Carboplatin-Cyclophosphamide or Paclitaxel without or with Bevacizumab as First-Line Treatment for Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (BOOG 2013-01)

  • Annelot G J van Rossum
  • , Ingrid A M Mandjes
  • , Erik van Werkhoven
  • , Harm van Tinteren
  • , A Elise van Leeuwen-Stok
  • , Petra Nederlof
  • , Johanna E A Portielje
  • , Robbert J van Alphen
  • , Els Platte
  • , Daan van den Broek
  • , Alwin Huitema
  • , Marleen Kok
  • , Sabine C Linn
  • , Hendrika M Oosterkamp

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: The addition of bevacizumab to chemotherapy conferred a modest progression-free survival (PFS) benefit in metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC). However, no overall survival (OS) benefit has been reported. Also, its combination with carboplatin-cyclophosphamide (CC) has never been investigated.

METHODS: The Triple-B study is a multicenter, randomized phase IIb trial that aims to prospectively validate predictive biomarkers, including baseline plasma vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2 (pVEGFR-2), for bevacizumab benefit. mTNBC patients were randomized between CC and paclitaxel (P) without or with bevacizumab (CC ± B or P ± B). Here we report on a preplanned safety and preliminary efficacy analysis after the first 12 patients had been treated with CC+B and on the predictive value of pVEGFR-2.

RESULTS: In 58 patients, the median follow-up was 22.1 months. Toxicity was manageable and consistent with what was known for each agent separately. There was a trend toward a prolonged PFS with bevacizumab compared to chemotherapy only (7.0 vs. 5.2 months; adjusted HR = 0.60; 95% CI 0.33-1.08; p = 0.09), but there was no effect on OS. In this small study, pVEGFR-2 concentration did not predict a bevacizumab PFS benefit. Both the intention-to-treat analysis and the per-protocol analysis did not yield a significant treatment-by-biomarker test for interaction (pinteraction = 0.69).

CONCLUSIONS: CC and CC+B are safe first-line regimens for mTNBC and the side effects are consistent with those known for each individual agent. pVEGFR-2 concentration did not predict a bevacizumab PFS benefit.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)598-606
Number of pages9
JournalBreast Care
Volume16
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2021
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Copyright © 2021 by S. Karger AG, Basel.

Funding Sources:
The Triple-B trial was funded by an unrestricted research grant
from Roche to the legal sponsor BOOG. The funding source had
no role in the design and conduction of this study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation or
approval of this paper; or the decision to submit this paper for
publication.

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