Originally published as JCO Early Release 10.1200/JCO.2006.09.9994 on May 21 2007

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Multicenter Phase II Trial of Neoadjuvant Therapy With Trastuzumab, Docetaxel, and Carboplatin for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-2–Overexpressing Stage II or III Breast Cancer: Results of the GETN(A)-1 Trial

Bruno P. Coudert, Remy Largillier, Laurent Arnould, Philippe Chollet, Mario Campone, David Coeffic, Frank Priou, Joseph Gligorov, Xavier Martin, Véronique Trillet-Lenoir, Béatrice Weber, Jean Pierre Bleuse, Berangère Vasseur, Daniel Serin, Moïse Namer

From the Departments of Oncology and Pathology, CAC G.F. Leclerc and IFR 100, Dijon; Oncology, CAC A. Lacassagne, Nice; Oncology, CAC J. Perrin, Clermont Ferrand; Oncology, CAC R. Gauducheau, Nantes; Oncology, Clinique du Mail, Grenoble; Oncology, CH Les Oudairies, La Roche sur Yon; Oncology, Cancer Est, APHP Tenon; Oncology, Sanofi-aventis, Paris; Oncology, Clinique St Marie, Chalon sur Saone; Université Lyon 1, EA3738 et CH Lyon Sud, Lyon; Oncology, CAC A Vautrin, Nancy; Oncology, Roche, Neuilly; and Oncology, Institut St Catherine, Avignon, France

Address reprint requests to Bruno P. Coudert, MD, Centre GF Leclerc, 1 rue du Pr Marion, 21000 Dijon, France; e-mail: bcoudert{at}dijon.fnclcc.fr

Purpose: Trastuzumab plus chemotherapy has become the standard of care for human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER-2) –positive breast cancer. Trastuzumab-based preoperative systemic therapy (PST; neoadjuvant therapy) also appears promising, warranting further investigation.

Patients and Methods: Patients with HER-2-positive, stage II/III, noninflammatory, operable breast cancer requiring a mastectomy (but who wanted to conserve the breast) received trastuzumab 4 mg/kg (day 1), followed by 2 mg/kg weekly, plus docetaxel 75 mg/m² every 3 weeks, and carboplatin (area under curve, 6) for six cycles before surgery. The primary end point was pathologic complete response (pCR) rate, determined from surgical specimens.

Results: Seventy patients were enrolled. Most patients had clinical T2/T3 tumors (100%) or clinical N1/2 nodes (53%). Sixty-seven patients (96%) completed six cycles of therapy, one patient withdrew due to progressive disease, and two patients withdrew for toxicity. A complete or partial objective clinical response occurred in 95% of patients (85% and 10%, respectively). Surgery was breast conservative in 45 (64%) of 70 patients. In an intent-to-treat analysis, tumor and nodal pCR were seen in 27 (39%) of 70 patients. Centralized retrospective analysis of HER-2 status demonstrated a 43% pCR rate in the 24 of 56 confirmed HER-2-overexpressing (3+) and/or fluorescence in situ hybridization–positive tumors. Treatment was generally well tolerated. Grade 3/4 neutropenia and febrile neutropenia were uncommon (2%). Two patients withdrew prematurely due to a transient, asymptomatic decrease in left ventricular ejection fraction. No symptomatic cardiac dysfunction occurred.

Conclusion: PST with trastuzumab plus docetaxel and carboplatin achieved promising efficacy, with a good pCR rate and favorable tolerability in stage II or III HER-2-positive breast cancer.

published online ahead of print at www.jco.org on May 21, 2007.

Presented at the 28th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, San Antonio, TX, December 8-11, 2005.

Authors' disclosures of potential conflicts of interest and author contributions are found at the end of this article.

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