Presence of Circulating Tumor Cells in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer During Follow-Up and Prognosis
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Presence of Circulating Tumor Cells in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer During Follow-Up and Prognosis. / Trapp, Elisabeth; Janni, Wolfgang; Schindlbeck, Christian; Jückstock, Julia; Andergassen, Ulrich; de Gregorio, Amelie; Alunni-Fabbroni, Marianna; Tzschaschel, Marie; Polasik, Arkadius; Koch, Julian G; Friedl, Thomas W P; Fasching, Peter A; Haeberle, Lothar; Fehm, Tanja; Schneeweiss, Andreas; Beckmann, Matthias W; Pantel, Klaus; Mueller, Volkmar; Rack, Brigitte; Scholz, Christoph; SUCCESS Study Group.
In: JNCI-J NATL CANCER I, Vol. 111, No. 4, 01.04.2019, p. 380-387.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Presence of Circulating Tumor Cells in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer During Follow-Up and Prognosis
AU - Trapp, Elisabeth
AU - Janni, Wolfgang
AU - Schindlbeck, Christian
AU - Jückstock, Julia
AU - Andergassen, Ulrich
AU - de Gregorio, Amelie
AU - Alunni-Fabbroni, Marianna
AU - Tzschaschel, Marie
AU - Polasik, Arkadius
AU - Koch, Julian G
AU - Friedl, Thomas W P
AU - Fasching, Peter A
AU - Haeberle, Lothar
AU - Fehm, Tanja
AU - Schneeweiss, Andreas
AU - Beckmann, Matthias W
AU - Pantel, Klaus
AU - Mueller, Volkmar
AU - Rack, Brigitte
AU - Scholz, Christoph
AU - SUCCESS Study Group
N1 - © The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oup.com.
PY - 2019/4/1
Y1 - 2019/4/1
N2 - Background: The prognostic relevance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) at the time of primary diagnosis has been well established. However, little information is available regarding their prognostic relevance to follow-up care.Methods: The multicenter, open-label, phase III SUCCESS A trial compared two adjuvant chemotherapy regimens followed by 2 vs 5 years of zoledronate for early-stage, high-risk breast cancer patients. The presence of CTCs was assessed before and 2 years after chemotherapy using the FDA-approved CellSearch System. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed using univariate log-rank tests and multivariable Cox regressions. OS and DFS were measured starting from an assessment of CTCs 2 years after the completion of chemotherapy. All statistical tests were two-sided.Results: The sample included 1087 patients who participated in the translational research program of the SUCCESS A trial and for whom sufficient translational data were available regarding CTC status at baseline and at the 2-year follow-up visit. Two years after chemotherapy, 198 (18.2%) patients were CTC-positive. The median follow-up after this timepoint was 37 months. Cox regressions that included CTC status at baseline revealed that CTC status 2 years after chemotherapy had statistically significant and independent prognostic relevance for OS (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.91, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.04 to 7.52, P < .001) and DFS (HR = 2.31, 95% CI = 1.50 to 3.55, P < .001).Conclusion: The presence of CTCs 2 years after chemotherapy was associated with decreased OS and DFS. Based on these results, active individualized surveillance strategies for breast cancer survivors based on biomarkers should be reconsidered.
AB - Background: The prognostic relevance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) at the time of primary diagnosis has been well established. However, little information is available regarding their prognostic relevance to follow-up care.Methods: The multicenter, open-label, phase III SUCCESS A trial compared two adjuvant chemotherapy regimens followed by 2 vs 5 years of zoledronate for early-stage, high-risk breast cancer patients. The presence of CTCs was assessed before and 2 years after chemotherapy using the FDA-approved CellSearch System. Overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed using univariate log-rank tests and multivariable Cox regressions. OS and DFS were measured starting from an assessment of CTCs 2 years after the completion of chemotherapy. All statistical tests were two-sided.Results: The sample included 1087 patients who participated in the translational research program of the SUCCESS A trial and for whom sufficient translational data were available regarding CTC status at baseline and at the 2-year follow-up visit. Two years after chemotherapy, 198 (18.2%) patients were CTC-positive. The median follow-up after this timepoint was 37 months. Cox regressions that included CTC status at baseline revealed that CTC status 2 years after chemotherapy had statistically significant and independent prognostic relevance for OS (hazard ratio [HR] = 3.91, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.04 to 7.52, P < .001) and DFS (HR = 2.31, 95% CI = 1.50 to 3.55, P < .001).Conclusion: The presence of CTCs 2 years after chemotherapy was associated with decreased OS and DFS. Based on these results, active individualized surveillance strategies for breast cancer survivors based on biomarkers should be reconsidered.
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1093/jnci/djy152
DO - 10.1093/jnci/djy152
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 30312434
VL - 111
SP - 380
EP - 387
JO - JNCI-J NATL CANCER I
JF - JNCI-J NATL CANCER I
SN - 0027-8874
IS - 4
ER -