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作者: Morales, Serafin ; Bordonaro, Roberto ; Si Jing, Joline Lim ; Ali, Haythem ; Chaudhry, Madhu ; Luporsi, Elisabeth ; Cortes Castan, Javier ; Borms, Marleen ; Macpherson, Iain ; Denys, Hannelore ; Taylor, Sara ; Helsten, Teresa ; Jerez Gilarranz, Yolanda ; Marchetti, Paolo ; Modiano, Manuel ; Meshad, Michael ; Bianchini, Giampaolo ; Crook, Timothy ; Palmieri, Carlo ; Danso, Michael A. ; Quenel-Tueux, Nathalie ; Bianchi, Giulia ; de Romani Muñoz, Santiago Escriva ; Doni, Laura ; Koper, Norbert ; Guarneri, Valentina ; Oesterholt, Mayke ; Papadimitriou, Konstantinos ; Kaczmarek, Emilie ; Borley, Annabel ; Klint, Leif ; Edlund, Per ; Jerusalem, Guy ; Armstrong, Anne ; Orfeuvre, Hubert ; Tan, Tira J. ; de Vries, Elisabeth G.E. ; Altena, Renske ; Lortholary, Alain ; Vega Alonso, Estela ; Ladoire, Sylvain ; Petit, Thierry ; Aftimos, Philippe ; Turner, Nicholas ; O'Shaughnessy, Joyce ; Mowat, Rex ; Teixeira, Luis ; Quenel Tueux, Nathalie ; Wedervang, Kim ; Song, Xinni ; Harroff, Allyson ; Colleoni, Marco ; Duhoux, François ; Rosenblatt, Paula ; Favret, Anne ; Cobleigh, Melody ; Jing Ying, Tira Tan ; Jensen, Jeanette Dupont ; Cognetti, Francesco ; Martinez, Maria ; Bonnin, Nathalie ; Piacentini, Federico ; Thirlwell, Michael ; Lim, Joline Si Jing ; Lindman, Henrik ; Ponce, Jose Juan ; Saura, Cristina ; Anton, Antonio ; Owera, Rami ; van den Tweel, Evelyn ; Abadie-Lacourtoisie, Sophie ; Joy, Anil ; Brufsky, Adam ; Cazzaniga, Marina ; Jain, Sharad ; Dakhil, Shaker ; Pluard, Timothy ; Zamagni, Claudio ; Jeppesen, Nina ; Adamo, Barbara ; Escrivá-de-Romaní, Santiago ; Levitt, Nicola ; Maiello, Evaristo ; Punie, Kevin ; Stradella, Agostina ; Menke-van der Houven van Oordt, Willemien ; Cairo, Michelina ; Christophe Thery, Jean ; Biganzoli, Laura ; Andersen, Jay ; Kuip, Evelien
PURPOSE:Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–targeted therapy is standard of care for HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer, but most patients develop progressive disease with persistent HER2 expression. No definitive treatment guidance currently exists beyond second line. Trastuzumab duocarmazine (T-Duo) is a third-generation, HER2-targeted antibody-drug conjugate that demonstrated efficacy and acceptable safety in phase I studies of heavily pretreated patients with HER2+/HER2-low breast cancer.
METHODS:In this open-label, randomized, phase III trial, T-Duo was compared with physician's choice (PC) in patients with unresectable locally advanced/metastatic HER2+ breast cancer with progression during/after ≥2 HER2-targeted therapies or after trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1). The primary endpoint was progression-free survival (PFS) by blinded independent central review.
RESULTS:
In total, 437 patients were randomly assigned 2:1 to T-Duo (n = 291) or PC (n = 146). The median age was 56.0 years (range, 24-86); most patients (93.6%) had metastatic disease. The median time from diagnosis of metastatic disease to trial entry was 3.5 years; the median number of prior HER2-targeted therapies in metastatic setting was three. The median PFS was 7.0 months (95% CI, 5.4 to 7.2) with T-Duo versus 4.9 months (95% CI, 4.0 to 5.5; hazard ratio [HR], 0.64 [95% CI, 0.49 to 0.84];
P
= .002) with PC. PFS benefit was maintained across most predefined subgroups. The median overall survival (first analysis) was 20.4 (T-Duo) versus 16.3 months (PC; HR, 0.83 [95% CI, 0.62 to 1.09];
P
= .153). Objective response rate was 27.8% (T-Duo) versus 29.5% (PC); other efficacy end points—clinical benefit rate, duration of response, and reduction in target lesion measurement—tended to favor T-Duo. Grade ≥3 treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in 52.8% (T-Duo) versus 48.2% (PC).
CONCLUSION:Treatment with T-Duo was manageable, but tolerability was affected by prevalent ocular toxicity, leading to a higher discontinuation rate in the T-Duo arm. T-Duo significantly reduced the risk of progression in patients with advanced HER2+ breast cancer who have progressed during/after ≥2 HER2-targeted therapies or after T-DM1.