2024
TBCRC 048 (olaparib expanded) expansion cohorts: Phase 2 study of olaparib monotherapy in patients (pts) with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) with germline (g) mutations in PALB2 or somatic (s) mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2.
Tung N, Robson M, Nanda R, Li T, Vinayak S, Shah P, Khoury K, Kimmick G, Santa-Maria C, Brufsky A, DeMeo M, Vieira J, Carey L, Wulf G, Domchek S, Krop I, Wolff A, Winer E, Garber J. TBCRC 048 (olaparib expanded) expansion cohorts: Phase 2 study of olaparib monotherapy in patients (pts) with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) with germline (g) mutations in PALB2 or somatic (s) mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 1021-1021. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.1021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalDuration of responseMetastatic breast cancerClinical benefit rateTriple-negative breast cancerMedian duration of responseMedian progression-free survivalMutant allele frequencyExpansion cohortHER2-negativeHER2-positiveCohort 2aNon-respondersBreast cancerEarly due to slow enrollmentMetastatic chemotherapy regimensResponse to olaparibPhase 2 studyPhase II trialKaplan-Meier methodPredictors of responseCohort of womenWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testBRCA1mContribution of tumour and immune cells to PD‐L1 expression as a predictive biomarker in metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer: exploratory analysis from KEYNOTE‐119
Cortes J, Winer E, Lipatov O, Im S, Gonçalves A, Muñoz‐Couselo E, Lee K, Schmid P, Tamura K, Testa L, Witzel I, Ohtani S, Hund S, Kulangara K, Karantza V, Mejia J, Ma J, Jelinic P, Huang L, Pruitt S, Emancipator K. Contribution of tumour and immune cells to PD‐L1 expression as a predictive biomarker in metastatic triple‐negative breast cancer: exploratory analysis from KEYNOTE‐119. The Journal Of Pathology Clinical Research 2024, 10: e12371. PMID: 38627977, PMCID: PMC11021797, DOI: 10.1002/2056-4538.12371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 expressionTriple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 CPSPD-L1Breast cancerTreated metastatic triple-negative breast cancerIncreased programmed death ligand 1PD-L1 IHC 22C3 pharmDxEfficacy of pembrolizumab monotherapyPD-L1 expression assessmentProgrammed death-1 blockadeExpression of PD-L1Objective response rateProgression-free survivalTumor proportion scoreDeath-ligand 1Contribution of tumorImmune cell densityReceiver operating characteristic curveArea under the receiver operating characteristic curvePredictive of responsePembrolizumab monotherapyOverall survivalUniform scoring system
2023
Impact of pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: results from the phase 3 randomised KEYNOTE-119 study
Schmid P, Lipatov O, Im S, Goncalves A, Muñoz-Couselo E, Lee K, Tamura K, Testa L, Witzel I, Ohtani S, Turner N, Zambelli S, Harbeck N, Andre F, Dent R, Mejia J, Zhou X, Haiderali A, Nguyen A, Cortes J, Winer E. Impact of pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: results from the phase 3 randomised KEYNOTE-119 study. European Journal Of Cancer 2023, 195: 113393. PMID: 37976633, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerCombined positive scoreMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 combined positive scoreHealth-related qualityBreast cancerQLQ-C30 functional scalesTumor PD-L1 expressionGHS/QoLNausea/vomitingPD-L1 expressionStart of treatmentHRQoL resultsEligible patientsHRQoL analysisOverall survivalSystemic therapyClinical outcomesFunctional scalesPhysician's choicePatientsChemotherapyFirst onsetCountry guidelinesMedian TTDCirculating tumor DNA association with residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer in TBCRC 030 ☆
