Evaluation of applying IHC4 as a prognostic model in the translational study of Intergroup Exemestane Study (IES): PathIES.
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Date
2018-02-01Author
Cheang, MCU
Bliss, JM
Viale, G
Speirs, V
Palmieri, C
Shaaban, A
Lønning, PE
Morden, J
Porta, N
Jassem, J
van De Velde, CJ
Rasmussen, BB
Verhoeven, D
Bartlett, JMS
Coombes, RC
PathIES Sub-Committee,
Type
Journal Article
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BACKGROUND: Intergroup Exemestane Study (IES) was a randomised study that showed a survival benefit of switching adjuvant endocrine therapy after 2-3 years from tamoxifen to exemestane. This PathIES aimed to assess the role of immunohistochemical (IHC)4 score in determining the relative sensitivity to either tamoxifen or sequential treatment with tamoxifen and exemestane. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Primary tumour samples were available for 1274 patients (27% of IES population). Only patients for whom the IHC4 score could be calculated (based on oestrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, HER2 and Ki67) were included in this analysis (N = 430 patients). The clinical score (C) was based on age, grade, tumour size and nodal status. The association of clinicopathological parameters, IHC4(+C) scores and treatment effect with time to distant recurrence-free survival (TTDR) was assessed in univariable and multivariable Cox regression analyses. A modified clinical score (PathIEscore) (N = 350) was also estimated. RESULTS: Our results confirm the prognostic importance of the original IHC4, alone and in conjunction with clinical scores, but no significant difference with treatment effects was observed. The combined IHC4 + Clinical PathIES score was prognostic for TTDR (P < 0.001) with a hazard ratio (HR) of 5.54 (95% CI 1.29-23.70) for a change from 1st quartile (Q1) to Q1-Q3 and HR of 15.54 (95% CI 3.70-65.24) for a change from Q1 to Q4. CONCLUSION: In the PathIES population, the IHC4 score is useful in predicting long-term relapse in patients who remain disease-free after 2-3 years. This is a first trial to suggest the extending use of IHC4+C score for prognostic indication for patients who have switched endocrine therapies at 2-3 years and who remain disease-free after 2-3 years.
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Subject
PathIES Sub-Committee
Breast
Humans
Breast Neoplasms
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Tamoxifen
Androstadienes
Receptors, Estrogen
Receptors, Progesterone
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Prognosis
Disease-Free Survival
Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
Mastectomy
Immunohistochemistry
Double-Blind Method
Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
Time Factors
Aged
Middle Aged
Female
Research team
Clinical Trials & Statistics Unit
Genomic Analysis – Clinical Trials
Language
eng
Date accepted
2017-10-16
License start date
2018-02
Citation
Breast cancer research and treatment, 2018, 168 (1), pp. 169 - 178
Publisher
SPRINGER