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Hulsbergen, A.F.C.; Cho, L.D.; Mammi, M.; Lamba, N.; Smith, T.R.; Brastianos, P.K.; ... ; Lin, N.U. (2020)

Systemic therapy following craniotomy in patients with a solitary breast cancer brain metastasis

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Purpose To describe practice patterns and patient outcomes with respect to the use of postoperative systemic therapy (ST) after resection of a solitary breast cancer brain metastasis (BCBM). Methods A multi-institutional retrospective review of consecutive patients undergoing resection of a single BCBM without extracranial metastases was performed to describe subtype-specific postoperative outcomes and assess the impact of types of ST on site of recurrence, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Results Forty-four patients were identified. Stratified estimated survival was 15, 24, and 23 months for patients with triple negative, estrogen receptor positive (ER+), and HER2+ BCBMs, respectively. Patients receiving postoperative ST had a longer median PFS (8 versus 4 months, adjusted p-value 0.01) and OS (32 versus 15 months, adjusted p-value 0.21). Nine patients (20%) had extracranial progression, 23 (52%) had intracranial progression, three (8%) had both, and nine...Show morePurpose To describe practice patterns and patient outcomes with respect to the use of postoperative systemic therapy (ST) after resection of a solitary breast cancer brain metastasis (BCBM). Methods A multi-institutional retrospective review of consecutive patients undergoing resection of a single BCBM without extracranial metastases was performed to describe subtype-specific postoperative outcomes and assess the impact of types of ST on site of recurrence, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). Results Forty-four patients were identified. Stratified estimated survival was 15, 24, and 23 months for patients with triple negative, estrogen receptor positive (ER+), and HER2+ BCBMs, respectively. Patients receiving postoperative ST had a longer median PFS (8 versus 4 months, adjusted p-value 0.01) and OS (32 versus 15 months, adjusted p-value 0.21). Nine patients (20%) had extracranial progression, 23 (52%) had intracranial progression, three (8%) had both, and nine (20%) did not experience progression at last follow-up. Multivariate analysis showed that postoperative hormonal therapy was associated with longer OS (HR 0.26; 95% CI 0.08-0.89; p = 0.03) but not PFS (HR 0.35, 95% CI 0.08-1.47, p = 0.15) in ER+ patients. Postoperative HER2-targeted therapy was not associated with longer OS or PFS in HER2+ patients. Conclusions Disease progression occurred intracranially more often than extracranially following resection of a solitary BCBM. In ER+ patients, postoperative hormonal therapy was associated with longer OS. Postoperative HER2-targeted therapy did not show survival benefit in HER2+ patients. These results should be validated in larger cohorts.Show less
Breast cancer
Solitary brain metastasis
Craniotomy
Systemic therapy
Hormonal therapy
HER2-targeted therapy
All authors
Hulsbergen, A.F.C.; Cho, L.D.; Mammi, M.; Lamba, N.; Smith, T.R.; Brastianos, P.K.; Broekman, M.L.D.; Lin, N.U.
Date
2020-01-17
Journal
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment
Volume
180
Pages
147 - 155
DOI
doi:10.1007/s10549-020-05531-7
Link
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10549-020-05531-7