• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Immune Markers and Tumor-Related Processes Predict Neoadjuvant Therapy Response in the WSG-ADAPT HER2-Positive/Hormone Receptor-Positive Trial in Early Breast Cancer
  • Contributor: Harbeck, Nadia [Author]; von Schumann, Raquel [Author]; Kates, Ronald Ernest [Author]; Braun, Michael [Author]; Kuemmel, Sherko [Author]; Schumacher, Claudia [Author]; Potenberg, Jochem [Author]; Malter, Wolfram [Author]; Augustin, Doris [Author]; Aktas, Bahriye [Author]; Forstbauer, Helmut [Author]; Tio, Joke [Author]; Grischke, Eva-Maria [Author]; Biehl, Claudia [Author]; Liedtke, Cornelia [Author]; De Haas, Sanne Lysbet [Author]; Deurloo, Regula [Author]; Wuerstlein, Rachel [Author]; Kreipe, Hans Heinrich [Author]; Gluz, Oleg [Author]
  • Published: Basel: MDPI, [2023]
  • Published in: Cancers ; 13,19, (2021)
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: hormone receptor-positive ; biomarkers ; breast cancer ; immune markers ; HER2-positive
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  • Description: Prognostic or predictive biomarkers in HER2-positive early breast cancer (EBC) may inform treatment optimization. The ADAPT HER2-positive/hormone receptor-positive phase II trial (NCT01779206) demonstrated pathological complete response (pCR) rates of ~40% following de-escalated treatment with 12 weeks neoadjuvant ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) ± endocrine therapy. In this exploratory analysis, we evaluated potential early predictors of response to neoadjuvant therapy. The effects of PIK3CA mutations and immune (CD8 and PD-L1) and apoptotic markers (BCL2 and MCL1) on pCR rates were assessed, along with intrinsic BC subtypes. Immune response and pCR were lower in PIK3CA-mutated tumors compared with wildtype. Increased BCL2 at baseline in all patients and at Cycle 2 in the T-DM1 arms was associated with lower pCR. In the T-DM1 arms only, the HER2-enriched subtype was associated with increased pCR rate (54% vs. 28%). These findings support further prospective pCR-driven de-escalation studies in patients with HER2-positive EBC.
  • Access State: Open Access
  • Rights information: Attribution (CC BY)