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大约15~20%的乳腺癌为HER2阳性,其中雌激素受体阳性超过半数,与雌激素受体阴性相比,对术前标准化疗+HER2双靶向治疗方案(紫杉醇+曲妥珠单抗+帕妥珠单抗)病理完全缓解率较低(26%比63.2%)。对于雌激素受体阳性HER2阳性乳腺癌晚期患者,CDK4/6抑制剂哌柏西利联合内分泌治疗和HER2靶向治疗已被证实可避免化疗。那么,对于早期患者,尤其难以耐受化疗的老年,CDK4/6抑制剂联合内分泌治疗和HER2靶向治疗能否避免化疗?
2025年10月16日,欧洲肿瘤内科学会官方期刊《肿瘤学年鉴》在线发表意大利普拉托医院、博洛尼亚大学医院、米兰大学欧洲肿瘤研究院、乌迪内大学弗留利中心医院、塞特拉吉医院、圣玛丽亚德勒克罗奇医院、比萨大学医院、美国哈佛大学公共卫生学院和医学院、达纳法伯癌症研究院、比利时布鲁塞尔自由大学医院、朱尔博代研究院、那慕尔大学圣伊丽莎白医院、列日大学医院、瑞士圣加仑州立医院、格劳宾登州立医院、温特图尔州立医院、欧洲胸部肿瘤研究和国际乳腺癌研究协作组基金会、法国贝尔戈尼研究院、居里研究院、澳大利亚墨尔本大学彼得麦卡伦癌症中心的TOUCH研究报告,对激素受体阳性HER2阳性早期乳腺癌术前哌柏西利+来曲唑或每周紫杉醇联合曲妥珠单抗+帕妥珠单抗的有效性和安全性进行比较,并探讨疗效预测指标。
TOUCH (NCT03644186): To Reduce the Use of Chemotherapy in Postmenopausal Patients With ER-positive and HER2-positive Breast Cancer
Official Title: Phase II Open-label, Multicentre, Randomized Trial of Neoadjuvant Palbociclib in Combination With Hormonal Therapy and HER2 Blockade Versus Paclitaxel in Combination With HER2 Blockade for Postmenopausal Patients With Hormone Receptor Positive/HER2 Positive Early Breast Cancer
该国际多中心非盲随机对照二期临床研究于2019年4月至2022年7月入组cT>1厘米、cN0或cN1、雌激素受体阳性(其中孕激素受体阳性77.2%)HER2阳性乳腺癌术前老年(年龄中位69岁,四分位63至73岁)绝经后患者147例,随机分为两组进行16周术前治疗,其中每周紫杉醇组74例、哌柏西利+来曲唑组73例,两组全部给予曲妥珠单抗+帕妥珠单抗。主要疗效指标为病理完全缓解(ypT0N0或ypTisN0)。
由于CDK4/6抑制剂主要通过激活E2F和抑制RB1发挥作用,故该研究根据E2F活性和RB1失活相关87个基因评分RBsig,假设每周紫杉醇组中RBsig较高肿瘤的病理完全缓解更高,而哌柏西利+来曲唑组RBsig较低肿瘤的病理完全缓解更高。通过对治疗前活检样本进行RNA测序评定RBsig,根据PAM50进行亚型分析。对于115例可评定患者,利用逻辑回归分析治疗与生物标志物的相互作用。
结果,两组各有1例患者退出,145例患者开始治疗。
哌柏西利+来曲唑组与每周紫杉醇组相比:
治疗完成率:94.4%比79.5%
病理完全缓解率:33.3%比32.9%(95%置信区间:22.7%~45.4%、22.3%~44.9%)
3~4级中性粒细胞减少率:43.1%比6.9%
3~4级腹泻率:8.3%比11%
未观察到治疗方案与RBsig之间存在显著相互作用(P=0.18)。
RBsig较高与较低相比,病理完全缓解:
紫杉醇组:31.3%比42.3%(95%置信区间:16.1%~50.0%、23.4%~63.1%)
哌+来组:38.5%比25.8%(95%置信区间:20.2%~59.4%、11.9%~44.6%)
PAM50非管腔亚型与管腔亚型相比,病理完全缓解较高(45.5%比18.4%)且与治疗方案无关(比值比:0.68,95%置信区间:0.11~3.90,P=0.66)。
因此,该小样本二期临床研究结果表明,对于雌激素受体阳性HER2阳性乳腺癌术前老年绝经后患者,哌柏西利+来曲唑与每周紫杉醇相比,联合HER2双靶向治疗16周病理完全缓解率相似,故有必要进一步开展大样本三期临床研究进行验证。E2F通路活性基因表达特征RBsig高低不能预测任何一种治疗方案获益。根据PAM50亚型分析,非管腔亚型病理完全缓解率较高,也不能预测任何一种治疗方案获益。
Ann Oncol. 2025 Oct 16. IF: 65.4
Palbociclib plus letrozole versus weekly paclitaxel, both in combination with trastuzumab plus pertuzumab, as neoadjuvant treatment for patients with HR+/HER2+ early breast cancer: primary results from the randomized phase II TOUCH trial (IBCSG 55-17).
