Όγκοι με υπερέκφραση HER2, μπορούν να δώσουν μεταστάσεις που να μην χαρακτηρίζονται ως HER2 θετικές. Πόσο συχνά συμβαίνει αυτό και ποιο είναι το αποτέλεσμα της θεραπείας με βάση την υπερέκφραση HER2 σ' ένα μεταστατικό όγκο;
Σ' αυτά τα ερωτήματα προσπαθεί να απαντήσει η έρευνα στο περιοδικό Breast Cancer, τέλος Φεβρουαρίου.
Στο συμπέρασμα της μελέτης, οι συγγραφείς σημειώνουν πως " είναι σημαντικό να προσδιορίζεται η έκφραση του HER2 στις βλάβες των υποτροπών. Αν σημειώνεται μία μεταστροφή προς θετικότητα, υπάρχουν πολλές θεραπευτικές επιλογές διαθέσιμες. Από την άλλη, η συχνότητα με την οποία υπάρχει απώλεια της HER2 έκφρασης είναι υψηλή σε ασθενείς που είχαν αντιμετωπιστεί με τραστουζουμάμπη, γεγονός που με τη σειρά του οδηγεί στο συμπέρασμα ότι τα αποτελέσματα της βιοψίας μπορεί να προσφέρουν ευκαιρία αναθεώρησης των θεραπευτικών στρατηγικών σε αυτές τις ασθενείς".
http://www.springerlink.com/content/v377847247713821/
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Reference Type: Journal Article
Author: Nakamura, Rikiya
Author: Yamamoto, Naohito
Author: Onai, Yasuhide
Author: Watanabe, Yoshihiro
Author: Kawana, Hidetada
Author: Miyazaki, Masaru
Primary Title: Importance of confirming HER2 overexpression of recurrence lesion in breast cancer patients
Journal Name: Breast Cancer
Publisher: Springer Japan
Issn: 1340-6868
Subject: Medicine
Start Page: 1
End Page: 6
Url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12282-012-0341-6
Doi: 10.1007/s12282-012-0341-6
Abstract: Background The systemic management of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is usually based on ER or HER2 status of the primary tumor. However, the hormonal status or the overexpression of human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) may change in every metastatic site because of the effects of the long-term treatment of metastatic cancer with endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, or biological agents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of change in HER2 expression in primary and distant metastatic tumors in breast cancer patients. Another objective of the study was to examine the effect of the clinical therapy on the basis of HER2 expression in a metastatic tumor. Materials and methods In our hospital between 1991 to December 2010, retrospectively, 156 patients had biopsy or surgical resection of their metastatic site. All sample were analyzed pathologically to confirm metastatic disease and, second, to evaluate HER2 status by immunohistochemistry or by FISH. Results The recurrence lesions were resected from the breast or lymph node ( n = 67, local lesion), brain ( n = 27), lung ( n = 16), liver ( n = 20), bone ( n = 16), and from the stomach, intestine, ovary, and uterus ( n = 10). Loss, increase, or no change in HER2 overexpression was observed in 3, 5, and 92%, respectively. Positive changes of HER2 in metastatic sites were 3 (4%) local lesion, 3 (11%) brain, 1 (7%) lung, 0 (0%) liver, 2 (17%) bone, and 0 (0%) others. In 3 of these 8 patients, trastuzumab was administered. In 2 of 3 patients, trastuzumab achieved long stable disease. The negative conversion rate of HER2 expression in metastatic lesions was 37% in patients treated with trastuzumab and 6% in those not treated with trastuzumab, a significant difference between the two groups ( P < 0.05). Conclusions The results of this study emphasize the significance of confirming HER2 expression in a recurrence lesion. For patients with positive conversion of HER2 status, more treatment options may be available. On the other hand, the rate of loss of HER2 expression was high in patients treated with trastuzumab, suggesting that the results of biopsy may provide an opportunity to reconsider treatment strategies for these patients.
Σ' αυτά τα ερωτήματα προσπαθεί να απαντήσει η έρευνα στο περιοδικό Breast Cancer, τέλος Φεβρουαρίου.
Στο συμπέρασμα της μελέτης, οι συγγραφείς σημειώνουν πως " είναι σημαντικό να προσδιορίζεται η έκφραση του HER2 στις βλάβες των υποτροπών. Αν σημειώνεται μία μεταστροφή προς θετικότητα, υπάρχουν πολλές θεραπευτικές επιλογές διαθέσιμες. Από την άλλη, η συχνότητα με την οποία υπάρχει απώλεια της HER2 έκφρασης είναι υψηλή σε ασθενείς που είχαν αντιμετωπιστεί με τραστουζουμάμπη, γεγονός που με τη σειρά του οδηγεί στο συμπέρασμα ότι τα αποτελέσματα της βιοψίας μπορεί να προσφέρουν ευκαιρία αναθεώρησης των θεραπευτικών στρατηγικών σε αυτές τις ασθενείς".
http://www.springerlink.com/content/v377847247713821/
Στοιχεία και περίληψη:
Reference Type: Journal Article
Author: Nakamura, Rikiya
Author: Yamamoto, Naohito
Author: Onai, Yasuhide
Author: Watanabe, Yoshihiro
Author: Kawana, Hidetada
Author: Miyazaki, Masaru
Primary Title: Importance of confirming HER2 overexpression of recurrence lesion in breast cancer patients
Journal Name: Breast Cancer
Publisher: Springer Japan
Issn: 1340-6868
Subject: Medicine
Start Page: 1
End Page: 6
Url: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12282-012-0341-6
Doi: 10.1007/s12282-012-0341-6
Abstract: Background The systemic management of metastatic breast cancer (MBC) is usually based on ER or HER2 status of the primary tumor. However, the hormonal status or the overexpression of human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) may change in every metastatic site because of the effects of the long-term treatment of metastatic cancer with endocrine therapy, chemotherapy, or biological agents. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of change in HER2 expression in primary and distant metastatic tumors in breast cancer patients. Another objective of the study was to examine the effect of the clinical therapy on the basis of HER2 expression in a metastatic tumor. Materials and methods In our hospital between 1991 to December 2010, retrospectively, 156 patients had biopsy or surgical resection of their metastatic site. All sample were analyzed pathologically to confirm metastatic disease and, second, to evaluate HER2 status by immunohistochemistry or by FISH. Results The recurrence lesions were resected from the breast or lymph node ( n = 67, local lesion), brain ( n = 27), lung ( n = 16), liver ( n = 20), bone ( n = 16), and from the stomach, intestine, ovary, and uterus ( n = 10). Loss, increase, or no change in HER2 overexpression was observed in 3, 5, and 92%, respectively. Positive changes of HER2 in metastatic sites were 3 (4%) local lesion, 3 (11%) brain, 1 (7%) lung, 0 (0%) liver, 2 (17%) bone, and 0 (0%) others. In 3 of these 8 patients, trastuzumab was administered. In 2 of 3 patients, trastuzumab achieved long stable disease. The negative conversion rate of HER2 expression in metastatic lesions was 37% in patients treated with trastuzumab and 6% in those not treated with trastuzumab, a significant difference between the two groups ( P < 0.05). Conclusions The results of this study emphasize the significance of confirming HER2 expression in a recurrence lesion. For patients with positive conversion of HER2 status, more treatment options may be available. On the other hand, the rate of loss of HER2 expression was high in patients treated with trastuzumab, suggesting that the results of biopsy may provide an opportunity to reconsider treatment strategies for these patients.
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