Ten-year follow-up of the observational RASTER study, prospective evaluation of the 70-gene signature in ER-positive, HER2-negative, node-negative, early breast cancer

  • Sonja B. Vliek
  • , Florentine S. Hilbers
  • , Agnes Jager
  • , Valesca P. Retèl
  • , Jolien M. Bueno de Mesquita
  • , Caroline A. Drukker
  • , Sanne C. Veltkamp
  • , Anneke M. Zeillemaker
  • , Emiel J. Rutgers
  • , Harm van Tinteren
  • , Wim H. van Harten
  • , Laura J. van 't Veer
  • , Marc J. van de Vijver
  • , Sabine C. Linn

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Abstract

Introduction: Prognostic gene expression signatures can be used in combination with classical clinicopathological factors to guide adjuvant chemotherapy decisions in ER-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer. However, long-term outcome data after introduction of genomic testing in the treatment decision-making process are limited. Methods: In the prospective RASTER study, the tumours of 427 patients with cTanyN0M0 breast cancer were tested to assess the 70-gene signature (MammaPrint). The results were provided to their treating physician to be incorporated in the decision-making on adjuvant systemic therapy. Here, we report the long-term outcome of the 310 patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative tumours by clinical and genomic risk categories at a median follow-up of 10.3 years. Results: Among the clinically high-risk patients, 45 (49%) were classified as genomically low risk. In this subgroup, at 10 years, distant recurrence free interval (DRFI) was similar between patients treated with (95.7% [95% CI 87.7–100]) and without (95.5% [95% CI 87.1–100]) chemotherapy. Within the group of clinically low-risk patients, 56 (26%) were classified as genomically high risk. Within the clinically low-risk group, beyond 5 years, a difference emerged between the genomically high- and low-risk subgroup resulting in a 10-year DRFI of 84.3% (95% CI 74.8–95.0) and 93.4% (95% CI 89.5–97.5), respectively. Interestingly, genomic ultralow-risk patients have a 10-year DRFI of 96.7% (95% CI 90.5–100), largely (79%) without systemic therapy. Conclusions: These data confirm that clinically high-risk, genomically low-risk tumours have an excellent outcome in the real-world setting of shared decision-making. Together with the updated results of the MINDACT trial, these data support the use of the MammaPrint, in ER-positive, HER2-negative, node-negative, clinically high-risk breast cancer patients. Registry: ISRCTN71917916
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)169-179
Number of pages11
JournalEuropean Journal of Cancer
Volume175
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2022

Keywords

  • 70-gene signature
  • ER-positive
  • Early breast cancer
  • Gene expression profile
  • HER2-negative
  • MammaPrint
  • Node-negative
  • Observational
  • Prognostic
  • Prospective

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