Parsons H, Blewett T, Chu X, Sridhar S, Santos K, Xiong K, Abramson V, Patel A, Cheng J, Brufsky A, Rhoades J, Force J, Liu R, Traina T, Carey L, Rimawi M, Miller K, Stearns V, Specht J, Falkson C, Burstein H, Wolff A, Winer E, Tayob N, Krop I, Makrigiorgos G, Golub T, Mayer E, Adalsteinsson V. Circulating tumor DNA association with residual cancer burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in triple-negative breast cancer in TBCRC 030 ☆. Annals Of Oncology 2023, 34: 899-906. PMID: 37597579, PMCID: PMC10898256, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2023.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerResidual cancer burdenNeoadjuvant chemotherapyCancer burdenBreast cancerWeek 3Additional neoadjuvant chemotherapyPlasma samplesCase-control analysisCtDNA clearanceCtDNA positivityNeoadjuvant paclitaxelDisease recurrenceProspective studyWeek 12RCB 0CtDNA assaysPatientsSufficient tissueChemotherapyTumor fractionTumor DNARCB-3RespondersAdditional studiesEstimating mortality in women with triple-negative breast cancer: The ‘ESTIMATE triple-negative’ tool
Leone J, Graham N, Leone J, Tolaney S, Leone B, Freedman R, Hassett M, Vallejo C, Winer E, Lin N, Tayob N. Estimating mortality in women with triple-negative breast cancer: The ‘ESTIMATE triple-negative’ tool. European Journal Of Cancer 2023, 189: 112930. PMID: 37356327, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2023.05.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer-specific mortalityTriple-negative breast cancerRisk of BCSMTumor characteristicsBreast cancerCumulative riskNon-metastatic triple-negative breast cancerMost tumor characteristicsCancer-specific mortalityRisk of deathPopulation-based riskHigh-grade triple-negative breast cancerCause mortalityMost patientsPathologic variablesInitial diagnosisHigh riskNew diagnosisPatientsMortalityDiagnosisYear 0RiskCancerWomen190MO Association of 18-Gene expression profile (GEP) with clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) treated with pembrolizumab (Pembro) or chemotherapy (Chemo) in KEYNOTE-119
Cortés J, Lipatov O, Im S, Gonçalves A, Lee K, Schmid P, Tamura K, Testa L, Ohtani S, Harbeck N, Loi S, Salgado R, Lunceford J, Karantza V, Mejia J, Cristescu R, Nebozhyn M, Jelinic P, Huang L, Winer E. 190MO Association of 18-Gene expression profile (GEP) with clinical outcomes in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) treated with pembrolizumab (Pembro) or chemotherapy (Chemo) in KEYNOTE-119. ESMO Open 2023, 8: 101379. DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101379.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation Between Biomarkers and Clinical Outcomes of Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: KEYNOTE-086 Exploratory Analysis
Loi S, Salgado R, Schmid P, Cortes J, Cescon D, Winer E, Toppmeyer D, Rugo H, De Laurentiis M, Nanda R, Iwata H, Awada A, Tan A, Sun Y, Karantza V, Wang A, Huang L, Saadatpour A, Cristescu R, Yearley J, Lunceford J, Jelinic P, Adams S. Association Between Biomarkers and Clinical Outcomes of Pembrolizumab Monotherapy in Patients With Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: KEYNOTE-086 Exploratory Analysis. JCO Precision Oncology 2023, 7: e2200317. PMID: 37099733, DOI: 10.1200/po.22.00317.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerClinical outcomesPembrolizumab monotherapyPD-L1Metastatic diseaseGEP signaturesBreast cancerStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesT-cell-inflamed gene expression profileExploratory biomarker analysisMore systemic therapiesPD-L1 CPSTumor PD-L1PD-L1 statusTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesImproved clinical outcomesTumor mutational burdenSignature 3Mutational signature 3Cohort BDifferentiation 8Systemic therapyCohort ACombined cohort
2022
Multidimensional Molecular Profiling of Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Benefit.
