2023
Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Followed by Pembrolizumab in Patients With Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
Takahashi M, Cortés J, Dent R, Pusztai L, McArthur H, Kümmel S, Denkert C, Park Y, Im S, Ahn J, Mukai H, Huang C, Chen S, Kim M, Jia L, Li X, Tryfonidis K, Karantza V, Iwata H, Schmid P. Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy Followed by Pembrolizumab in Patients With Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2342107. PMID: 37966841, PMCID: PMC10652156, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.42107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerEvent-free survivalPathologic complete responseChemotherapy groupNeoadjuvant chemotherapyBreast cancerNeoadjuvant pembrolizumabDefinitive surgeryComplete responseMAIN OUTCOMEEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusCell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) statusDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) statusTreatment-related adverse eventsNonmetastatic triple-negative breast cancerCycles of pembrolizumabPembrolizumab Plus ChemotherapyTumor PD-L1Unacceptable toxic effectsPD-L1 statusOverall survival analysisAdjuvant pembrolizumabEFS eventsEFS ratesASO Visual Abstract: Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancers—Catching up with the Rest
Kim L, Coman M, Pusztai L, Park T. ASO Visual Abstract: Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy in Early Triple-Negative Breast Cancers—Catching up with the Rest. Annals Of Surgical Oncology 2023, 30: 6452-6453. DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13842-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerNeoadjuvant immunotherapyBreast cancerImmunotherapyCancer
2022
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 progressionPembrolizumabPembrolizumab vs placebo + chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by pembrolizumab vs placebo as adjuvant treatment for early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): Phase 3 KEYNOTE-522 study
Kümmel S, Cortés J, Dent R, Pusztai L, McArthur H, Bergh J, Denkert C, Park Y, Hui R, Harbeck N, Takahashi M, Untch M, Fasching P, Cardoso F, Ding Y, Tryfonidis K, Aktan G, Karantza V, O’Shaughnessy J, Schmid P. Pembrolizumab vs placebo + chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by pembrolizumab vs placebo as adjuvant treatment for early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC): Phase 3 KEYNOTE-522 study. European Journal Of Surgical Oncology 2022, 48: e30-e31. DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.12.430.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerEarly triple-negative breast cancerNeoadjuvant treatmentAdjuvant treatmentBreast cancerPembrolizumabPlaceboTreatmentChemotherapyCancer
2020
1O KEYNOTE-522 Asian subgroup: Phase III study of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab (pembro) vs placebo (pbo) + chemotherapy (chemo) followed by adjuvant pembro vs pbo for early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)
Dent R, Cortes J, Pusztai L, McArthur H, Kuemmel S, Bergh J, Denkert C, Park Y, Hui R, Harbeck N, Takahashi M, Foukakis T, Fasching P, Cardoso F, Jia L, Jensen E, Karantza V, Aktan G, O'Shaughnessy J, Schmid P. 1O KEYNOTE-522 Asian subgroup: Phase III study of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab (pembro) vs placebo (pbo) + chemotherapy (chemo) followed by adjuvant pembro vs pbo for early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Annals Of Oncology 2020, 31: s1241-s1242. DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.10.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTriple-negative breast cancerEarly triple-negative breast cancerNeoadjuvant pembrolizumabBreast cancerAsian subgroupsPembroPembrolizumabPlaceboChemotherapyCancerPembrolizumab 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
2019
LBA8_PR KEYNOTE-522: Phase III study of pembrolizumab (pembro) + chemotherapy (chemo) vs placebo (pbo) + chemo as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by pembro vs pbo as adjuvant treatment for early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)
Schmid P, Cortés J, Dent R, Pusztai L, McArthur H, Kuemmel S, Bergh J, Denkert C, Park Y, Hui R, Harbeck N, Takahashi M, Foukakis T, Fasching P, Cardoso F, Jia L, Karantza V, Zhao J, Aktan G, O’Shaughnessy J. LBA8_PR KEYNOTE-522: Phase III study of pembrolizumab (pembro) + chemotherapy (chemo) vs placebo (pbo) + chemo as neoadjuvant treatment, followed by pembro vs pbo as adjuvant treatment for early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: v853-v854. DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdz394.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEarly triple-negative breast cancerTriple-negative breast cancerEvent-free survivalSubsidiary of MerckGerman Study GroupBristol-Myers SquibbPD-L1Dohme Corp.Daiichi SankyoSeattle GeneticsChemo groupYpT0 ypN0Merck SharpGenomic HealthStudy groupFavorable trendF. Hoffmann-La Roche LtdCycles of paclitaxelDual primary endpointsI-SPY 2Cycles of doxorubicinPhase III studyWolters Kluwer HealthEli LillyKyowa Hakko Kirin