Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in cN0 Breast Cancer: Impact of HER2-Positive Status on Survival

Autor: Juan Alors-Ruiz, Salomé Sanz-Viedma, Francisco Javier Fernández-Garcia, Francisco Sendra-Portero
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: European Journal of Breast Health, Vol 20, Iss 2, Pp 94-101 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2587-0831
DOI: 10.4274/ejbh.galenos.2024.2023-11-3
Popis: Objective: High rates of negative sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in clinically node-negative (cN0) breast cancer (BC) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) have been described. These results are associated with triple-negative (TNBC) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2+) subtypes achieving pathologic complete response (pCR). This study evaluates predictive variables and survival in order to assess the possible omission of SLNB after NAC. Materials and Methods: Prospective study of women with cN0 BC treated with NAC and subsequent surgery, between April 2010 and May 2021. SLNB technique included, performing axillary lymphadenectomy in the absence of detection or SLNB-positivity. Multivariable logistic regression was used for analysis of NAC-response and SLNB-results in molecular subtypes: HR-/HER2+, TNBC, HR+/HER2- and HR+/HER2+. Kaplan-Meyer and log-rank were used for survival analysis. Results: A total of 179 patients (50.5±10.1 years) were included. Of these, 39.7% achieved pCR (ypT0/Tis). HR-negative subtypes had higher pCR rates (HR-/HER2+: 59.4%; TNBC: 53.4%), with no cases of SLNB-positive. With residual disease, HR-/HER2+ and TNBC showed low rates of SLNB-positivity (6.7% and 10.3%) versus HR+ (HR+/HER2+: 20%; HR+/HER2-: 44%; p
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