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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2025

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response and Genetic Susceptibility in Recently Parous Women with Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis.

Saya Dennis, Takahiro Tsukioki, Masha Kocherginsky, Andrea Keya Qi, Sarah DeHorn, Michael Gurley, Erica Wrubel, Yuan Luo, Seema Ahsan Khan

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Saya DennisDivision of Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Takahiro TsukiokiDepartment of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan.
Masha KocherginskyDivision of Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Andrea Keya QiDivision of Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Sarah DeHornRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Michael GurleyClinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA.
Erica WrubelSHMG Comprehensive Breast Clinic, Grand Rapids, MI, USA.
Yuan LuoDivision of Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. yuan.luo@northwestern.edu.
Seema Ahsan KhanRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. s-khan2@northwestern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6307-2023

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Daniela E Matei · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
Modeling the Incompleteness and Biases of Health DataR01LM013337 · NLM · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LUO, YUAN · 2020 to 2023
$1.3M
National Institute of Health (NIH) R01LM013337NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553
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Abstract

backgroundWomen with recent parity are at increased short-term breast cancer (BC) risk and face a worse prognosis. The effect of parity on response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is unstudied, and the influence of inherited susceptibility on parity-related short-term risk remains unclear.

methodsA retrospective case-cohort study analyzed women age 50 years or younger with non-metastatic BC diagnosed between 2010 and 2020 who underwent genetic testing and were treated at Northwestern Medicine. Associations between NAC response and recency of parity were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression, stratified by tumor biologic subtypes. Relationships between germline mutations, recency of parity, and BC were explored via multi-state modeling and linear regression.

resultsAmong 1080 eligible women, 231 received NAC. Treatment response was poorer in parous women with triple-negative tumors than in nullipara women regardless of the recency of parity (P < 0.03). Among 122 women (11.3%) with detectable pathogenic mutations, adjusted analyses with both modeling approaches showed no indications that BRCA1/2 carriers had a greater hazard of a BC diagnosis in the decade after recent parity than nulliparous mutation carriers. For BRCA2 and PALB2 carriers, BC diagnosis occurred less frequently in the postpartum intervals.

conclusionThis study showed a poor response to NAC in parous triple-negative BC (TNBC) patients than in nullipara patients. The effects of immunotherapy-based regimens deserve evaluation in the context of parity. Postpartum BC occurrence is not increased in BRCA1/2 carriers. The effects of rarer susceptibility genes may differ. These important effects of parity on BC in young women and those at genetic risk warrant larger prospective studies.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseNeoadjuvant TherapyParityTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAdultBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinCase-Control StudiesChemotherapy, AdjuvantFanconi Anemia Complementation Group N ProteinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGerm-Line MutationHumansBRCA1 ProteinBRCA1 protein, humanBRCA2 ProteinBRCA2 protein, humanFanconi Anemia Complementation Group N ProteinPALB2 protein, humanBreast cancerGermline pathogenic mutationNeoadjuvant chemotherapy responseRecent parity

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