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Intrathecal trastuzumab: immunotherapy improves the prognosis of leptomeningeal metastases in HER-2+ breast cancer patient.

ABSTRACT: We describe the clinical and therapeutic course of a 51-year-old woman with HER-2+ breast cancer who developed leptomeningeal (LM) and spinal cord metastases after 8 years of stable disease on combination therapy with intravenous (IV) trastuzumab. Due to progressive CNS disease, intrathecal (IT) trastuzumab was introduced to enhance HER-2+ therapy into the CSF space. A combination HER-2+ targeted approach achieved clinical remission with stable disease in our patient 46 months after she was diagnosed with LM metastases. However, spinal cord C-1 metastasis was not fully controlled with IT trastuzumab, ultimately leading to the patient's respiratory compromise. In our patient, IT trastuzumab immunotherapy improved prognosis and was an effective strategy to manage HER-2+ LM disease. Given alone or alongside other anti-HER-2+ therapeutics with sufficient CNS penetration, IT trastuzumab could extend the lifespan of patients with leptomeningeal and CNS metastases.

SUBMITTER: Lu NT

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4570757 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Intrathecal trastuzumab: immunotherapy improves the prognosis of leptomeningeal metastases in HER-2+ breast cancer patient.

Lu Nu T NT Raizer Jeffrey J Gabor Erwin P EP Liu Natalie M NM Vu James Q JQ Slamon Dennis J DJ Barstis John L JL

Journal for immunotherapy of cancer 20150915

We describe the clinical and therapeutic course of a 51-year-old woman with HER-2+ breast cancer who developed leptomeningeal (LM) and spinal cord metastases after 8 years of stable disease on combination therapy with intravenous (IV) trastuzumab. Due to progressive CNS disease, intrathecal (IT) trastuzumab was introduced to enhance HER-2+ therapy into the CSF space. A combination HER-2+ targeted approach achieved clinical remission with stable disease in our patient 46 months after she was diag ...[more]

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Project description:BackgroundPatients with HER2+ breast cancer (BC) frequently develop leptomeningeal metastases (LM). While HER2-targeted therapies have demonstrated efficacy in the neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and metastatic settings, including for parenchymal brain metastases, their efficacy for patients with LM has not been studied in a randomized controlled trial. However, several single-armed prospective studies, case series and case reports have studied oral, intravenous, or intrathecally administered HER2-targeted therapy regimens for patients with HER2+ BC LM.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data to evaluate the efficacy of HER2-targeted therapies in HER2+ BC LM in accordance with PRISMA guidelines. Targeted therapies evaluated were trastuzumab (intrathecal or intravenous), pertuzumab, lapatinib, neratinib, tucatinib, trastuzumab-emtansine and trastuzumab-deruxtecan. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS), with CNS-specific progression-free survival (PFS) as a secondary endpoint.Results7780 abstracts were screened, identifying 45 publications with 208 patients, corresponding to 275 lines of HER2-targeted therapy for BC LM which met inclusion criteria. In univariable and multivariable analyses, we observed no significant difference in OS and CNS-specific PFS between intrathecal trastuzumab compared to oral or intravenous administration of HER2-targeted therapy. Anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody-based regimens did not demonstrate superiority over HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors. In a cohort of 15 patients, treatment with trastuzumab-deruxtecan was associated with prolonged OS compared to other HER2-targeted therapies and compared to trastuzumab-emtansine.ConclusionsThe results of this meta-analysis, comprising the limited data available, suggest that intrathecal administration of HER2-targeted therapy for patients with HER2+ BC LM confers no additional benefit over oral and/or IV treatment regimens. Although the number of patients receiving trastuzumab deruxtecan in this cohort is small, this novel agent offers promise for this patient population and requires further investigation in prospective studies.

