2024
Trastuzumab deruxtecan versus treatment of physician's choice in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (DESTINY-Breast02): patient-reported outcomes from a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial
Fehm T, Cottone F, Dunton K, André F, Krop I, Park Y, De Laurentiis M, Miyoshi Y, Armstrong A, Borrego M, Yerushalmi R, Duhoux F, Takano T, Lu W, Egorov A, Kim S. Trastuzumab deruxtecan versus treatment of physician's choice in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (DESTINY-Breast02): patient-reported outcomes from a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2024, 25: 614-625. PMID: 38697155, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(24)00128-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment of physician's choiceMetastatic breast cancerTreatment of physician's choice groupPatient-reported outcomesPhysician's choice groupTrastuzumab deruxtecan groupTrastuzumab deruxtecanPhase 3 trialHER2-positiveBreast cancerGlobal health statusPhysician's choiceEORTC QLQ-C30 global health statusPatient-reported outcome variablesOpen-labelQLQ-C30 global health statusTrastuzumab emtansineDefinitive deteriorationMedian time to definitive deteriorationHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusTreatment durationBlinded independent central reviewQuality of lifeProgression-free survivalAnalytical validation of HER2DX genomic test for early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer
Marín-Aguilera M, Jares P, Sanfeliu E, Villacampa G, Hernández-lllán E, Martínez-Puchol A, Shankar S, González-Farré B, Waks A, Brasó-Maristany F, Pardo F, Manning D, Abery J, Curaba J, Moon L, Gordon O, Galván P, Wachirakantapong P, Castillo O, Nee C, Blasco P, Senevirathne T, Sirenko V, Martínez-Sáez O, Aguirre A, Krop I, Li Z, Spellman P, Filho O, Polyak K, Michaels P, Puig-Butillé J, Vivancos A, Matito J, Buckingham W, Perou C, Villagrasa-González P, Prat A, Parker J, Paré L. Analytical validation of HER2DX genomic test for early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer. ESMO Open 2024, 9: 102903. PMID: 38452436, PMCID: PMC10937240, DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.102903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-stage HER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerTumor cell contentBreast cancerRecurrence riskEarly-stage human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancerLow tumor cell contentBreast cancer recurrence riskERBB2 mRNA expressionFormalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tumor tissuesPost-neoadjuvant therapyCancer recurrence riskFFPE tumor samplesGenomic testingReagent lotsMessenger RNAProtocol variationsRNA extraction kitsFFPE tumorsHER2DXCell contentTumor samplesIntratumoral variabilityTumor tissuesPrediction of Benefit From Adjuvant Pertuzumab by 80-Gene Signature in the APHINITY (BIG 4-11) Trial
Krop I, Mittempergher L, Paulson J, Andre F, Bonnefoi H, Loi S, Loibl S, Gelber R, Caballero C, Bhaskaran R, Dreezen C, Menicucci A, Bernards R, van ’t Veer L, Piccart M. Prediction of Benefit From Adjuvant Pertuzumab by 80-Gene Signature in the APHINITY (BIG 4-11) Trial. JCO Precision Oncology 2024, 8: e2200667. PMID: 38237097, DOI: 10.1200/po.22.00667.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive disease-free survivalHER2 typeLuminal typeInvasive disease-free survival eventsHazard ratioEarly-stage breast cancerLuminal-type tumorsMolecular subtype signaturesAnti-HER2 therapyHER2-positive tumorsDisease-free survivalStandard adjuvant chemotherapyBasal-type tumorsBasal typePredictive of benefitAdjuvant pertuzumabAPHINITY trialHER2-typeHER2-positiveInferior prognosisAdjuvant chemotherapyTumor subtypesNo significant differenceAnti-HER2Breast tumorsThe HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate DHES0815A in advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer: preclinical characterization and phase 1 trial results
