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Lani
05-19-2011, 06:47 PM
Treatment of small node-negative HER2+ invasive breast carcinomas: Forty-month update of the joint Aerio/Remagus study.


Sub-category:
HER2+

Category:
Breast Cancer - HER2/ER

Meeting:
2011 ASCO Annual Meeting

Abstract No:
557

Citation:
J Clin Oncol 29: 2011 (suppl; abstr 557)


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Session: Breast Cancer - HER2/ER

Type: General Poster Session

Time: Monday June 6, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Location: McCormick Place Hall A



Author(s): J. Wassermann, L. Albiges, M. J. Rodrigues, E. Brain, S. Delaloge, J. Guinebretiere, M. C. Mathieu, E. Guillot, A. Vincent-Salomon, P. H. Cottu, AERIO/REMAGUS; Institut Curie - Centre René Huguenin, Saint-Cloud, France; Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France; Institut Curie, Paris, France; Institut Gustave-Roussy, Villejuif, France; Institut Curie-Hôpital René Huguenin, Saint-Cloud, France


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Abstract:

Background: Trials have shown benefit of adjuvant trastuzumab (TZM) for N+ or supra-centrimetric HER2+ breast carcinomas. Methods: Retrospective multicenter series from 2000 to 2008 of infra-centimetric HER2+ invasive breast carcinomas (InfraHER2) non metastatic. Tumors with ≥80% of carcinoma in situ, multifocal and metastatic tumors were excluded. Results: 97 cases have been evaluated. Median age was 55 years (24 to 87 years). 67% were discovered by systematic breast cancer screening with no significative difference between T1a and T1b (79% vs 64%, Fisher’s exact test p=0.23). Median size was 8 mm (range, 2 to 10 mm), 22 were T1a, 75 tumors were T1b. Fifty-one tumors (53%) exhibited significant HR expression. All patients had surgery. 57% (n=55) had a sentinel lymph node procedure. 68% (n=66) had a local irradiation and 44 patients (71% of those who had undergone breast conservative surgery) a tumor bed boost. 42/51 HR+ patients received hormonotherapy (82%): 21 received aromatase inhibitors (AI) upfront or sequential, 9 received tamoxifen (TAM) alone, 11 received LHRH agonists alone or in combination with TAM or AI. 43% (n=42) had chemotherapy (CT), (Anthracycline alone for 20 cases, taxane for 2 cases, sequential A/T for 19 cases and concurrent for 1 case) almost all (37) were associated to TZM. In three cases, TZM was administered without chemotherapy. Decision of adjuvant CT was associated (all p<0.05) with hormonal receptors (HR) negative status, Elston-Ellis grade (EE) 2/3 and high mitotic index (MI) while patients with HR+/low MI tumors were rarely treated (p<0.001). With a 41 months median follow-up, there was no invasive recurrence in TZM group and 8 of the 56 patients treated without TZM had a recurrent invasive disease including three fatal. Difference in recurrence between TZM treated patients and others was statistically significant (40-months Kaplan-Meier cumulative risk: 100% vs 89%; log-rank p=0.02). Conclusions: In our practice N- InfraHER2 tumors may have a significant risk of recurrence which could be avoided by chemo-trastuzumab-based adjuvant treatment. Patients with N- InfraHER2 tumors should be included in HER2-targeted adjuvant trials.

BonnieR
05-19-2011, 08:36 PM
Lani, thank you for being so very busy on our behalf!
This particular article was of interest to me and I bet lots of others are finding your postings useful as well.
Keep the faith

Lani
05-19-2011, 08:40 PM
High recurrence risk in pT1bc HER2-positive, triple-negative, node-negative early breast cancer patients.


Sub-category:
HER2+

Category:
Breast Cancer - HER2/ER

Meeting:
2011 ASCO Annual Meeting

Abstract No:
609

Citation:
J Clin Oncol 29: 2011 (suppl; abstr 609)



Session: Breast Cancer - HER2/ER

Type: General Poster Session

Time: Monday June 6, 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Location: McCormick Place Hall A

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Author(s): A. Vaccaro, F. Ciancola, L. Pizzuti, I. Sperduti, L. Moscetti, P. Vici, F. Longo, E. Ruggeri, M. Di Seri, M. A. Giampaolo, T. Gamucci; Medical Oncology Unit ASL Frosinone, Frosinone, Italy; Sapienza, Policlinico Umberto I, Rome, Italy; Medical Oncology, Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy; Regina Elena National Cancer Institute, Rome, Italy; UOC Oncologia Presidio Ospedaliero Centrale Belcolle - AUSL, Viterbo, Italy; Belcolle Hospital, Viterbo, Italy; Medical Oncology Unit, ASL Frosinone, Frosinone, Italy


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Abstract:

Background: Controversy still exists about adjuvant treatment decision for small node negative (N0) early breast cancer (BC). Retrospective evaluations of clinical and pathological data show different outcomes. The objective of our analysis is to evaluate recurrence risk in patients (pts) with pT1abc, N0 BC accordingly with some prognostic biological factors. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 600 pts who underwent surgery between 2000 and 2009 in 4 italian oncologic centers. Survival analysis was performed only for pts enrolled until December 2007 (563 pts) in order to obtain a minimum follow up (FU) of 3 years (yr). Results: Median age at diagnosis 59 (range 21-86); premenopausal 28%; invasive ductal carcinoma 89%; Ki 67>15% 51%; histologic grade (G)1 17%, G2 50%, G3 18%, no data in 15% of pts; pT1a 8%; pT1b 37%; pT1c 55%. We defined 3 cohorts: ER positive (ER+) 82%; HER2 overexpressed or amplified (HER2+) 10%; triple negative (TN) 8%. All ER+ pts received adjuvant hormonal treatment. Chemotherapy (CT) was administered in 35% of pts (pT1c 47%, pT1b 23%, pT1a 10%). In HER2+ cohort CT (plus trastuzumab in 50% of pts) was administered in 35/62 pts (57%) and in TN pts 35/50 (70%). Median FU was 60 months. To date 11% of pts recurred. The 5-yr disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were 91.3.% and 97.7%. DFS according to different cohorts is shown in table. In pT1bc pts there is a trend towards a higher rate of recurrence (HR 1.62, 95% CI 0.80-3.07; p 0.14) in HER2+ and TN cohorts and DFS according to tumor size is b+c vs a with HR 4.43 (95% CI 0.61-31.97; p 0.14). At Cox multivariate analysis Ki67 and histologic G resulted as independent prognostic factors (HR 2.11, 95% CI 1.07-4.15; HR 2.58, 95% CI 1.26–5.25). Conclusions: Grading and Ki67 are confirmed independent prognostic factors. pT1b or c, N0, HER2+ and TN BC have a significant high risk of recurrence. In pT1c HER2+ pts DFS is presumably related to the high percentage (85%) of trastuzumab-treated pts. Effective therapy should be considered for all these unfavourable prognostic subgroups. Data collection is ongoing and update results will be presented.


DFS 5-yr % P
All pT1 a 100 0.11
b 90.7
c 90.7
ER+ pT1 a 100 0.11
b 94.4
c 90.5
TN pT1 a 100 0.74
b 82.8
c 83.9
HER2 + pT1 a 100 0.35
b 77.4
c 90.6