Barroso-Sousa R, Forman J, Collier K, Weber ZT, Jammihal TR, Kao KZ, Richardson ET, Keenan T, Cohen O, Manos MP, Brennick RC, Ott PA, Hodi FS, Dillon DA, Attaya V, O'Meara T, Lin NU, Van Allen EM, Rodig S, Winer EP, Mittendorf EA, Wu CJ, Wagle N, Stover DG, Shukla SA, Tolaney SM. Multidimensional Molecular Profiling of Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Benefit. JCO Precision Oncology 2022, 6: e2100413. PMID: 35797509, PMCID: PMC9848556, DOI: 10.1200/po.21.00413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression pathwaysMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerExpression pathwaysWhole-exome sequencingFollicular helper T cellsDNA damage repair pathwaysTriple-negative breast cancerProgression-free survivalMemory T cellsDamage repair pathwaysHelper T cellsTumor mutational burdenT cellsClonal evolutionOverall survivalDNA whole-exome sequencingTranscriptomic landscapeHomologous recombinationRepair pathwaysRNA sequencingM1 macrophagesBreast cancerDefective repairMutational burdenDNA damageMutational Signature 3 Detected from Clinical Panel Sequencing is Associated with Responses to Olaparib in Breast and Ovarian Cancers
Batalini F, Gulhan DC, Mao V, Tran A, Polak M, Xiong N, Tayob N, Tung NM, Winer EP, Mayer EL, Knappskog S, Lønning PE, Matulonis UA, Konstantinopoulos PA, Solit DB, Won H, Eikesdal HP, Park PJ, Wulf GM. Mutational Signature 3 Detected from Clinical Panel Sequencing is Associated with Responses to Olaparib in Breast and Ovarian Cancers. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: of1-of10. PMID: 36048535, PMCID: PMC9623231, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-22-0749.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHomologous recombination deficiencyTriple-negative breast cancerMutational signature 3Ovarian cancerImproved progression-free survivalPARP inhibitorsPanel sequencingHigh-grade serous ovarian cancerPI3K inhibitor buparlisibPhase Ib trialProgression-free survivalIdentification of patientsRoutine clinical careSignature 3Serous ovarian cancerPARP inhibitor olaparibSame patient sampleIb trialObjective responseTNBC patientsBreast cancerBRCA1/2 mutationsClinical careInstability scoreGenomic instability scoreNodal Positivity in Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Implications for Preoperative Immunotherapy
Mittendorf EA, Kantor O, Weiss A, Richardson E, Garrido-Castro A, Portnow LH, Krop IE, Lin NU, Winer EP, Tolaney SM, King TA. Nodal Positivity in Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Implications for Preoperative Immunotherapy. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2022, 30: 100-106. PMID: 35941343, DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-12357-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerNational Cancer DatabaseNormal clinical examinationAxillary ultrasoundNegative clinical examinationClinical examinationUpfront surgeryCT2 tumorsInstitutional databaseBreast cancerEarly-stage triple-negative breast cancerStage triple-negative breast cancerAddition of immunotherapyNodal positivity ratePathologic nodal statusNode-positive patientsEvent-free survivalNode-positive diseaseRisk-benefit ratioCT1-2N0NCDB cohortPreoperative immunotherapyResultsFor patientsPositive nodesPreoperative chemotherapyPhase 1b Clinical Trial with Alpelisib plus Olaparib for Patients with Advanced Triple-Negative Breast CancerAlpelisib plus Olaparib for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Batalini F, Xiong N, Tayob N, Polak M, Eismann J, Cantley LC, Shapiro GI, Adalsteinsson V, Winer EP, Konstantinopoulos PA, D'Andrea A, Swisher EM, Matulonis UA, Wulf GM, Mayer EL. Phase 1b Clinical Trial with Alpelisib plus Olaparib for Patients with Advanced Triple-Negative Breast CancerAlpelisib plus Olaparib for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2022, 28: 1493-1499. PMID: 35149538, PMCID: PMC9066379, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-21-3045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerObjective response rateCirculating-free DNABreast cancerCommon treatment-related grade 3Treatment-related grade 3Longer progression-free survivalRecurrent triple-negative breast cancerHigh-grade serous ovarian cancerPARP inhibitionPhase 1b clinical trialPhase 2 dosePhase 1b trialSecondary end pointsProgression-free survivalRecurrent breast cancerGermline BRCA mutationsImportant prognostic informationSerous ovarian cancerBreast cancer cohortBRCA-mutant tumorsNon-BRCA carriersPI3K inhibitorsEligible patientsExpansion cohortCALGB 40603 (Alliance): Long-Term