2022
Pathologic complete response (pCR) rates for HR+/HER2- breast cancer by molecular subtype in the I-SPY2 Trial.
Huppert L, Rugo H, Pusztai L, Mukhtar R, Chien A, Yau C, Wolf D, Berry D, van 't Veer L, Yee D, DeMichele A, Esserman L. Pathologic complete response (pCR) rates for HR+/HER2- breast cancer by molecular subtype in the I-SPY2 Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 504-504. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.504.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchI-SPY2 trialInvestigational agentsMolecular subtypesNodal statusPathologic complete response rateMultiple investigational agentsComplete response ratePhase 3 trialHER2- breast cancerLuminal statusNeoadjuvant therapyPrimary endpointImmune signaturesPCR rateTreatment armsHeterogenous diseaseBC therapySubtype 5Breast cancerImmune biologyResponse ratePembrolizumabHormone receptorsDiseaseTrialsEvent-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
2020
Effect of Pembrolizumab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Pathologic Complete Response in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Nanda R, Liu MC, Yau C, Shatsky R, Pusztai L, Wallace A, Chien AJ, Forero-Torres A, Ellis E, Han H, Clark A, Albain K, Boughey JC, Jaskowiak NT, Elias A, Isaacs C, Kemmer K, Helsten T, Majure M, Stringer-Reasor E, Parker C, Lee MC, Haddad T, Cohen RN, Asare S, Wilson A, Hirst GL, Singhrao R, Steeg K, Asare A, Matthews JB, Berry S, Sanil A, Schwab R, Symmans WF, van ‘t Veer L, Yee D, DeMichele A, Hylton NM, Melisko M, Perlmutter J, Rugo HS, Berry DA, Esserman LJ. Effect of Pembrolizumab Plus Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy on Pathologic Complete Response in Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2020, 6: 676-684. PMID: 32053137, PMCID: PMC7058271, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2019.6650.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerPathologic complete responseNeoadjuvant chemotherapyPhase 3 trialResidual cancer burdenStandard neoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerComplete responseInvestigational armStage II/III breast cancerHigher event-free survival rateERBB2-negative breast cancerEvent-free survival rateAnthracycline-based neoadjuvant chemotherapyDistant recurrence-free survivalEnd pointTriple-negative breast cancerCycles of pembrolizumabEffect of pembrolizumabImmune-related endocrinopathiesNeoadjuvant clinical trialsTriple-negative cohortPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsRecurrence-free survivalPembrolizumab for Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Schmid P, Cortes J, Pusztai L, McArthur H, Kümmel S, Bergh J, Denkert C, Park YH, Hui R, Harbeck N, Takahashi M, Foukakis T, Fasching PA, Cardoso F, Untch M, Jia L, Karantza V, Zhao J, Aktan G, Dent R, O'Shaughnessy J. Pembrolizumab for Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 382: 810-821. PMID: 32101663, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1910549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinEpirubicinFemaleHumansIntention to Treat AnalysisKaplan-Meier EstimateMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyNeoplasm StagingPaclitaxelTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsConceptsEarly triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerPathological complete responseCycles of pembrolizumabPercentage of patientsDefinitive surgeryComplete responseBreast cancerNeoadjuvant chemotherapyTreatment-related adverse eventsUntreated stage IIPrimary end pointAcceptable safety profileEvent-free survivalPhase 3 trialSecond primary tumorsFirst interim analysisAdjuvant pembrolizumabTreat populationDistant recurrenceNeoadjuvant therapyPromising antitumor activityAdverse eventsSafety profilePrimary tumor
2016
Adaptive Randomization of Veliparib–Carboplatin Treatment in Breast Cancer