Lewis G, Li G, Guo J, Yu S, Fields C, Lee G, Zhang D, Dragovich P, Pillow T, Wei B, Sadowsky J, Leipold D, Wilson T, Kamath A, Mamounas M, Lee M, Saad O, Choeurng V, Ungewickell A, Monemi S, Crocker L, Kalinsky K, Modi S, Jung K, Hamilton E, LoRusso P, Krop I, Schutten M, Commerford R, Sliwkowski M, Cho E. The HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate DHES0815A in advanced and/or metastatic breast cancer: preclinical characterization and phase 1 trial results. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 466. PMID: 38212321, PMCID: PMC10784567, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-44533-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2 antibody-drug conjugatesAntibody-drug conjugatesMetastatic breast cancerPhase 1 trialBreast cancerHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerObjective response rateDose-escalation studyDuration of responseModel of HER2Anti-tumor activityMechanism of actionTrastuzumab deruxtecanPulmonary toxicityTrastuzumab emtansinePreclinical characterizationResponse rateHigh dosesVivo efficacySecondary objectiveEarly signsPotent cytotoxic agentCytotoxic agentsCancerTBCRC 039: a phase II study of preoperative ruxolitinib with or without paclitaxel for triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer
Lynce F, Stevens L, Li Z, Brock J, Gulvady A, Huang Y, Nakhlis F, Patel A, Force J, Haddad T, Ueno N, Stearns V, Wolff A, Clark A, Bellon J, Richardson E, Balko J, Krop I, Winer E, Lange P, Hwang E, King T, Tolaney S, Thompson A, Gupta G, Mittendorf E, Regan M, Overmoyer B, Polyak K. TBCRC 039: a phase II study of preoperative ruxolitinib with or without paclitaxel for triple-negative inflammatory breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2024, 26: 20. PMID: 38297352, PMCID: PMC10829369, DOI: 10.1186/s13058-024-01774-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory breast cancerPathological complete responseTriple-negative IBCPhase II studyTN-IBCIL-6/JAK/STAT3 signalingBreast cancerRandomized phase II studyRun-inInvestigation of novel therapiesDoxorubicin plus cyclophosphamideTreatment naive patientsImmune suppressive effectsGrowth inhibitory effectNeoadjuvant therapyPreoperative therapyComplete responsePhosphorylated STAT3Tumor biopsiesWorse survivalII studyPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsImmune suppressionT cells
2023
Immunological and clinicopathological features predict HER2-positive breast cancer prognosis in the neoadjuvant NeoALTTO and CALGB 40601 randomized trials
Rediti M, Fernandez-Martinez A, Venet D, Rothé F, Hoadley K, Parker J, Singh B, Campbell J, Ballman K, Hillman D, Winer E, El-Abed S, Piccart M, Di Cosimo S, Symmans W, Krop I, Salgado R, Loi S, Pusztai L, Perou C, Carey L, Sotiriou C. Immunological and clinicopathological features predict HER2-positive breast cancer prognosis in the neoadjuvant NeoALTTO and CALGB 40601 randomized trials. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 7053. PMID: 37923752, PMCID: PMC10624889, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-42635-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEvent-free survivalHER2-positive breast cancerPathological complete responseCALGB 40601Breast cancerBreast pathological complete responseStromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytesHormone receptor statusPhase III trialsClinical nodal statusIndependent prognostic factorTumor-infiltrating lymphocytesIdentification of patientsBreast cancer prognosisT cell receptorNeoadjuvant paclitaxelNeoadjuvant therapyIII trialsNodal statusComplete responsePrognostic factorsPrognostic scoreReceptor statusClinicopathological featuresResidual diseasePatritumab Deruxtecan (HER3-DXd), a Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 3–Directed Antibody-Drug Conjugate, in Patients With Previously Treated Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 3–Expressing Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Multicenter, Phase I/II Trial
Krop I, Masuda N, Mukohara T, Takahashi S, Nakayama T, Inoue K, Iwata H, Yamamoto Y, Alvarez R, Toyama T, Takahashi M, Osaki A, Saji S, Sagara Y, O'Shaughnessy J, Ohwada S, Koyama K, Inoue T, Li L, Patel P, Mostillo J, Tanaka Y, Sternberg D, Sellami D, Yonemori K. Patritumab Deruxtecan (HER3-DXd), a Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 3–Directed Antibody-Drug Conjugate, in Patients With Previously Treated Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 3–Expressing Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Multicenter, Phase I/II Trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2023, 41: 5550-5560. PMID: 37801674, PMCID: PMC10730028, DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.00882.