Impact of hormone receptor status and distant recurrence-free interval on survival benefits from trastuzumab in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

ABSTRACT: We sought to investigate the impact of hormone receptor (HR) status and distant recurrence-free interval (DRFI) on the degree of overall survival (OS) benefit from palliative trastuzumab-containing treatment in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Here, we retrospectively identified 588 eligible HER2-positive patients with postoperative distant recurrence. DRFI of HR+HER2+ MBC patients (median: 30.7 months, IQR: 18.5-45.9, P < 0.001) was significant longer compared with HR-HER2+ patients. Patients were categorized into four subgroups based on HR status and palliative trastuzumab (trast+) received. The most superior outcome was observed in the HR+HER2+trast+ subgroup, with a median OS of 48.3 months. Moreover, DRFI > 24 months is an independent favourable prognostic factor for both

SUBMITTER: Yang HY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5430907 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature