Cardiac function of long-responders to dual anti-HER2 antibodies amongst patients with HER2 positive advanced breast cancer.

Authors

Kelvin K H Bao

Kelvin K H Bao

Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Kelvin K H Bao , Jeffrey CH Chan , Leone Sutanto , Jocelyn G Chan , Ka Man Cheung , Harry HY Yiu

Organizations

Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Research Funding

No funding received
None.

Background: Dual anti-HER2 antibodies pertuzumab (P) and trastuzumab (T) in combination with taxane (D), followed by PT maintenance, is the standard first line treatment for HER2 positive advanced breast cancer (HER2+ ABC). Treatment associated cardiotoxicity necessitates regular cardiac function surveillance, which is a burden particularly for treatment long-responders. Data for cardiac safety of prolonged P+T exposure is scarce. We investigate the real-world impact on cardiac function in long-responders to treatment with dual anti-HER2 antibodies. Methods: We identified consecutive patients with HER2+ ABC who received the CLEOPATRA regimen (PT-D) between Jan 2014 and Dec 2020 from an institutional cancer registry. All patients had pre-treatment multiple-gated acquisition (MUGA) scan or echocardiogram, and subsequently at 3-monthly intervals until end of treatment to monitor left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). Patients on treatment for ≥36 months were considered long-responders. The Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to assess any significant difference in LVEF at various landmark time-points in comparison to their pretreatment baseline. Results: 101 women with HER2+ ABC were eligible for analysis. Median age at treatment was 62 (IQR, 56.0-69.0). The median duration of treatment was 17.3 months (IQR, 9.0-31.3). 22.8% of patients were long-responders, who received a median of 67 cycles of treatment (IQR, 58-88). Compared to baseline, median LVEF was significantly decreased at 6m (median, 66% vs 69%, p=0.02), however there were no significant differences for any of the subsequent time-points up to 84 m. All of the larger LVEF drop (≥10% from baseline) occurred by the first 24 months, representing 4.7% of the overall measurements. Risk factors present for patients experienced treatment suspension (n=3) included previous exposures to anthracycline and left sided radiotherapy. Conclusions: In patients with HER2+ ABC who were long-responders to first-line PT-D, prolonged exposure to dual anti-HER2 antibodies was not associated with significant cardiotoxicity. It is safe to de-escalate the cardiac surveillance for this population.

Time-points (months)Number of patientsBaseline LVEF (%)
(median, IQR)
Subsequent LVEF (%)
(median, IQR)
Wilcoxon signed-rank test
010169 (64.0-72.5)--
69069 (64.8-72.3)66 (63.0-72.0)p=0.02
126469 (63.5-72.0)69 (63.0-73.0)p=0.27
244869 (65.0-72.8)69 (63.0-73.0)p=0.76
362371 (63.5-74.5)68 (63.0-72.0)p=0.11
481372 (63.5-74.5)66 (64.0-72.0)p=0.08
60872 (63.0-74.0)69 (63.5-71.5)p=0.17
72374 (66.0-76.0)71 (64.0-75.0)p=0.10
84374 (66.0-76.0)70 (58.0-73.0)p=0.10

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2023 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Breast Cancer—Metastatic

Track

Breast Cancer

Sub Track

HER2-Positive

Citation

J Clin Oncol 41, 2023 (suppl 16; abstr 1043)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2023.41.16_suppl.1043

Abstract #

1043

Poster Bd #

264

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