Nab-paclitaxel Followed by Dose-dense Epirubicin/Cyclophosphamide in Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Triple-negative Breast Cancer: A Phase II Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The anti-tumor activity of nab-paclitaxel followed by epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (EC) as neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) in Asian patients remain unclear, particularly in the aggressive subtype triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of this NAC regimen in TNBC.

Methods

In this Simon's two-stage, phase II study, treatment-naïve patients with unilateral primary invasive TNBC were enrolled. Eligible patients received nab-paclitaxel 125 mg/m2 weekly on day 1 for 12 weeks, followed by dose-dense EC (epirubicin 90 mg/m2; cyclophosphamide 600 mg/m2) on day 1 for four 2-week cycles. The primary endpoint was the total pathological complete response (tpCR, ypT0/is ypN0) rate.

Results

A total of 55 eligible patients

SUBMITTER: Liu Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9847528 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature