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ArticleCancer science2025

Efficacy and Safety of T-DXd in HER2+ and Low/Zero Metastatic BCBM: A Retrospective Multicenter Real-World Study.

Qingru Zhou, Yuanyuan Li, Ni He, Guorong Zou, Mengqian Ni, Lulu Zhang, Shu Dun, Zhanhong Chen, Kejun Liu, Yabing Cao and 9 more

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19 authors.

Qingru ZhouDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yuanyuan LiNongken Central Hospital of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang, China.
Ni HeDepartment of Radiology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Guorong ZouCentral Hospital of pan-Yu, Guangzhou, China.
Mengqian NiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Lulu ZhangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3425-2324
Shu DunDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Zhanhong ChenDepartment of Medical Oncology, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Kejun LiuDongguan People's Hospital, Dongguan, China.
Yabing CaoDepartment of Oncology, Kiang Wu Hospital, Macau, China.
Jiajia HuangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Fei XuDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Zhongyu YuanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Shusen WangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yanxia ShiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5414-8049
Yonggao MouDepartment of Neurosurgery Department, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6045-503X
Anli YangDepartment of Breast Oncology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0966-7285
Lixia LiCancer Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Xin AnDepartment of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0683-5511

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating data demonstrate the robust overall and intracranial activity of trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in HER2-positive breast cancer brain metastasis (BCBM). Limited data are available on HER2-low/zero BCBM, as well as patients with symptomatic active BM, leptomeningeal disease (LMD), and poor performance status. This multicenter, retrospective, real-world study enrolled patients diagnosed with HER2-positive or low/zero BCBM receiving T-DXd. Progression-free survival (PFS), intracranial progression-free survival (IC-PFS), overall survival (OS), objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), IC-ORR, IC-DCR, and adverse events (AEs) were evaluated. From January 2020 to July 2024, 58 HER2-positive and 30 HER2-low/zero patients were enrolled. In the HER2-positive cohort, the median PFS, IC-PFS, and OS were 11, 13, and 46 months, respectively. ORR and DCR were 65.2% and 91.3% systemically, with IC-ORR and IC-DCR of 61.0%/90.2% (RECIST 1.1) and 59.5%/88.1% (RANO-BM). In the HER2-low/zero cohort, median PFS, IC-PFS, and OS were 4, 5, and 26 months. ORR and DCR were 33.3% and 66.7%. IC-ORR and IC-DCR were 44.4% and 88.9% by RECIST 1.1 and RANO-BM. HR+/HER2-low patients had significantly longer PFS than HR-/HER2-low (10 vs. 3 months, p < 0.001). In the LMD cohort, the 12-month IC-PFS rates were 67.7% and 60.0% in HER2-positive and low/zero cohorts. The most common AEs included fatigue (45.9%) and appetite loss (25.2%). Seven (8.0%) patients suffered interstitial lung disease (ILD), including 2 (2.3%) grade 3. T-DXd showed substantial and durable overall and intracranial efficacy in HER2-positive and low/zero BCBM, including challenging subgroups with active BM or LMD.

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Antineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBrain NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesTrastuzumabAdultAgedCamptothecinFemaleHumansImmunoconjugatesMiddle AgedProgression-Free SurvivalRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCamptothecinERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesImmunoconjugatesTrastuzumabtrastuzumab deruxtecanbreast cancer brain metastasis (BCBM)HER2‐low/zeroHER2‐positiveleptomeningeal disease (LMD)trastuzumab deruxtecan (T‐DXd)

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