Rugo HS, Olopade OI, DeMichele A, Yau C, van 't Veer LJ, Buxton MB, Hogarth M, Hylton NM, Paoloni M, Perlmutter J, Symmans WF, Yee D, Chien AJ, Wallace AM, Kaplan HG, Boughey JC, Haddad TC, Albain KS, Liu MC, Isaacs C, Khan QJ, Lang JE, Viscusi RK, Pusztai L, Moulder SL, Chui SY, Kemmer KA, Elias AD, Edmiston KK, Euhus DM, Haley BB, Nanda R, Northfelt DW, Tripathy D, Wood WC, Ewing C, Schwab R, Lyandres J, Davis SE, Hirst GL, Sanil A, Berry DA, Esserman LJ. Adaptive Randomization of Veliparib–Carboplatin Treatment in Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 375: 23-34. PMID: 27406347, PMCID: PMC5259561, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1513749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathological complete responseHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Triple-negative breast cancerStandard therapyComplete responseBreast cancerBiomarker subtypesExperimental regimensEpidermal growth factor receptor 2I-SPY 2Triple-negative populationCompletion of chemotherapyPrimary end pointPhase 3 trialStandard neoadjuvant chemotherapyGrowth factor receptor 2HER2-negative tumorsAdaptive randomizationBiomarker signaturesTumor volume changesFactor receptor 2Phase 2Carboplatin groupNeoadjuvant trialsNeoadjuvant chemotherapyAdaptive Randomization of Neratinib in Early Breast Cancer
Park JW, Liu MC, Yee D, Yau C, van 't Veer LJ, Symmans WF, Paoloni M, Perlmutter J, Hylton NM, Hogarth M, DeMichele A, Buxton MB, Chien AJ, Wallace AM, Boughey JC, Haddad TC, Chui SY, Kemmer KA, Kaplan HG, Isaacs C, Nanda R, Tripathy D, Albain KS, Edmiston KK, Elias AD, Northfelt DW, Pusztai L, Moulder SL, Lang JE, Viscusi RK, Euhus DM, Haley BB, Khan QJ, Wood WC, Melisko M, Schwab R, Helsten T, Lyandres J, Davis SE, Hirst GL, Sanil A, Esserman LJ, Berry DA. Adaptive Randomization of Neratinib in Early Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 375: 11-22. PMID: 27406346, PMCID: PMC5259558, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1513750.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathological complete responseComplete responseBreast cancerNeoadjuvant therapyStandard chemotherapyHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) statusEpidermal growth factor receptor 2 statusBiomarker signaturesSerial magnetic resonance imagingI-SPY 2 TRIALTyrosine kinase inhibitor neratinibClinical stage IIPrimary end pointHormone receptor statusPhase 2 trialPhase 3 trialStandard neoadjuvant chemotherapyEarly breast cancerMultiple new agentsAdaptive randomizationNegative breast cancerConfirmatory phase 3 trialPhase 3 testingExperimental groupMagnetic resonance imaging
2012
Lapatinib with trastuzumab for HER2-positive early breast cancer (NeoALTTO): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial
Baselga J, Bradbury I, Eidtmann H, Di Cosimo S, de Azambuja E, Aura C, Gómez H, Dinh P, Fauria K, Van Dooren V, Aktan G, Goldhirsch A, Chang TW, Horváth Z, Coccia-Portugal M, Domont J, Tseng LM, Kunz G, Sohn JH, Semiglazov V, Lerzo G, Palacova M, Probachai V, Pusztai L, Untch M, Gelber RD, Piccart-Gebhart M, Team O. Lapatinib with trastuzumab for HER2-positive early breast cancer (NeoALTTO): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial. The Lancet 2012, 379: 633-640. PMID: 22257673, PMCID: PMC5705192, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)61847-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDiarrheaDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansInfusions, IntravenousLapatinibLiverMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsPathological complete responseBreast cancerHER2-positive early breast cancerHER2-positive primary breast cancerAnti-HER2 monoclonal antibody trastuzumabHER2-positive breast cancerHER2-overexpressing breast cancerTyrosine kinase inhibitor lapatinibGrade 3 diarrheaLiver enzyme alterationsAnti-HER2 agentsAnti-HER2 therapyPhase 3 studyPhase 3 trialEarly breast cancerPrimary breast cancerSingle-agent therapySynergistic antitumour activityMajor cardiac dysfunctionKinase inhibitor lapatinibMonoclonal antibody trastuzumabAdjuvant chemotherapyNeoadjuvant phaseNeoadjuvant settingOral lapatinib