The effects of bone targeted therapy in patients with greater than two years survival with metastatic breast cancer and bone metastasis.

Authors

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Athira Jayan

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Athira Jayan , Akshara Singareeka Raghavendra , Roland L. Bassett Jr., Carlos Hernando Barcenas

Organizations

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, Department of Breast Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Research Funding

No funding received

Background: Administration of bone targeted therapy such as zoledronic acid (ZA) or of denosumab (D) decrease the risk of skeletal related events (SRE) such as radiation to the bone, pathological bone fractures, and spinal cord compression in patients with a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and bone metastasis. As these patients continue to live longer it is unknown what are the impacts from long-term administration of ZA or D among those who live longer than 2 years. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of patients with MBC and bone metastasis who lived for more than 2 years since diagnosis and received treatment at MD Anderson Cancer Center for MBC in addition to ZA and/or D between 2015 and 2021. Patient demographics, date of diagnosis, tumor characteristics, bone targeted agent treatment plans and SRE were extracted from the institutional database and electronic health records. We defined 3 patterns of receipt of bone targeted therapy: Pattern A: ZA every 3-4 weeks; Pattern B: D every 4-6 weeks; Pattern C; D every 4-6 weeks for a period followed by every 3 months. The association between these patterns and SRE was assessed using Fisher’s exact test. Results: We included 178 patients: Pattern A with 49 patients, Pattern B with 85 patients, and Pattern C with 44 patients. The proportion of patients who suffered a SRE in Patterns A, B, and C were 22.4% (11/49), 20% (17/85), and 21.4% (10/44). There was no statistical difference in the proportion of SRE between these three groups (p = 0.92). Conclusions: We did not observe a difference in the rate of SRE between the three different patterns of bone targeted therapy administration in patients with MBC and bone metastasis. Other treatment patterns will be considered in future analysis.

Patient Characteristics
Pattern A (n=49)
Pattern B (n=85)
Pattern C (n=44)
Race



White
29
56
34
Hispanic
10
6
4
Asian/Pacific Islander
3
9
2
Black
7
13
2
Other

1
2
Menopausal status at diagnosis



Pre
27
49
22
Post
20
36
22
male Patients
2


Hormone receptor status



Positive
39
84
42
Negative
10
1
2
HER2



Positive
9
10
8
Negative
40
75
36
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy



Yes
12
18
9
No
37
67
35
Neoadjuvant hormonal therapy



Yes
1
1
1
No
48
84
43
Adjuvant chemotherapy



Yes
14
31
10
No
35
54
34
Adjuvant hormonal therapy



Yes
24
49
23
No
25
36
21
Adjuvant XRT



Yes
21
34
11
No
28
51
33
Skeletal Related Events



Yes
11
17
10
No
38
68
34

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Publication Only

Session Title

Breast Cancer—Metastatic

Track

Breast Cancer

Sub Track

Other Breast Cancer Subtypes

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr e13076)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.e13076

Abstract #

e13076

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