Risk-based decision-making in the treatment of HER2-positive early breast cancer: Recommendations based on the current state of knowledge

Treatment of HER2-positive early breast cancer (EBC) continues to evolve with neoadjuvant (pre-operative) and adjuvant (post-operative) HER2-targeted therapies as standard of care. There are two important decision points. The first involves deciding between neoadjuvant therapy or proceeding directly...

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Hauptverfasser: Jackisch, Christian (VerfasserIn) , Cortazar, Patricia (VerfasserIn) , Geyer, Charles E. (VerfasserIn) , Gianni, Luca (VerfasserIn) , Gligorov, Joseph (VerfasserIn) , Machackova, Zuzana (VerfasserIn) , Perez, Edith A. (VerfasserIn) , Schneeweiss, Andreas (VerfasserIn) , Tolaney, Sara M. (VerfasserIn) , Untch, Michael (VerfasserIn) , Wardley, Andrew (VerfasserIn) , Piccart, Martine (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 20 May 2021
In: Cancer treatment reviews
Year: 2021, Jahrgang: 99, Pages: 1-11
ISSN:1532-1967
DOI:10.1016/j.ctrv.2021.102229
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctrv.2021.102229
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305737221000773
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Verfasserangaben:Christian Jackisch, Patricia Cortazar, Charles E. Geyer, Luca Gianni, Joseph Gligorov, Zuzana Machackova, Edith A. Perez, Andreas Schneeweiss, Sara M. Tolaney, Michael Untch, Andrew Wardley, Martine Piccart
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Zusammenfassung:Treatment of HER2-positive early breast cancer (EBC) continues to evolve with neoadjuvant (pre-operative) and adjuvant (post-operative) HER2-targeted therapies as standard of care. There are two important decision points. The first involves deciding between neoadjuvant therapy or proceeding directly to surgery. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) plus pertuzumab-trastuzumab is appropriate for patients with high-risk HER2-positive EBC (tumour diameter ≥2 cm, and/or node-positive disease). Patients with node-negative disease and tumour diameter <2 cm are candidates for upfront surgery followed by paclitaxel for 12 weeks plus 18 cycles of trastuzumab, with the option to add pertuzumab (if pN+). The second decision point involves the pathohistological result at surgery after neoadjuvant therapy. Total pathological complete response (tpCR: ypT0/is, ypN0) is associated with improved survival endpoints. Patients with tumours ≥2 cm and/or node-positive disease at diagnosis who have a tpCR after dual blockade should continue pertuzumab-trastuzumab in the adjuvant setting to complete 1 year (18cycles) of treatment. For patients with invasive residual disease, 14cycles of post-neoadjuvant trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) therapy significantly increases invasive-DFS compared with trastuzumab. Extended adjuvant therapy with neratinib is an option in selected patients (HER2-positive and oestrogen receptor [ER]-positive) who have completed adjuvant trastuzumab-based therapy. Less aggressive chemotherapy regimens are recommended in populations with a lower risk of recurrence (patients with small tumours without axillary involvement; patients unlikely to tolerate anthracycline-taxane or taxane-carboplatin regimens). Ultimately, treatment recommendations should be consistent with local and international guidelines. Further studies will guide optimisation of treatment for patients with HER2-positive EBC according to the risk of disease recurrence.
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ISSN:1532-1967
DOI:10.1016/j.ctrv.2021.102229