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTreatment-emergent adverse eventsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 3Epidermal growth factor receptor 3Metastatic breast cancerGrowth factor receptor 3Breast cancerReceptor 3Dose expansionPrevious therapyClinical subtypesCommon treatment-emergent adverse eventsPhase I/II trialHER2-positive breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerDose-escalation partDose-expansion partManageable safety profileAdvanced breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorAntibody-drug conjugatesGrowth factor receptorAdvanced diseaseHematologic toxicityII trialObjective responseCorrelation of SUV on Early Interim PET with Recurrence-Free Survival and Overall Survival in Primary Operable HER2-Positive Breast Cancer (the TBCRC026 Trial)
Hennessy M, Leal J, Huang C, Solnes L, Denbow R, Abramson V, Carey L, Liu M, Rimawi M, Specht J, Storniolo A, Valero V, Vaklavas C, Winer E, Krop I, Wolff A, Cimino-Mathews A, Wahl R, Stearns V, Connolly R. Correlation of SUV on Early Interim PET with Recurrence-Free Survival and Overall Survival in Primary Operable HER2-Positive Breast Cancer (the TBCRC026 Trial). Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2023, 64: jnumed.123.265853. PMID: 37652539, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.123.265853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsF-FDG PET/CTHER2-positive breast cancerRecurrence-free survivalPET/CTPathologic complete responseOverall survivalBreast cancerOperable HER2-positive breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Growth factor receptor 2Kaplan-Meier methodStatistical significanceLean body massFactor receptor 2Imaging-based biomarkersCorrelation of SUVHER2 therapyNeoadjuvant trastuzumabNeoadjuvant therapyAdjuvant therapyComplete responsePhysician's discretionOS outcomesCox regressionCirculating 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 studiesGenomics of ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancer in Young Women Before and After Exposure to Chemotherapy Plus Trastuzumab
Lipsyc-Sharf M, Jain E, Collins L, Rosenberg S, Ruddy K, Tamimi R, Schapira L, Come S, Peppercorn J, Borges V, Warner E, Snow C, Krop I, Kim D, Weiss J, Zanudo J, Partridge A, Wagle N, Waks A. Genomics of ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancer in Young Women Before and After Exposure to Chemotherapy Plus Trastuzumab. JCO Precision Oncology 2023, 7: e2300076. PMID: 37364233, DOI: 10.1200/po.23.00076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive breast cancerWhole-exome sequencingBreast cancerYoung womenWomen age 40 yearsErbB2-positive breast cancerErb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2Half of patientsTime pointsLarge prospective cohortAge 40 yearsPost-treatment tumorsReceptor tyrosine kinase 2Post-treatment specimensPost-treatment samplesProspective cohortPositive tumorsTyrosine kinase 2Cancer-related genesPatientsTumor-normal pairsTherapeutic resistanceTumor tissueCNS changesHotspot mutationsAssessment of the HER2DX Assay in Patients With ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancer Treated With Neoadjuvant Paclitaxel, Trastuzumab, and Pertuzumab
Waks A, Ogayo E, Paré L, Marín-Aguilera M, Brasó-Maristany F, Galván P, Castillo O, Martínez-Sáez O, Vivancos A, Villagrasa P, Villacampa G, Tarantino P, Desai N, Guerriero J, Metzger O, Tung N, Krop I, Parker J, Perou C, Prat A, Winer E, Tolaney S, Mittendorf E. Assessment of the HER2DX Assay in Patients With ERBB2-Positive Breast Cancer Treated With Neoadjuvant Paclitaxel, Trastuzumab, and Pertuzumab. JAMA Oncology 2023, 9: 835-840. PMID: 37103927, PMCID: PMC10141272, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.0181.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathologic complete responseNeoadjuvant therapyPCR scoresNeoadjuvant paclitaxelBreast cancerPrognostic studiesRisk scoreLikelihood of pCRPretreatment tumor biopsy samplesErbB2-positive breast cancerBaseline tumor samplesLimited clinical featuresFavorable survival outcomesHormone receptor statusPositive breast cancerPrognostic risk scoreTumor biopsy samplesPaclitaxel weeklyComplete responsePCR rateReceptor statusClinical featuresMean ageSurvival outcomesRecurrence eventsImpact of Neoadjuvant Paclitaxel/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab on Breast Tumor Downsizing for Patients with HER2+ Breast Cancer: Single-Arm Prospective Clinical Trial.
