Intensive dose-dense compared with conventionally scheduled preoperative chemotherapy for high-risk primary breast cancer.
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Intensive dose-dense compared with conventionally scheduled preoperative chemotherapy for high-risk primary breast cancer. / Untch, Michael; Möbus, Volker; Kuhn, Walther; Muck, Bernd Rudolph; Thomssen, Christoph; Bauerfeind, Ingo; Harbeck, Nadia; Werner, Christoph; Lebeau, Annette; Schneeweiss, Andreas; Kahlert, Stephen; von Koch, Franz; Petry, Karl Ulrich; Wallwiener, Diethelm; Kreienberg, Rolf; Albert, Ute-Susann; Lück, Hans-Joachim; Hinke, Axel; Jänicke, Fritz; Konecny, Gottfried E.
In: J CLIN ONCOL, Vol. 27, No. 18, 18, 2009, p. 2938-2945.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Intensive dose-dense compared with conventionally scheduled preoperative chemotherapy for high-risk primary breast cancer.
AU - Untch, Michael
AU - Möbus, Volker
AU - Kuhn, Walther
AU - Muck, Bernd Rudolph
AU - Thomssen, Christoph
AU - Bauerfeind, Ingo
AU - Harbeck, Nadia
AU - Werner, Christoph
AU - Lebeau, Annette
AU - Schneeweiss, Andreas
AU - Kahlert, Stephen
AU - von Koch, Franz
AU - Petry, Karl Ulrich
AU - Wallwiener, Diethelm
AU - Kreienberg, Rolf
AU - Albert, Ute-Susann
AU - Lück, Hans-Joachim
AU - Hinke, Axel
AU - Jänicke, Fritz
AU - Konecny, Gottfried E
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - PURPOSE: To compare preoperative intense dose-dense (IDD) chemotherapy with conventionally scheduled preoperative chemotherapy in high-risk primary breast cancer (BC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this randomized phase III trial a total of 668 eligible primary BC patients stratified for tumors > or = 3 cm (n = 567) or inflammatory BC (n = 101) were randomly assigned to receive concurrent preoperative epirubicin/paclitaxel every 3 weeks or dose-dense and dose-escalated sequential epirubicin followed by paclitaxel every 2 weeks. All patients received three cycles of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil chemotherapy after surgery. RESULTS: IDD treatment significantly improved pathologic complete response rate (18% v 10%; odds ratio [OR] 1.89; P = .008), disease-free survival (DFS; hazard ratio [HR], 0.71; P = .011), and overall survival (OS; HR, 0.83; P = .041) compared to epirubicin/paclitaxel. Patients with inflammatory BC had a particularly poor prognosis and did not appear to benefit from IDD therapy in this trial (DFS HR, 1.10; P = .739; OS HR, 1.25; P = .544). In contrast, patients with noninflammatory BC significantly benefited from IDD treatment (DFS HR, 0.65, P = .005; OS HR, 0.77, P = .013). Treatment effects in multivariate analysis were significant for noninflammatory BC (DFS HR, 0.65, P = .015; OS HR, 0.79, P = .034), but not for all patients (DFS HR, 0.76; P = .088; OS HR, 0.82; P = .059). IDD therapy was associated with significantly more nonhematologic toxicities, anemia, and thrombocytopenia, but with similar neutropenia and infection rates. CONCLUSION: Our results support the efficacy and short-term safety of IDD as preoperative chemotherapy. IDD was less well tolerated compared to standard treatment, but improved clinical outcomes in patients with noninflammatory high-risk primary BC.
AB - PURPOSE: To compare preoperative intense dose-dense (IDD) chemotherapy with conventionally scheduled preoperative chemotherapy in high-risk primary breast cancer (BC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this randomized phase III trial a total of 668 eligible primary BC patients stratified for tumors > or = 3 cm (n = 567) or inflammatory BC (n = 101) were randomly assigned to receive concurrent preoperative epirubicin/paclitaxel every 3 weeks or dose-dense and dose-escalated sequential epirubicin followed by paclitaxel every 2 weeks. All patients received three cycles of cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and fluorouracil chemotherapy after surgery. RESULTS: IDD treatment significantly improved pathologic complete response rate (18% v 10%; odds ratio [OR] 1.89; P = .008), disease-free survival (DFS; hazard ratio [HR], 0.71; P = .011), and overall survival (OS; HR, 0.83; P = .041) compared to epirubicin/paclitaxel. Patients with inflammatory BC had a particularly poor prognosis and did not appear to benefit from IDD therapy in this trial (DFS HR, 1.10; P = .739; OS HR, 1.25; P = .544). In contrast, patients with noninflammatory BC significantly benefited from IDD treatment (DFS HR, 0.65, P = .005; OS HR, 0.77, P = .013). Treatment effects in multivariate analysis were significant for noninflammatory BC (DFS HR, 0.65, P = .015; OS HR, 0.79, P = .034), but not for all patients (DFS HR, 0.76; P = .088; OS HR, 0.82; P = .059). IDD therapy was associated with significantly more nonhematologic toxicities, anemia, and thrombocytopenia, but with similar neutropenia and infection rates. CONCLUSION: Our results support the efficacy and short-term safety of IDD as preoperative chemotherapy. IDD was less well tolerated compared to standard treatment, but improved clinical outcomes in patients with noninflammatory high-risk primary BC.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 27
SP - 2938
EP - 2945
JO - J CLIN ONCOL
JF - J CLIN ONCOL
SN - 0732-183X
IS - 18
M1 - 18
ER -