Malorni L, Tyekucheva S, Gombos A, Hasler-Strub U, Zamagni C, Chakiba-Brugère C, Colleoni M, Mueller A, Minisini AM, Taylor D, Salmon JP, Gallerani E, Cariello A, Fontana A, Roschitzki-Voser H, Kammler R, Ruepp B, Loi S, Viale G, Regan MM, Brain E, Biganzoli L; International Breast Cancer Study Group; TOUCH Trial (IBCSG 55-17) Investigators.
Hospital of Prato, Azienda USL Toscana Centro, Prato, Italy; IRCCS Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria di Bologna, Italy; European Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Milan, Italy; Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, Italy; ASST Sette Laghi, Varese, Italy; AUSL Romagna, Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci, Ravenna, Italy; Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Institut Jules Bordet, Hopital Universitaire de Bruxelles and Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium; CHU UCL Namur - Site Sainte-Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium; CHR Citadelle, Liege, Belgium; Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Kantonsspital Graubünden, Chur, Switzerland; KSW Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Winterthur, Switzerland; ETOP IBCSG Partners Foundation, Coordinating Center, Bern, Switzerland; Institut Bergonié, Bordeaux, France; Institut Curie, Saint Cloud, France; Peter MacCallum Cancer Center, Melbourne, Australia; The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
HIGHLIGHTS
Neoadjuvant palbociclib+letrozole+HP for 16 weeks yielded a pCR of 33.3% in patients with ER+/HER2+ early breast cancer
Outcomes were similar with a de-escalated chemotherapy of paclitaxel+HP of the same duration
A gene-expression signature of E2F-pathway-activity (RBsig) was not predictive of benefit from either treatment
PAM50 subtyping was also not predictive and pCR was more frequent for cancers of non-luminal subtype
A chemo-free approach with ET, CDK4/6 inhibitors and anti-HER2 blockade warrants further investigation in larger trials
BACKGROUND: HR+/HER2+ breast cancer (BC) is a heterogeneous disease with low pathological complete response (pCR) to standard neoadjuvant treatment. CDK4/6 inhibitors with endocrine and anti-HER2 therapy have shown a potential for chemotherapy omission in this context.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: TOUCH is an international, open-label, phase II trial for postmenopausal patients with cT>1 cm, cN0 or cN1, HR+/HER2+ BC, randomized to 16 weeks of neoadjuvant weekly paclitaxel or palbociclib and letrozole, both with trastuzumab+pertuzumab (HP). The primary objective investigated the interaction between a gene-signature of E2F-pathway-activity (RBsig) and pCR (ypT0N0 or ypTisN0), hypothesizing higher pCR for RBsig high tumors in the paclitaxel+HP group, and for RBsig low tumors in the palbociclib+letrozole+HP group. RBsig was assessed by RNA-sequencing from pre-treatment biopsies; intrinsic subtypes were estimated by AIMS. Treatment-by-biomarker interaction was estimated using logistic regression in 115 assessable patients.
RESULTS: 147 patients were randomized (74 paclitaxel+HP, 73 palbociclib+letrozole+HP) and 145 constituted the treated population, with a median age of 69 years (IQR 63,73). More patients completed palbociclib vs paclitaxel (94.4% vs 79.5%). The most frequent grade 3-4 adverse events were neutropenia and diarrhea (6.9% vs 43.1% and 11% vs 8.3% in the paclitaxel+HP vs the palbociclib+letrozole+HP groups, respectively). pCR rate was: 32.9% (95% CI: 22.3%-44.9%) in the paclitaxel+HP group and 33.3% (95% CI: 22.7%-45.4%) in the palbociclib+letrozole+HP group. No significant treatment-by-RBsig interaction was observed (p=0.18): pCR in RBsig high vs low was 31.3% (95% CI: 16.1%-50.0%) vs 42.3% (95% CI: 23.4%-63.1%) in the paclitaxel+HP group, and 38.5% (95% CI: 20.2%-59.4%) vs 25.8% (95% CI: 11.9%-44.6%) in the palbociclib group. pCR was higher in non-luminal vs luminal subtypes (45.5% vs 18.4%), with no interaction with treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: Although the primary hypothesis was not supported, TOUCH shows that dual anti-HER2 blockade with a chemotherapy-free backbone of palbociclib+letrozole yields pCR rates similar to paclitaxel, representing an attractive alternative treatment strategy.
KEYWORDS: Early breast cancer, Hormone receptor positive, HER2 positive, post-menopausal, neoadjuvant therapy, chemotherapy de-escalation, CDK4/6 inhibitor, RBsig, gene expression signatures
REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03644186) and EudraCT (2017-005067-40).
DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2025.10.016
(来源:SIBCS)
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