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Treatment landscape of advanced breast cancer patients with hormone receptor positive HER2 negative tumors - Data from the German PRAEGNANT breast cancer registry
Journal Paper/Review - Oct 26, 2017
Hartkopf Andreas D, Wimberger Pauline, Hielscher Carsten, Geberth Matthias, Fersis Nikos, Abenhardt Wolfgang, Kurbacher Christian, Wuerstlein Rachel, Thomssen Christoph, Untch Michael, Fasching Peter A, Janni Wolfgang, Fehm Tanja N, Wallwiener Diethelm, Brucker Sara Y, Belleville Erik, Beckmann Matthias W, Müller Volkmar, Huober Jens, Volz Bernhard, Nabieva Naiba, Taran Florin-Andrei, Schwitulla Judith, Overkamp Friedrich, Kolberg Hans-Christian, Hadji Peyman, Tesch Hans, Häberle Lothar, Ettl Johannes, Lux Michael P, Luftner Diana, Wallwiener Markus, Schneeweiss Andreas
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PURPOSE
This study describes comprehensive data from a breast cancer registry concerning the use of endocrine treatment (ET) and chemotherapy in the first, second and higher therapy lines in hormone receptor (HR) positive, HER2 negative metastatic breast cancer (MBC).
METHODS
The PRAEGNANT study is a real-time registry for patients with MBC. Therapies were categorized into the following categories: chemotherapy, aromatase inhibitor (AI), tamoxifen, fulvestrant, or everolimus plus ET and reported for first, second and third line or higher therapy use. Also treatment sequences for the first, second and third therapy line were analyzed.
RESULTS
This analysis includes 958 patients with HR positive, HER2 negative MBC. 42.7% were treated with a chemotherapy in the first therapy line compared to 45.9% receiving an ET. A total of 25.9% were treated with everolimus plus anti-hormone therapy in any therapy line. 34.1% were treated with fulvestrant as single agent therapy. Analyzing therapy sequences, the administration of three different chemotherapies in a row was the most frequently used pattern.
CONCLUSIONS
This analysis shows that across all three first therapy lines chemotherapy is a dominant therapy for HR positive, HER2 negative MBC patients. Education about the efficacy of ET might help to increase its use and decrease the possible burden of chemotherapy related toxicities.