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ArticleClinical breast cancer2025

Factors Associated With Short- and Long-Term Survival in Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer.

José P Leone, Ruth Moges, Julieta Leone, Carlos T Vallejo, Heather A Parsons, Michael J Hassett, Nancy U Lin

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José P LeoneDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: josep_leone@dfci.harvard.edu.
Ruth MogesDepartment of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
Julieta LeoneGrupo Oncológico Cooperativo del Sur, Neuquén, Argentina.
Carlos T VallejoGrupo Oncológico Cooperativo del Sur, Neuquén, Argentina.
Heather A ParsonsDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Michael J HassettDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Nancy U LinDepartment of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Breast Oncology Program, Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

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Can a subset of patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer be cured?K08CA252639 · NCI · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER CENTER · PI PARSONS, HEATHER ANNE · 2021 to 2025
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA252639
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Abstract

backgroundWe sought to evaluate prognostic factors in human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) and their relationship with short- and long-term overall survival (OS).

methodsUsing the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database, we evaluated patients with de novo HER2-positive MBC diagnosed from 2010 to 2018. Univariate analyses were performed to determine effect of each variable on OS. Significant variables were included in a multivariate Cox model for OS. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression were used to evaluate the association of each variable with short- (<2 years) and long- (≥5 years) term OS.

resultsOverall, 5576 patients were included. Median follow up was 48 months (interquartile range 25-73 months), and median OS was 41 months. The proportion alive at 2, 5, and 8 years was 63.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 62.0%-64.7%), 37.8% (95% CI, 36.2%-39.4%), and 26.8% (95% CI, 24.8%-28.9%), respectively. Factors associated with short-term OS were older age; Black race; nonductal nonlobular; brain, liver, or lung metastases; estrogen/progesterone receptor (ER/PR)-negative disease, and lower income (all P < .04). Number of metastatic organ sites was not significant. Factors associated with long-term OS were younger age, White race, fewer metastatic organ sites, ER/PR-positive disease, and higher income (all P < .02). Specific organ sites were not significant.

conclusionsIn this cohort with de novo HER2-positive MBC, OS improved significantly over the study period. We identified patient-specific and tumor-specific factors that were associated with short- and long-term survival in HER2-positive MBC.

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Breast NeoplasmsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesAdultAgedBiomarkers, TumorFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMiddle AgedPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSEER ProgramSurvival RateBiomarkers, TumorERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesMortalityPrognosisPrognosticSEERStage IV

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PMCPMC12103274

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