Weiss A, Li T, Desai N, Tung N, Poorvu P, Partridge A, Nakhlis F, Dominici L, Sinclair N, Spring L, Faggen M, Constantine M, Krop I, DeMeo M, Wrabel E, Alberti J, Chikarmane S, Tayob N, King T, Tolaney S, Winer E, Mittendorf E, Waks A. Impact of Neoadjuvant Paclitaxel/Trastuzumab/Pertuzumab on Breast Tumor Downsizing for Patients with HER2+ Breast Cancer: Single-Arm Prospective Clinical Trial. Journal Of The American College Of Surgeons 2023, 237: 247-256. PMID: 37194964, DOI: 10.1097/xcs.0000000000000761.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast conservation therapyTrastuzumab/pertuzumabBreast cancerTumor downsizingSystemic therapyBCT ratesSingle-arm prospective clinical trialBreast pathologic complete responseSingle-arm prospective trialBreast cancer warrants further investigationBCT-eligible patientsBreast size ratioCancer warrants further investigationEarly-stage HER2Neoadjuvant systemic therapyPathologic complete responseProspective clinical trialsWarrants further investigationBCT eligibilityMulticentric tumorsNeoadjuvant regimensProspective trialComplete responseLocal therapyConservation therapyMultiple PIK3CA mutation clonality correlates with outcomes in taselisib + fulvestrant-treated ER+/HER2–, PIK3CA-mutated breast cancers
Hutchinson K, Chen J, Savage H, Stout T, Schimmoller F, Cortés J, Dent S, Harbeck N, Jacot W, Krop I, Trabucco S, Sivakumar S, Sokol E, Wilson T. Multiple PIK3CA mutation clonality correlates with outcomes in taselisib + fulvestrant-treated ER+/HER2–, PIK3CA-mutated breast cancers. Genome Medicine 2023, 15: 28. PMID: 37101291, PMCID: PMC10131374, DOI: 10.1186/s13073-023-01181-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPI3K pathwayBreast cancerK pathwayP110α inhibitionLonger progression-free survivalReceptor tyrosine kinasesProgression-free survivalMetastatic breast cancerComprehensive genomic profilingPI3K pathway genesFurther clinical investigationP110α inhibitorsHigh response rateSolid tumor typesBreast cancer tumorsP110α catalytic subunitClinical trialsClinical investigationIndependent cohortImportant molecular determinantResponse rateTumor typesPIK3CA geneConclusionsOur studyTumor DNATrastuzumab deruxtecan versus treatment of physician's choice in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (DESTINY-Breast02): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial
André F, Hee Park Y, Kim S, Takano T, Im S, Borges G, Lima J, Aksoy S, Gavila Gregori J, De Laurentiis M, Bianchini G, Roylance R, Miyoshi Y, Armstrong A, Sinha R, Ruiz Borrego M, Lim E, Ettl J, Yerushalmi R, Zagouri F, Duhoux F, Fehm T, Gambhire D, Cathcart J, Wu C, Chu C, Egorov A, Krop I. Trastuzumab deruxtecan versus treatment of physician's choice in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (DESTINY-Breast02): a randomised, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trial. The Lancet 2023, 401: 1773-1785. PMID: 37086745, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00725-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerPhysician's choice groupTreatment-emergent adverse eventsBlinded independent central reviewPhase 3 trialProgression-free survivalTrastuzumab deruxtecanIndependent central reviewBreast cancerPhysician's choiceAdverse eventsCentral reviewTrastuzumab emtansineEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusCommon treatment-emergent adverse eventsHigher treatment-emergent adverse eventsMedian progression-free survivalPositive metastatic breast cancerFavorable benefit-risk profilePalmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesiaInterstitial lung diseaseBenefit-risk profileAntibody-drug conjugatesChoice groupPrognostic and Predictive Value of Immune-Related Gene Expression Signatures vs Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Early-Stage ERBB2/HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Fernandez-Martinez A, Pascual T, Singh B, Nuciforo P, Rashid N, Ballman K, Campbell J, Hoadley K, Spears P, Pare L, Brasó-Maristany F, Chic N, Krop I, Partridge A, Cortés J, Llombart-Cussac A, Prat A, Perou C, Carey L. Prognostic and Predictive Value of Immune-Related Gene Expression Signatures vs Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Early-Stage ERBB2/HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. JAMA Oncology 2023, 9: 490-499. PMID: 36602784, PMCID: PMC9857319, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.6288.