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作者: Taylor, Sara ; Bianchi, Giulia ; Klint, Leif ; Cognetti, Francesco ; Petit, Thierry ; Cortes Castan, Javier ; Lindman, Henrik ; Koper, Norbert ; Jeppesen, Nina ; Jing Ying, Tira Tan ; Ponce, Jose Juan ; Martinez, Maria ; Vega Alonso, Estela ; Ladoire, Sylvain ; Jain, Sharad ; Meshad, Michael ; Altena, Renske ; Helsten, Teresa ; Piacentini, Federico ; Dakhil, Shaker ; Luporsi, Elisabeth ; Doni, Laura ; Levitt, Nicola ; Colleoni, Marco ; Morales, Serafin ; Borley, Annabel ; Aftimos, Philippe ; Jerusalem, Guy ; O'Shaughnessy, Joyce ; Orfeuvre, Hubert ; Edlund, Per ; Modiano, Manuel ; Palmieri, Carlo ; Menke-van der Houven van Oordt, Willemien ; Lim, Joline Si Jing ; Kaczmarek, Emilie ; Favret, Anne ; Chaudhry, Madhu ; Denys, Hannelore ; Turner, Nicholas ; Maiello, Evaristo ; Joy, Anil ; Teixeira, Luis ; Stradella, Agostina ; Adamo, Barbara ; Quenel-Tueux, Nathalie ; van den Tweel, Evelyn ; Cazzaniga, Marina ; Quenel Tueux, Nathalie ; Punie, Kevin ; Armstrong, Anne ; Escrivá-de-Romaní, Santiago ; Wedervang, Kim ; Rosenblatt, Paula ; Anton, Antonio ; Bordonaro, Roberto ; Andersen, Jay ; Bianchini, Giampaolo ; Owera, Rami ; Jerez Gilarranz, Yolanda ; Borms, Marleen ; de Vries, Elisabeth G.E. ; Jensen, Jeanette Dupont ; Papadimitriou, Konstantinos ; Oesterholt, Mayke ; Zamagni, Claudio ; Tan, Tira J. ; Cairo, Michelina ; Brufsky, Adam ; Crook, Timothy ; Pluard, Timothy ; Biganzoli, Laura ; Danso, Michael A. ; Ali, Haythem ; Duhoux, François ; Saura, Cristina ; Mowat, Rex ; Abadie-Lacourtoisie, Sophie ; Thirlwell, Michael ; Si Jing, Joline Lim ; Kuip, Evelien ; Lortholary, Alain ; Bonnin, Nathalie ; Song, Xinni ; Harroff, Allyson ; Christophe Thery, Jean ; de Romani Muñoz, Santiago Escriva ; Marchetti, Paolo ; Cobleigh, Melody ; Macpherson, Iain ; Guarneri, Valentina
PURPOSEHuman 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.METHODSIn 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).
CONCLUSIONTreatment 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.