Outcomes and Genomic Correlates of Response and Survival After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With or Without Carboplatin and Bevacizumab in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Shepherd JH, Ballman K, Polley MC, Campbell JD, Fan C, Selitsky S, Fernandez-Martinez A, Parker JS, Hoadley KA, Hu Z, Li Y, Soloway MG, Spears PA, Singh B, Tolaney SM, Somlo G, Port ER, Ma C, Kuzma C, Mamounas E, Golshan M, Bellon JR, Collyar D, Hahn OM, Hudis CA, Winer EP, Partridge A, Hyslop T, Carey LA, Perou CM, Sikov WM. CALGB 40603 (Alliance): Long-Term Outcomes and Genomic Correlates of Response and Survival After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy With or Without Carboplatin and Bevacizumab in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 1323-1334. PMID: 35044810, PMCID: PMC9015203, DOI: 10.1200/jco.21.01506.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesEvent-free survivalTriple-negative breast cancerResidual cancer burdenResidual diseaseImmune activationBreast cancerPathologic complete response rateRandomized phase II trialEnd pointSuperior long-term outcomesCox proportional hazards modelComplete response rateSecondary end pointsPhase II trialPretreatment tumor biopsiesKaplan-Meier methodOverall survival rateTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesLog-rank testPretreatment tumor samplesMinimal residual diseaseProportional hazards modelWeekly paclitaxelII trial
2021
Association of 17q22 Amplicon Via Cell-Free DNA With Platinum Chemotherapy Response in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Collier KA, Asad S, Tallman D, Jenison J, Rajkovic A, Mardis ER, Parsons HA, Tolaney SM, Winer EP, Lin NU, Ha G, Adalsteinsson VA, Stover DG. Association of 17q22 Amplicon Via Cell-Free DNA With Platinum Chemotherapy Response in Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. JCO Precision Oncology 2021, 5: po.21.00104. PMID: 34849445, PMCID: PMC8624042, DOI: 10.1200/po.21.00104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerProgression-free survivalTriple-negative breast cancerPlatinum chemotherapyCancer Genome AtlasBreast cancerBreast Cancer International Consortium data setLonger median progression-free survivalMedian progression-free survivalPlatinum-based chemotherapy regimenSomatic copy number alterationsCopy number alterationsCox proportional hazards modelPlatinum chemotherapy responseTriple negative breast cancer tumorsSpecific somatic copy number alterationsGenome AtlasBreast Cancer International ConsortiumProportional hazards modelBreast cancer tumorsWarrants further investigationCell-free DNAEvaluable patientsChemotherapy regimenMetastatic settingCorrigendum to ‘First-line atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: IMpassion130 final overall survival analysis’ Annals of Oncology 2021; 32: 983-993
Emens LA, Adams S, Barrios CH, Diéras V, Iwata H, Loi S, Rugo HS, Schneeweiss A, Winer EP, Patel S, Henschel V, Swat A, Kaul M, Molinero L, Patel S, Chui SY, Schmid P. Corrigendum to ‘First-line atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: IMpassion130 final overall survival analysis’ Annals of Oncology 2021; 32: 983-993. Annals Of Oncology 2021, 32: 1650. PMID: 34740469, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNivolumab in combination with cabozantinib for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: a phase II and biomarker study
Barroso-Sousa R, Keenan TE, Li T, Tayob N, Trippa L, Pastorello RG, Richardson III ET, Dillon D, Amoozgar Z, Overmoyer B, Schnitt SJ, Winer EP, Mittendorf EA, Van Allen E, Duda DG, Tolaney SM. Nivolumab in combination with cabozantinib for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: a phase II and biomarker study. Npj Breast Cancer 2021, 7: 110. PMID: 34433812, PMCID: PMC8387440, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-021-00287-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesTriple-negative breast cancerObjective response ratePD-L1Primary endpointBreast cancerSingle-arm phase II studyHigh tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesLow tumor mutational burdenSafety of cabozantinibPhase II studyImmune checkpoint moleculesHigher pretreatment levelsTumor mutational burdenImmune gene expressionRECIST 1.1Checkpoint moleculesII studyImmunosuppressive cytokinesPartial responseNegative tumorsPositive tumorsTumor immunosuppressionRapid progressionCorrigendum to ‘First-line atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: IMpassion130 final overall survival analysis’ Annals of Oncology 2021; volume 32: 983–993
Emens LA, Adams S, Barrios CH, Diéras V, Iwata H, Loi S, Rugo HS, Schneeweiss A, Winer EP, Patel S, Henschel V, Swat A, Kaul M, Molinero L, Patel S, Chui SY, Schmid P. Corrigendum to ‘First-line atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for unresectable locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: IMpassion130 final overall survival analysis’ Annals of Oncology 2021; volume 32: 983–993. Annals Of Oncology 2021, 32: 1308. PMID: 34353668, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.07.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchContribution of tumour and immune cells to PD-L1 as a predictive biomarker in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC): analysis from keynote-119
Emancipator K, Winer E, Lipatov O, Im S, Goncalves A, Muñoz-Couselo E, Lee K, Nowecki Z, Schmid P, Tamura K, Testa L, Witzel I, Ohtani S, Hund S, Kulangara K, Karantza V, Mejia J, Ma J, Jelinic P, Huang L, Cortes J. Contribution of tumour and immune cells to PD-L1 as a predictive biomarker in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC): analysis from keynote-119. Pathology 2021, 53: s47-s48. DOI: 10.1016/j.pathol.2021.06.099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFirst-line atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: IMpassion130 final overall survival analysis
Emens LA, Adams S, Barrios CH, Diéras V, Iwata H, Loi S, Rugo HS, Schneeweiss A, Winer EP, Patel S, Henschel V, Swat A, Kaul M, Molinero L, Patel S, Chui SY, Schmid P. First-line atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel for unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer: IMpassion130 final overall survival analysis. Annals Of Oncology 2021, 32: 983-993. PMID: 34272041, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.05.355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 (+) immune cellsTriple-negative breast cancerOverall survivalImmune cellsITT populationOS benefitNab-paclitaxelBreast cancerFinal overall survival analysisTumor-infiltrating immune cellsFinal overall survivalFirst-line atezolizumabMedian overall survivalFirst-line treatmentProgression-free survivalOverall survival analysisPrespecified analysis planMedian OSCoprimary endpointsAdverse eventsPositive patientsUnacceptable toxicitySafety outcomesToxicity profilePD-L1 Immunohistochemistry Assay Comparison in Atezolizumab Plus nab-Paclitaxel–Treated Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Rugo HS, Loi S, Adams S, Schmid P, Schneeweiss A, Barrios CH, Iwata H, Diéras V, Winer EP, Kockx MM, Peeters D, Chui SY, Lin JC, Nguyen-Duc A, Viale G, Molinero L, Emens LA. PD-L1 Immunohistochemistry Assay Comparison in Atezolizumab Plus nab-Paclitaxel–Treated Advanced Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2021, 113: 1733-1743. PMID: 34097070, PMCID: PMC8634452, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djab108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNab-paclitaxelPD-L1Metastatic triple-negative breast cancer patientsAdvanced triple-negative breast cancerAnalytical concordanceTriple-negative breast cancer patientsTriple-negative breast cancerDouble-positive casesCombined positive scorePD-L1 statusPD-L1 assaysBreast cancer patientsSingle positive caseMore patientsSP263 assaysClinical outcomesClinical benefitCancer patientsClinical activityBreast cancerSP142SP263PatientsPhase IIIPositive scoreSaci-IO TNBC: Randomized phase II trial of sacituzumab govitecan (SG) +/- pembrolizumab in PD-L1– metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC).
Garrido-Castro A, Keenan T, Li T, Lange P, Callahan C, Guerriero J, Tayob N, Anderson L, Yam C, Daniel B, Carey L, Nanda R, Winer E, Mittendorf E, Tolaney S. Saci-IO TNBC: Randomized phase II trial of sacituzumab govitecan (SG) +/- pembrolizumab in PD-L1– metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: tps1106-tps1106. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.tps1106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic triple-negative breast cancerProgression-free survivalImmune checkpoint inhibitorsMedian progression-free survivalRandomized phase II trialPhase II trialSacituzumab govitecanPD-L1II trialImmune cellsBreast cancerAnti-PD-1/L1 antibodyPD-1/L1 inhibitorsAntibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicityT cell effector functionTriple-negative breast cancerPrior systemic therapyPD-L1 expressionAntitumor immune responseChronic antigen stimulationHealth-related qualityKey eligibility criteriaRegulatory T cellsT cell dysfunctionCell effector functions