Event-free Survival with Pembrolizumab in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Schmid P, Cortes J, Dent R, Pusztai L, McArthur H, Kümmel S, Bergh J, Denkert C, Park YH, Hui R, Harbeck N, Takahashi M, Untch M, Fasching PA, Cardoso F, Andersen J, Patt D, Danso M, Ferreira M, Mouret-Reynier MA, Im SA, Ahn JH, Gion M, Baron-Hay S, Boileau JF, Ding Y, Tryfonidis K, Aktan G, Karantza V, O'Shaughnessy J. Event-free Survival with Pembrolizumab in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2022, 386: 556-567. PMID: 35139274, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2112651.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHumansIntention to Treat AnalysisKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyProgression-Free SurvivalTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsEarly triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerEvent-free survivalCycles of pembrolizumabPathological complete responseDefinitive surgeryBreast cancerNeoadjuvant chemotherapyComplete responseLonger event-free survivalUntreated stage IIPrimary end pointPhase 3 trialSecond primary cancerDoxorubicin-cyclophosphamideNeoadjuvant pembrolizumabNeoadjuvant phaseAdjuvant therapyDistant recurrenceNeoadjuvant therapyAdverse eventsPrimary cancerSafety profileDisease progressionPembrolizumab