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ArticleJCO oncology advances2024

Clinical Outcomes and Efficacy of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Targeted Therapy in Breast Cancer With Uncommon In Situ Hybridization Patterns or Discordant Immunohistochemistry.

Qianchen Zhang, Jincong Q Freeman, Fangyuan Zhao, Nan Chen, Rita Nanda, Dezheng Huo, Frederick M Howard

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Qianchen ZhangCommittee on Computational and Applied Mathematics, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Jincong Q FreemanDepartment of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0002-1119-2146
Fangyuan ZhaoDepartment of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0001-9776-3677
Nan ChenSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0001-9938-9957
Rita NandaSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0001-5248-0876
Dezheng HuoDepartment of Public Health Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0002-4041-1678
Frederick M HowardSection of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL.ORCID 0000-0002-6039-1141

Funding

SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM IN THE DEMOGRAPHY &ECON.T32AG000243 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI DAVID O MELTZER · 1994 to 2026
$8.2M
UChicago Interdisciplinary Cancer Health Disparities SPOREP20CA233307 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI LINGEN, MARK W. · 2018 to 2020
$3.4M
Integrating Clinical, Pathologic, and Immune Features to Predict Breast Cancer Recurrence and Chemotherapy BenefitK08CA283261 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Frederick Matthew Howard · 2023 to 2026
$806k
AHRQ HHS R03 HS025806NCI NIH HHS K08 CA283261NCI NIH HHS P20 CA233307NIA NIH HHS T32 AG000243
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Abstract

purposeHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted therapy improves outcomes in HER2+ breast cancer, but efficacy in cases with discordant immunohistochemistry (IHC) and in situ hybridization (ISH) results or with ASCO/College of American Pathologists (CAP) group 2-4 ISH results remains uncertain.

methodsThis retrospective study included patients from the National Cancer Database diagnosed from 2013 to 2021. Cases were classified as classically HER2+ (HER2/centromeric region of chromosome 17 [CEP17] ratio ≥2 with HER2 copy number ≥4, IHC 2-3+), HER2- (ratio <2, copy number <4, IHC 0-2+), discordant ISH/IHC, or HER2+ with ISH group 2 (ratio ≥2, copy number <4), group 3 (ratio <2, copy number ≥6), or group 4 (ratio <2, copy number ≥4 and <6) per ASCO/CAP guidelines. Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for pathologic complete response (pCR) for these subgroups receiving HER2-targeted therapy was calculated compared with HER2- controls.

resultsWe identified N = 144,013 patients with IHC and dual-probe ISH. Of HER2 IHC 3+ cases (n = 8,579), 8.2%, 2.8%, 4.2%, and 8.8% had ISH categorized as groups 2, 3, 4, and 5 (discordant negative), respectively. Classically, HER2+ (aOR, 2.9 [95% CI, 2.65 to 3.18],

conclusionPatients with ASCO/CAP group 4, discordant ISH-/IHC+ results, and weakly amplified group 3 and discordant ISH+/IHC- have low benefit from HER2 therapy, and alternative approaches for such patients are needed.

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