Project description:BackgroundLeptomeningeal metastasis (LM) is a rare complication of metastatic breast cancer (MBC), with high morbidity/mortality rates. Our study aimed to describe the largest-to-date real-life population of MBC patients treated with intrathecal (IT) therapy and to evaluate prognostic models.MethodsThe Epidemiological Strategy and Medical Economics (ESME) MBC database (NCT03275311) includes all consecutive patients who have initiated treatment for MBC since 2008. Overall survival (OS) of patients treated with IT therapy was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. Prognostic models were constructed using Cox proportional hazards models. Performance was evaluated using C-index and calibration plots.ResultsOf the 22 266 patients included in the database between 2008 and 2016, 312 received IT therapy and were selected for our analysis. Compared with non-IT-treated patients, IT-treated patients were younger at MBC relapse (median age: 52 years versus 61 years) and more often had lobular histology (23.4% versus 12.7%) or triple-negative subtype (24.7% versus 13.3%) (all P < 0.001). Median OS was 4.5 months [95% confidence interval (CI) 3.8-5.6] and 1-year survival rate was 25.6%. Significant prognostic factors associated with poorer outcome on multivariable analysis were triple-negative subtype (hazard ratio 1.81, 95% CI 1.32-2.47), treatment line ≥3 (hazard ratio 1.88, 95% CI 1.30-2.73), ≥3 other metastatic sites (hazard ratio 1.33, 95% CI 1.01-1.74) and IT cytarabine or thiotepa versus methotrexate (hazard ratio 1.68, 95% CI 1.28-2.22), while concomitant systemic therapy was associated with better OS (hazard ratio 0.47, 95% CI 0.35-0.62) (all P < 0.001). We validated two previously published prognostic scores, the Curie score and the Breast-graded prognostic assessment, both with C-index of 0.57.ConclusionsMBC patients with LM treated with IT therapy have a poor prognosis. We could identify a subgroup of patients with better prognosis, when concomitant systemic therapy and IT methotrexate were used.

Project description:Abstract Background The validated CellSearch system (Janssen Diagnostics, LLC), utilizing an immunomagnetic CTC selection method based on EPCAM antibody conjugated ferroparticles, is an FDA-approved methodology for enumerating CTC from blood in pts with breast, prostate and colon cancers. The CellSearch system has been used to evaluate CSF CTC of pts with leptomeningeal metastasis (LM) and has demonstrated potential as a diagnostic marker and response to cancer treatment. We explored the use of CSF CTC enumeration in the follow-up of pts with LM from HER2+ cancers receiving intrathecal (IT) therapy, aimed at characterizing changes over time as a potential biomarker of treatment response. Material and Methods CSF from pts participating in an IRB-approved phase I/II dose escalation trial of IT trastuzumab for LM in HER2+ cancer (NCT01325207) was evaluated by CellSearch system. 3 ml CSF from a ventricular reservoir was collected for CSF CTC enumeration at pre-treatment Day 1 of each cycle and correlated with CSF cytology from the same sample, and with clinical and radiographic response. LM progression was defined as clinical or radiographic worsening. Results Fifteen patients with HER2+ LM (14 breast, 1 colon) were enrolled; 14 were women. Six patients had baseline positive CSF cytology; the remaining were diagnosed by MRI. Of the 15 patients, 10 had greater than 1 cycle of treatment to be evaluable; 5 patients progressed during cycle 1. Median CSF CTC at baseline was 22 per 3ml (range 0–200); 2 patients had no detectable CSF CTCs. A decrease in CSF CTC was observed in 5 patients after cycle 1 and remained low (mean =9.5, range 0–92) in 2 patients while disease was stable. 3 patients had a rise in CSF CTCs roughly 1 month prior to progression. In the 10 patients with HER2 analysis, number of CTCs correlated with HER 2 expression. Conclusion CSF CTC HER2 expression provided further affirmation that CTCs are malignant. Changes in CSF CTC enumeration allow quantitative surveillance of treatment response and should be further investigated.

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