Title
Copy number aberration analysis to predict response to neoadjuvant antiHER2 therapy: results from the NeoALTTO phase III clinical trial
Date Issued
15 October 2021
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Venet D.
Rediti M.
Maetens M.
Fumagalli D.
Brown D.N.
Majjaj S.
Salgado R.
Pusztai L.
Harbeck N.
El-Abed S.
Wang Y.
Saura C.
Semiglazov V.F.
de Azambuja E.
Huober J.
Nuciforo P.
Di Cosimo S.
Piccart M.
Loi S.
Rothé F.
Sotiriou C.
Publisher(s)
American Association for Cancer Research Inc.
Abstract
Purpose: The heterogeneity of response to anti-HER2 agents represents a major challenge in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. To better understand the sensitivity and resistance to trastuzumab and lapatinib, we investigated the role of copy number aberrations (CNAs) in predicting pathological complete response (pCR) and survival outcomes in the NeoALTTO trial. Experimental design: The neoadjuvant phase III NeoALTTO trial enrolled 455 HER2-positive early-stage breast cancer patients. DNA samples from 269 patients were assessed for genome-wide copy number profiling. Recurrent CNAs were found with GISTIC2.0. Results: Copy number aberrations estimates were obtained for 184 patients included in NeoALTTO. Among those, matched transcriptome and whole-exome data were available for 154 and 181 patients, respectively. A significant association between gene copy number and pCR was demonstrated for ERBB2 amplification. Nevertheless, ERBB2 amplification ceased to be predictive once ERBB2 expression level was considered. GISTIC2.0 analysis revealed 159 recurrent CNA regions. Lower copy number levels of the 6q23-24 locus predicted absence of pCR in the whole cohort and in the ER-positive subgroup. 6q23-24 deletion was significantly more frequent in TP53 wild-type (WT) compared to TP53 mutated tumors, with copy number levels resulting significantly associated with lack of pCR only in the TP53 WT subgroup. Interestingly, a gene-ontology analysis highlighted several immune processes correlated to 6q23-24 copy number. Conclusions: Our analysis identified ERBB2 copy number as well as 6q23-24 CNAs as predictors of response to anti-HER2-based treatment. ERBB2 expression outperformed ERBB2 amplification. The complexity of the 6q23-24 region warrants further investigation.
Start page
5607
End page
5618
Volume
27
Issue
20
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Farmacología, Farmacia
Oncología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85117405703
PubMed ID
Source
Clinical Cancer Research
ISSN of the container
10780432
Sponsor(s)
This work has been supported by the Fondation contre le cancer (2012/211), the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Les Amis de Bordet, and the Belgian Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S-FNRS). M. Rediti is supported by Télévie and the Belgian Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S.-FNRS). R. Salgado is supported by a grant from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF, grant No. 17-194). S. Di Cosimo is the recipient of the Associazione Italiana Ricerca contro il Cancro (AIRC) IG 20774. S. Loi is supported by the National Breast Cancer Foundation of Australia Endowed Chair and the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
This work has been supported by the Fondation contre le cancer (2012/211), the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Les Amis de Bordet, and the Belgian Fonds National de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S-FNRS). M. Rediti is supported by Télévie Cancro (AIRC) IG 20774. S. Loi is supported by the National Breast Cancer Foundation Paolo Nuciforo: grants from Novartis for the submitted work and from Novartis, Roche/Genentech, MSD Oncology, Bayer, and Targos outside the submitted work. Serena Di Cosimo: honoraria for advisory board from Pierre-Fabre and for speaker bureau from Novartis Pharma outside the scope of this work. Martine Piccart: Board Member (Scientific Board): Oncolytics; Consultant (honoraria): AstraZeneca, Camel-IDS, Debiopharm, Immunomedics, Lilly, Menarini, MSD, Novartis, Odonate, Pfizer, Roche-Genentech, Seattle Genetics, Immutep; Research grants to my Institute: AstraZeneca, Lilly, MSD, Novartis, Pfizer, Radius, Roche-Genentech, Servier, Synthon. Sherene Loi: research funding to her institution from Novartis, Bristol Meyers Squibb, Merck, Puma Biotechnology, Eli Lilly, Nektar Therapeutics Astra Zeneca and Seattle Genetics. Consultant (not compensated) to Seattle Genetics, Novartis, BMS, Merck, AstraZeneca and Roche-Genentech. Consultant (paid to her institution) to Aduro Biotech, Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline, Roche-Genentech, Astra Zeneca, Silverback Therapeutics, and G1 Therapeutics. Scientific Advisory Board Member of Akamara Therapeutics. Christos Sotiriou: advisory board (receipt of honoraria or consultations fees): Astellas, Cepheid, Vertex, Seattle genetics, Puma, Amgen. Participation in company sponsored speaker’s?bureau:?Eisai,?Prime?Oncology,?Teva,?Foundation?Medicine.?Other?support? (travel, accommodation expenses): Roche, Genentech, Pfizer.
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