Jco.2022.40.16 Suppl.e14002
Jco.2022.40.16 Suppl.e14002
Jco.2022.40.16 Suppl.e14002
Izzet Dogan, Inci Kizildag Yirgin, Selnur Ozkurt, Kamuran Ibõs, Sezai Vatansever, Pinar Saip,
Adnan Aydiner; Istanbul University Institute of Oncology, Medical Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey; Istan
bul University Institute of Oncology, Radiology, Istanbul, Turkey; Istanbul University Institute of Oncol
ogy, Radiation Oncology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background: Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in females. Brain metastasis is a poor prog
nostic factor in breast cancer. Brain metastasis can develop in about half of the HER2- positive meta
static breast cancer patients. The study was aimed to determine outcomes and prognostic factors in
HER2 positive metastatic breast cancer patients who had brain metastasis. Methods: We evaluated the
HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer patients with brain metastasis between 2008 and 2018. Data
of the patients were recorded retrospectively. Kaplan Meier and Cox regression analysis were used for
survival analysis and prognostic factors. Results: Eighty-three patients were included in the study. The
median age was 49 (range, 25-76). Thirty-two (38.6%) patients had de-novo metastatic disease at di
agnosis. The most common histopathological type was invasive ductal carcinoma (88.4%). The estro
gen receptor and progesterone receptor positivity ratios were 42.2% and 28.9%, respectively. At the
beginning of brain metastasis, the median number of extra-cranial metastasis was 2 (range, 0-4). The
most common extra-cranial metastasis sites were bone (63.9%), liver (41%), and lung (34.9%), re
spectively. Twenty-eight patients (41.8%) had solitary brain metastasis. The median size of brain me
tastasis was 16 mm (range, 5-63) at diagnosis. All patients had treated with trastuzumab-based
chemotherapy, 29 patients (34.9%) TDM-1, and 73 patients (88%) lapatinib+capesitabine combina
tion. Seventeen patients (20.5%) had undergone craniotomy, and 82 patients (98.8%) received brain
radiotherapy. The patients also received hormonotherapy (41%) and bisphosphonates (56.6%). At a
median follow-up of 36 months (range 5.9-177.7) from beginning metastasis, the median overall sur
vival was 34.9 months (95% CI, range 24.6-45.2). In multivariate analysis, age at diagnosis (p =
0.005), presence of five and over brain metastasis (p = 0.016), the number of chemotherapy used
with trastuzumab (p = 0.017), and receiving three different HER2-targetted therapy (p = 0.032) were
statistically significant for overall survival. However, size of brain metastasis (p = 0.091), lung metas
tasis (p = 0.428), liver metastasis (p = 0.338), bone metastasis (p = 0.132), and hormone positivity
of tumor (p = 0.238) were not. Conclusions: Real-life outcomes of HER2-positive breast cancer pa
tients with brain metastases were presented in this study. We showed that age at diagnosis, number of
brain metastasis, number of chemotherapy received with trastuzumab, and had received three differ
ent HER2 targetted therapy was prognostic factors for overall survival. Research Sponsor: None.
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