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SynthesisCancer control : journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

Treatment-Related Toxicities of Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Breast Cancer: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.

Yiqun Han, Hangcheng Xu, Yuan Yao, Yucai Wang, Chenyu Sun, Yoshito Nishimura, Yi Lin, Meng Xu-Welliver, Kathryn J Ruddy, Robert W Mutter

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10 authors.

Yiqun HanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Hangcheng XuDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3576-6447
Yuan YaoDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Yucai WangDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Chenyu SunDivision of Public Health, Infectious Diseases, and Occupational Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Yoshito NishimuraDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Yi LinDepartment of Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Meng Xu-WelliverDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Kathryn J RuddyDivision of Medical Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
Robert W MutterDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

IntroductionAntibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are now widely used in breast cancer across multiple disease subtypes. With increasing clinical use, treatment-related toxicities have become an important factor in therapeutic decision-making. However, comparative safety data among ADCs are limited because direct head-to-head trials are lacking.MethodsWe conducted a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials evaluating ADCs in breast cancer, with the literature search updated through March 31, 2025. Treatment-related adverse events (TRAEs) and serious adverse events (SAEs) were classified according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. A Bayesian random-effects network meta-analysis was used to compare toxicity risks across regimens. Odds ratios (ORs) with 95% credible intervals (CrIs) were estimated, and surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) values were used as descriptive ranking summaries interpreted alongside the corresponding comparative estimates. The protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024606194).ResultsSeventeen randomized trials including 8,946 patients and five ADCs-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), sacituzumab govitecan (SG), trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd), datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd), and ARX788-were analyzed. SG and T-DXd showed the least favorable hematologic safety profiles, with SUCRA values for anemia/neutropenia of 22.6%/17.4% and 12.0%/27.0%, respectively. T-DM1-based regimens had the highest risk of thrombocytopenia. For gastrointestinal toxicities, SG ranked worst for diarrhea (SUCRA 6.0%), whereas T-DXd was associated with higher risks of nausea (2.2%), vomiting (7.9%), and decreased appetite (8.6%). In analyses of SAEs, SG had the highest rates of anemia (11.7%) and neutropenia (8.5%), while gastrointestinal SAEs occurred more frequently with T-DXd.ConclusionsThis network meta-analysis highlights clinically meaningful differences in ADC safety profiles and may help guide individualized toxicity management in breast cancer.

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Breast NeoplasmsImmunoconjugatesBayes TheoremFemaleHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicImmunoconjugatesadverse eventsantibody-drug conjugatesbreast cancerclinical trialsmeta-analysis

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