Single center observational study of the efficacy of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients treated before and after the widespread use age of CD4/6 inhibitors: Is there evidence that chemotherapy response is impacted by prior use of CD4/6 inhibitors?

Authors

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Martin S. Hogg

Rosemere Cancer Center, Manchester, United Kingdom

Martin S. Hogg , Tweisge Mugisa , Smriti Gaur

Organizations

Rosemere Cancer Center, Manchester, United Kingdom, East Lancashire NHS Foundation Trust, Burnley, United Kingdom, Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Research Funding

No funding received
None

Background: Recently CD4/6 inhibitors have radically changed treatment pathways, leading to a deferment of chemotherapy for advanced disease. Patients still relapse following this treatment; we wish to share our experience of chemotherapy both before and after this change and explore whether there is a change in efficacy. In England CD4/6 inhibitors are prescribed according to the guidelines set out by NHS England (NICE), and are generally utilised in the first line setting unless there is visceral crisis. Methods: This is a retrospective double cohort observational single centre study comparing the efficacy of a chemotherapy regimen (vinorelbine and capecitabine vin cap) before and after the incorporation of CD4/6 inhibitors into breast cancer treatment (Jan 2017- Nov 20). The doublet chemotherapy is widely used at our centre providing a well tolerated and effective alternative to intravenous treatments such as taxanes or single agent capecitabine. Data was collected contemporaneously using e prescribing software and audited retrospectively Results: In the audit period n=19 treated with cap, n= 97 with vin cap, n= 24 treated with CD4/6, (of whom 5 relapsed). 5 patients received abemaciclib first line, as initial therapy, all G3, stage 11A or above, median number of cycles 4.2, I received ribociclib, G2, stage 111A, 7 cycles and 17 received palbociclib, 10 first line, 4 following 1 course chemo, 2 after 2 courses and 1 and after 3 courses, 30% G3 and 70% G2, mean number of cycles 11.06. Patients who received first line cap progressed after a median of 3.5 cycles, with a range of 0-22 months (RR= 47%), for cape vin a median of 8.6, a range of 0-60 months (RR=77%), post CD4/6 mean of 8, median of 9, a range of 0-17 (RR=80%). Conclusions: Those post CD4/6 requiring chemo relapsed far short of the median TTP of around 26months and may have specific characteristics predicting poor response to CD4/6. Despite small numbers salvage chemotherapy remains effective with similar responses. First line vin cap is more efficacious and better tolerated than Cap.

Patient characteristics
Description
Capecitabine only - 2nd line (%)
Capecitabine and vinorelbine (no CD 4/6) (%)
Capecitabine and vinorelbine after CD4/6 (%)
Number

19

97

5

Age range (yrs)

31-76

30-81

53-77

Stage
I
7
37%
9
9%
0
0
II
4
21%
43
44%
0
0
III
5
26%
19
20%
2
40%
IV
1
5%
22
23%
1
1%
unknown
2
11%
4
4%
2
40%
Stable disease and partial response
Benefit

47%
64
66%
4
80%
Treatment duration (number of cycles) (greater than 12 cycles N)
Median/mean
3.5/4(n=3)

06/08 (n=23)

1

Time (months) to progression (with range)
Median
4(0-22)

8(0-60)

9(3-15)

Toxicities
Neutopenic sepsis / Grade 3 or 4 Neutropenia
1
5%
10
10%
1
20%
Grade 3 or 4 diarrhoea
2
11%
1
0.01%
1
20%
Grade 3 or 4 nausea and vomiting
1
5%
1
0.01%
1
20%
Grade 3 OR 4 Skin
1
5%
4
4.10%
0

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2021 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Publication Only: Breast Cancer—Metastatic

Track

Breast Cancer

Sub Track

Hormone Receptor-Positive

Citation

J Clin Oncol 39, 2021 (suppl 15; abstr e13019)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.e13019

Abstract #

e13019

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