Predictors of response to neoadjuvant treatment and changes to HER2 status in HER2-positive invasive breast cancer

Jianlan LIU; Daishi CHEN; Hong HU; Dongxian ZHOU; Jintao HU

doi:10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2022.05.007

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Predictors of response to neoadjuvant treatment and changes to HER2 status in HER2-positive invasive breast cancer

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- Predictors of response to neoadjuvant treatment and changes to HER2 status in HER2-positive invasive breast cancer
- China Oncology Vol. 32, Issue 5, Pages: 417-426(2022)
- 作者机构：
  
  1. 深圳市人民医院（暨南大学第二临床医学院,南方科技大学第一附属医院）病理科,广东深圳 518020
  2. 深圳市人民医院（暨南大学第二临床医学院,南方科技大学第一附属医院）耳鼻咽喉科,广东深圳 518020
  3. 深圳市人民医院（暨南大学第二临床医学院,南方科技大学第一附属医院）甲乳外科,广东深圳 518020
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- DOI：10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2022.05.007
  CLC： R737.9
- Received：01 November 2021，
  
  Revised：2022-02-20，
  
  Published：30 May 2022
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Jianlan LIU, Daishi CHEN, Hong HU, et al. Predictors of response to neoadjuvant treatment and changes to HER2 status in HER2-positive invasive breast cancer[J]. China Oncology, 2022, 32(5): 417-426.
DOI：

Jianlan LIU, Daishi CHEN, Hong HU, et al. Predictors of response to neoadjuvant treatment and changes to HER2 status in HER2-positive invasive breast cancer[J]. China Oncology, 2022, 32(5): 417-426. DOI： 10.19401/j.cnki.1007-3639.2022.05.007.

摘要

背景与目的：

人表皮生长因子受体2（human epidermal growth factor receptor 2

HER2）阳性浸润性乳腺癌对抗于HER2新辅助治疗的反应显著

然而不同患者的反应并不一致

部分反应较差。本研究旨在探讨HER2阳性乳腺癌新辅助治疗反应的预测因子

并进一步评估新辅助治疗前后HER2状态的不一致性。

方法：

收集深圳市人民医院2019

#x02014;2021年经术前粗针穿刺活检确诊的110例HER2阳性乳腺癌患者

经新辅助治疗后行手术切除。采用免疫组织化学（immunohistochemistry

IHC）及荧光原位杂交（fluorescence

in situ

hybridization

FISH）检测术前穿刺标本中的HER2表达状态

并评估新辅助治疗后手术切除标本的病理学完全缓解（pathological complete response

pCR）状态及残余肿瘤负荷（residual cancer burden

RCB）分级

评价不同HER2状态对新辅助治疗效果的影响

并进一步比较新辅助治疗前后HER2、雌激素受体（estrogen receptor

ER）及孕激素受体（progesterone receptor

PR）状态的一致性。

结果

：110例乳腺癌患者根据HER2 IHC表达状态分为弥漫3+组（81例）、异质性3+组（20例）和2+且FISH基因扩增（2+FISH+）组（9例）。HER2弥漫3+组pCR率为54.3%

明显高于异质性3+组（5.0%）和2+FISH+组（11.1%）

差异有统计学意义（

0.05）

而异质性3+组和2+FISH+组的RCB分级更高。多因素分析显示

HER2弥漫3+是pCR的独立预测因子。7例（11.9%）HER2阳性乳腺癌患者在新辅助治疗后HER2转为阴性

大多数（85.7%）为异质性3+组和2+FISH+组病例。

结论：

HER2异质性会影响HER2阳性乳

腺癌的新辅助治疗反应

评价穿刺活检标本中HER2 IHC异质性

并对新辅助治疗后残留癌灶HER2、ER和PR状态重新评估

有利于指导下一步治疗。新型抗体药物偶联物（antibody-drug conjugate

ADC）的出现有望为HER2异质性阳性乳腺癌患者带来生存获益。

Abstract

Background and purpose:

The response of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive invasive breast cancer to HER2 targeted neoadjuvant therapy is significant. However

the response is not uniform

and a proportion of patients respond poorly. This study aimed to identify predictors of response in the neoadjuvant treatment and to assess the discordance rate of HER2 status between pre- and post-treatment specimens in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Methods:

The study group included 110 HER2-positive breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant therapy and surgery who were diagnosed from 2019 to 2021 in Shenzhen People

#x02019;s Hospital. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and fluorescence

in situ

hybridization (FISH) were used to detect the expression of HER2 in core needle biopsy specimens. Pathological complete response (pCR) and residual cancer burden (RCB) of surgically resected specimens after neoadjuvant therapy were used to assess the therapy response of patients. HER2

estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) status were further assessed in the residual invasive carcinoma present after neoadjuvant therapy.

Results:

One hundred and ten breast cancer patients were divided into IHC diffuse 3+ group (

=81)

heterogeneous 3+ group (

=20)

IHC 2+ and FISH amplified (2+FISH+) group (

=9). The pCR rate of HER2 diffuse 3+ group was 54.3%

which was significantly higher compared with heterogeneous 3+ group (5.0%) and 2+FISH+ group (11.1%)

and the difference was statistically significant (

0.05). RCB categories were higher in heterogeneous 3+ and 2+FISH+ groups. Multivariate analysis showed that HER2 diffuse 3+ was an independent predictor of pCR.

Seven cases (11.9%) became HER2-negative

the majority (85.7%) from heterogeneous 3+ and 2+FISH+ groups.

Conclusion:

HER2 heterogeneity predicts the neoadjuvant therapy response of HER2-positive breast cancer. Evaluation of the heterogeneity of HER2 IHC in biopsy specimens and repeating HER2

ER and PR testing after neoadjuvant treatment should therefore be considered

which will facilitate further management decisions. The patients with HER2 heterogeneity may potentially benefit from the novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC).

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