
Vicente Valero ◽  
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e12550 Background: Human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER2) overexpression or amplification occurs in 20–25% of all breast cancers and is associated with an aggressive form of the disease with reduced disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). However, the outcome of patients with HER2+ tumor and BRCA mutation is poorly described. The purpose of this analysis was to analyze the clinical and pathological features and outcomes of patients with HER2+ breast cancer regards to their BRCA status. Methods: Patients who were referred for genetic counseling between 2004-2012 and who had a HER2+ breast cancer treated with trastuzumab were included in our analysis. Patients were considered Her2+ if immunohistochemistry was 3+ or had a ratio of ≥2 by FISH. Patients with metastatic breast cancer at diagnosis were excluded. Clinical and pathological and outcome data was extracted from a prospectively maintained research data base after IRB approval was obtained. Results: Ninety-four patients were identified. The median age at diagnosis was 39 years (range 21 – 58). The majority of the patients were White (76%). Tumors were invasive ductal carcinoma in 89% and had nuclear grading of 3 in 76% of patients. Hormone receptors were positive in 66% and BRCA 1 or 2 mutations were positive in 16% (N=15). The majority of the patients were treated with a combination of Anthracyclines plus Taxanes (76%). All patients received trastuzumab in the neoadjuvant or adjuvant setting. After a median follow-up of 4.4 years, OS and DFS in all patients were 97% and 88%, respectively. Three HER2-positive breast cancer patients had died (3.2 %). Recurrence had occurred in 11 patients; all of these patients were BRCA negative. OS and DFS of patients with BRCA mutations were then compared with OS and DFS of patients without BRCA mutation (both 100% vs. 96% and 81.9%, respectively). There was no statistically significant survival difference in BRCA mutation carriers compared with non-carriers (p=0.362). Conclusions: The presence of a BRCA mutation does not seem to offer prognostic information in this population. Further investigation with larger cohort are needed for confirmation.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 608-608
Author(s):  
Jose Caetano Villasboas ◽  
Judith Hurley ◽  
Jodi Marie Weidler ◽  
Agnes Paquet ◽  
Carmen Gomez Fernandez ◽  
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608 Background: Elevated p95 [HER2-M611-CTF (carboxy-terminal-fragment) also known as p110 or p95HER2] expression has been correlated with poor outcomes in HER2+ pts with metastatic breast cancer treated with trastuzumab (T); however, limited data have been presented on the correlation between p95 and pCR to T in the NEO setting, where p95 was measured by immunohistochemistry. In the current study, we sought to determine whether quantitative p95 and HER2 expression correlated with pCR in pts treated with T + chemotherapy in the NEO setting. Methods: HER2 expression (H2T) was quantified by HERmark in 47 breast tumors using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections. Tissue remained in 40 cases to measure p95 by VeraTag and compare to a previously published cutoff (Clin Cancer Res 16:4226, 2010). pCR data were available for 45 cases. pCR was defined as the absence of invasive disease in the breast. Results: The overall pCR rate was 46.7% (ER+: 14.3% vs. ER-: 75%; Wilcoxon rank p<0.0001) and was significantly associated with higher H2T levels (p=0.02). In ER- subjects (N=24), no difference in H2T levels was observed between pCR vs non-pCR groups [median H2T=111.5 (IQR 63.4-162.2) vs 150.5 (IQR 43 – 226.2), respectively; p=0.721]. However, within the ER+ group (N=21), H2T levels were significantly higher in the pCR group vs non-pCR group [median H2T=254 (IQR 181.5-584.5) vs 37.3 (IQR 16.4-89); p=0.024]. Using multivariate logistic regression, increasing log(H2T) (p = 0.011), ER-negativity (p = 0.027) and low p95 (p = 0.074) were found to correlate or trend with pCR. Conclusions: pCR was significantly associated with high H2T expression in ER+ HER2+ breast cancer pts who received NEO therapy with T + chemotherapy. A trend towards pCR was seen in tumors that had low p95. These data suggest that quantitative H2T and p95 may provide additional information on response to T-based regimens in breast cancer, particularly ER+ breast cancer. Additional investigation into the possible relationship between quantitative levels of HER2 and p95 expression and T response in the NEO setting in larger cohorts is warranted.


Breast Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takamichi Yokoe ◽  
Sasagu Kurozumi ◽  
Kazuki Nozawa ◽  
Yukinori Ozaki ◽  
Tetsuyo Maeda ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) treatment for human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer after taxane with trastuzumab and pertuzumab is standard therapy. However, treatment strategies beyond T-DM1 are still in development with insufficient evidence of their effectiveness. Here, we aimed to evaluate real-world treatment choice and efficacy of treatments after T-DM1 for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. Methods In this multi-centre retrospective cohort study involving 17 hospitals, 325 female HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients whose post-T-DM1 treatment began between April 15, 2014 and December 31, 2018 were enrolled. The primary end point was the objective response rate (ORR) of post-T-DM1 treatments. Secondary end points included disease control rate (DCR), progression-free survival (PFS), time to treatment failure (TTF), and overall survival (OS). Results The median number of prior treatments of post-T-DM1 treatment was four. The types of post-T-DM1 treatments included (1) chemotherapy in combination with trastuzumab and pertuzumab (n = 102; 31.4%), (2) chemotherapy concomitant with trastuzumab (n = 78; 24.0%), (3), lapatinib with capecitabine (n = 63; 19.4%), and (4) others (n = 82; 25.2%). ORR was 22.8% [95% confidence interval (CI): 18.1–28.0], DCR = 66.6% (95% CI 60.8–72.0), median PFS = 6.1 months (95% CI 5.3–6.7), median TTF = 5.1 months (95% CI 4.4–5.6), and median OS = 23.7 months (95% CI 20.7–27.4). Conclusion The benefits of treatments after T-DM1 are limited. Further investigation of new treatment strategies beyond T-DM1 is awaited for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients.


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