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsFemaleGene Expression ProfilingHumansImmunoglobulin GLapatinibLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPaclitaxelPrognosisRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicReceptor, ErbB-2TranscriptomeTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsEvent-free survivalHER2-positive breast cancerPathologic complete responseERBB2/HER2-positive breast cancerPrimary end pointGene expression signaturesBreast cancerEnd pointImmune signaturesPretreatment tumorPrognostic valueExpression signaturesHigher pathologic complete responseMultivariable Cox modelSecondary end pointsAdditive prognostic valueTumor-Infiltrating LymphocytesIntrinsic tumor subtypesWeekly paclitaxelNeoadjuvant treatmentClinicopathologic factorsComplete responseCox analysisMedian ageImmune activationER+, HER2− advanced breast cancer treated with taselisib and fulvestrant: genomic landscape and associated clinical outcomes
Chen J, Jacot W, Cortés J, Krop I, Dent S, Harbeck N, De Laurentiis M, Diéras V, Im Y, Stout T, Schimmoller F, Savage H, Hutchinson K, Wilson T. ER+, HER2− advanced breast cancer treated with taselisib and fulvestrant: genomic landscape and associated clinical outcomes. Molecular Oncology 2023, 17: 2000-2016. PMID: 36892268, PMCID: PMC10552898, DOI: 10.1002/1878-0261.13416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalBreast cancerShorter progression-free survivalNeurofibromin 1Advanced breast cancerBreast cancer patientsP53 pathway genesPI3K inhibitorsPI3K inhibitionBaseline ctDNAEndocrine therapyClinical outcomesCancer patientsEstrogen receptorCatalytic subunit alphaTumor DNATaselisibK inhibitorsK inhibitionPI3KOutcomesCancerAlterationsGenomic landscapeProtein p53Adjuvant paclitaxel and trastuzumab for node-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer: final 10-year analysis of the open-label, single-arm, phase 2 APT trial
Tolaney S, Tarantino P, Graham N, Tayob N, Parè L, Villacampa G, Dang C, Yardley D, Moy B, Marcom P, Albain K, Rugo H, Ellis M, Shapira I, Wolff A, Carey L, Barroso-Sousa R, Villagrasa P, DeMeo M, DiLullo M, Zanudo J, Weiss J, Wagle N, Partridge A, Waks A, Hudis C, Krop I, Burstein H, Prat A, Winer E. Adjuvant paclitaxel and trastuzumab for node-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer: final 10-year analysis of the open-label, single-arm, phase 2 APT trial. The Lancet Oncology 2023, 24: 273-285. PMID: 36858723, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(23)00051-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerInvasive disease-free survivalDisease-free survivalRecurrence-free intervalAdjuvant paclitaxelBreast cancerEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusInvasive disease-free survival eventsDisease-free survival eventsHormone receptor-positive diseaseNew contralateral breast cancerBreast cancer-specific survivalProtocol-defined treatmentCancer-specific survivalReceptor-positive diseasePhase 2 studyContralateral breast cancerLong-term outcomesAPT trialCause deathEligible patientsIntravenous paclitaxelTrastuzumab weeklyDistant recurrenceIpsilateral recurrenceTucatinib vs Placebo, Both in Combination With Trastuzumab and Capecitabine, for Previously Treated ERBB2 (HER2)-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer in Patients With Brain Metastases
