Abstract 3505
Background
Seth et al. (ASCO 19) identified four biologic classes based on longitudinal molecular profiling of TNBC tumors pre- and post- neoadjuvant adriamycin/cyclophosphamide (AC). The four groups were defined based on the enriched and depleted hallmark pathways that were observed. The low-overall change (LOC) group was defined as having no significant change in the pathways in pre- and post-AC biopsies. Of note, this group of patients had lower pathological complete response (pCR) rates. The aim of this study is to describe the clinical features of early-stage (I-III) TNBC patients with tumors exhibiting LOC in their biopsies with neoadjuvant therapy.
Methods
We analyzed the clinical characteristics of 48 patients with early stage (I-III) TNBC enrolled in the ARTEMIS trial (NCT02276443). All patients received neoadjuvant AC; 48% of patients were subsequently treated on a clinical trial and 52% received standard taxane-based chemotherapy. We compared the clinical characteristics of 17 patients in the LOC group with 31 patients in the other three biologic classes. Two-group comparison was performed using Chi-squared test.
Results
Age at diagnosis, histology, Vanderbilt subtype, Ki-67, sTIL levels and vimentin expression were similar between the groups. Median age at diagnosis in the LOC group was 58 (range, 27-74). All patients in this group were stage II-III, with no stage I identified. 59% of patients in the LOC group had stage III disease compared with 26% in the other groups (p = 0.02), Also, 47% of patients in this group had AR ≥ 10% compared to 19% in the other biological groups (p = 0.04).Table:
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Variable | Group | Low-Overall Change Group (n = 17) | % | Other Biologic Classes (n = 31) | % | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age at diagnosis | ≤60 | 10 | 59 | 25 | 81 | 0.10 |
>60 | 7 | 41 | 6 | 19 | ||
Stage | I | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | N/A |
II | 7 | 41 | 17 | 55 | 0.36 | |
III | 10 | 59 | 8 | 26 | 0.02 | |
Histology | Invasive ductal | 15 | 88 | 26 | 84 | 0.23 |
Metaplastic | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | ||
Apocrine | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | ||
Other | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | ||
Vanderbilt subtype | BL | 3 | 18 | 8 | 26 | 0.24 |
LAR | 4 | 24 | 2 | 6 | ||
M/MSL | 3 | 18 | 11 | 35 | ||
IM | 2 | 12 | 4 | 12 | ||
Ki-67 (%) | ≥ 50 | 8 | 47 | 21 | 68 | 0.16 |
< 50 | 9 | 53 | 10 | 32 | ||
Androgen Receptor Expression (%) | ≥ 10 | 8 | 47 | 6 | 19 | 0.04 |
< 10 | 9 | 53 | 25 | 81 | ||
Vimentin Expression (%) | ≥50 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 0.91 |
<50 | 15 | 88 | 27 | 87 | ||
sTIL | Low (<5) | 7 | 41 | 15 | 48 | 0.37 |
Moderate (≥5-30) | 9 | 52 | 11 | 35 | ||
High (>30) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Conclusions
Patients with low-overall change in their tumors had later-stage disease and higher AR expression. Previous analysis by Seth et al. has demonstrated a lower pCR rate in this group with standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy. This analysis highlights the potential role of androgen deprivation in this class of tumors.
Clinical trial identification
Editorial acknowledgement
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The authors.
Funding
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Moonshots Program and a CPRIT Multi-Investigator Research Award (MIRA).
Disclosure
S. Moulder: Research grant / Funding (self): Pfizer; Research grant / Funding (self): Genentech; Research grant / Funding (self): Novartis; Research grant / Funding (self): Seattle Genetics; Research grant / Funding (self): EMD Serono; Research grant / Funding (self): Bayer; Research grant / Funding (self): AstraZeneca. All other authors have declared no conflicts of interest.
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