Kolberg-Liedtke, Cornelia, Oleg, Gluz, Fred, Heinisch, Friedrich, Feuerhake, Hans, Kreipe, Michael, Clemens, Benno, Nuding, Wolfram, Malter, Toralf, Reimer, Rachel, Wuerstlein, Monika, Graeser, Steve, Shak, Ulrike, Nitz, Ronald, Kates, Matthias, Christgen and Nadia, Harbeck (2020). Association of TILs with clinical parameters, Recurrence Score (R) results, and prognosis in patients with early HER2-negative breast cancer (BC)-a translational analysis of the prospective WSG PlanB trial. Breast Cancer Res., 22 (1). LONDON: BMC. ISSN 1465-542X

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Abstract

Background The presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes has been associated with prognosis and chemotherapy response, particularly in high-risk breast cancer subtypes. There is limited data so far as to (i) how tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) measurements correlate with genomic measurements such as the Oncotype DX Recurrence Score (R) and (ii) whether the survival impact of TIL measurements varies according to different adjuvant systemic therapies. Methods The WSG PlanB trial compared an anthracycline-free chemotherapy regimen (6x docetaxel/cyclophosphamide, TC) to an anthracycline-taxane sequence (4xEC followed by 4x docetaxel) in patients with intermediate-risk, HER2-negative early breast cancer (EBC). Patients with HR-positive HER2-negative EBC were further stratified to receive endocrine therapy alone vs. chemotherapy followed by endocrine therapy based on Recurrence Score results and nodal status. In this analysis, three independent observers quantified and categorized the presence of TILs among tumor samples from patients in PlanB. TIL measurements were correlated with clinical/pathological parameters and treatment outcome overall and according to the treatment arm. Results Disease-free survival (DFS) rates were significantly better (p = .04) in HR-negative patients with high vs. intermediate TIL levels and were higher in low vs. intermediate TIL patients, however with borderline significance only (p = .06). There were no significant differences among TIL categories in HR+ patients. High RS categories, HR-negative status, and high KI67 were independently and significantly associated with high TIL categories. There was no significant impact of TIL category on DFS in patients treated by endocrine therapy only; however, in patients receiving chemotherapy, DFS in the intermediate TIL category was lower than that in the other categories. Conclusion Although the presence of high TILs is associated with negative prognostic parameters such as high KI67 and HR-negative status among patients with HR-positive HER2-negative EBC, patients with high TILs show a favorable 5-year DFS in both HR-positive/HER2-negative and triple-negative breast cancer.

Item Type: Journal Article
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Kolberg-Liedtke, CorneliaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Oleg, GluzUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fred, HeinischUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Friedrich, FeuerhakeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hans, KreipeUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Michael, ClemensUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Benno, NudingUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Wolfram, MalterUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Toralf, ReimerUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Rachel, WuerstleinUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Monika, GraeserUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Steve, ShakUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ulrike, NitzUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Ronald, KatesUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Matthias, ChristgenUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Nadia, HarbeckUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
URN: urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-333768
DOI: 10.1186/s13058-020-01283-w
Journal or Publication Title: Breast Cancer Res.
Volume: 22
Number: 1
Date: 2020
Publisher: BMC
Place of Publication: LONDON
ISSN: 1465-542X
Language: English
Faculty: Unspecified
Divisions: Unspecified
Subjects: no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:
KeywordsLanguage
TUMOR-INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES; CHEMOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT; SUBTYPESMultiple languages
OncologyMultiple languages
URI: http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/33376

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