Lin N, Murthy R, Abramson V, Anders C, Bachelot T, Bedard P, Borges V, Cameron D, Carey L, Chien A, Curigliano G, DiGiovanna M, Gelmon K, Hortobagyi G, Hurvitz S, Krop I, Loi S, Loibl S, Mueller V, Oliveira M, Paplomata E, Pegram M, Slamon D, Zelnak A, Ramos J, Feng W, Winer E. Tucatinib vs Placebo, Both in Combination With Trastuzumab and Capecitabine, for Previously Treated ERBB2 (HER2)-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer in Patients With Brain Metastases. JAMA Oncology 2023, 9: 197-205. PMID: 36454580, PMCID: PMC9716438, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2022.5610.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErbB2-positive metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerPlacebo-combination groupPositive metastatic breast cancerNew brain lesionsBrain metastasesOverall survivalSubgroup analysisBrain lesionsBreast cancerIntracranial progression-free survivalPlacebo-controlled clinical trialIntracranial objective response rateStable brain metastasesMedian overall survivalObjective response rateProgression-free survivalExploratory subgroup analysisGreater clinical benefitCNS-PFSHER2CLIMB trialIntracranial outcomesFirst progressionMedian ageClinical benefit
2022
Multiomics in primary and metastatic breast tumors from the AURORA US network finds microenvironment and epigenetic drivers of metastasis
Garcia-Recio S, Hinoue T, Wheeler G, Kelly B, Garrido-Castro A, Pascual T, De Cubas A, Xia Y, Felsheim B, McClure M, Rajkovic A, Karaesmen E, Smith M, Fan C, Ericsson P, Sanders M, Creighton C, Bowen J, Leraas K, Burns R, Coppens S, Wheless A, Rezk S, Garrett A, Parker J, Foy K, Shen H, Park B, Krop I, Anders C, Gastier-Foster J, Rimawi M, Nanda R, Lin N, Isaacs C, Marcom P, Storniolo A, Couch F, Chandran U, Davis M, Silverstein J, Ropelewski A, Liu M, Hilsenbeck S, Norton L, Richardson A, Symmans W, Wolff A, Davidson N, Carey L, Lee A, Balko J, Hoadley K, Laird P, Mardis E, King T, Perou C. Multiomics in primary and metastatic breast tumors from the AURORA US network finds microenvironment and epigenetic drivers of metastasis. Nature Cancer 2022, 4: 128-147. PMID: 36585450, PMCID: PMC9886551, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-022-00491-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerHER2-targeted therapiesImmune cell infiltratesMetastatic breast tumorsLiver metastasesCell infiltrateLow-pass whole-genome sequencingSubtype changesT cellsEstrogen receptorTumor subtypesEndothelial contentBreast tumorsMetastasisCell-cell adhesion genesReduced expressionGlobal DNA methylationDNA methylation mechanismsFocal deletionsMolecular featuresWhole-genome sequencingCancerSubtypesRNA sequencingTrastuzumab Deruxtecan in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases: A DESTINY-Breast01 Subgroup Analysis
Jerusalem G, Park YH, Yamashita T, Hurvitz S, Modi S, Andre F, Krop I, Farré X, You B, Saura C, Kim S, Osborne C, Murthy R, Gianni L, Takano T, Liu Y, Cathcart J, Lee C, Perrin C. Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients with Brain Metastases: A DESTINY-Breast01 Subgroup Analysis. Cancer Discovery 2022, 12: 2754-2762. PMID: 36255231, PMCID: PMC9716244, DOI: 10.1158/2159-8290.cd-22-0837.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMedian progression-free survivalMetastatic breast cancerHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerBrain metastasesT-DXdTrastuzumab deruxtecanBreast cancerHER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patientsMetastatic breast cancer patientsDurable clinical activityObjective response rateProgression-free survivalBreast cancer patientsLimited treatment optionsPopulation warrants further investigationBest percentage changeWarrants further investigationIntracranial progressionStable diseasePartial responseComplete responseDurable efficacySafety profileTherapeutic optionsTreatment options