Pregnancies during and after trastuzumab and/or lapatinib in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive early breast cancer: Analysis from the NeoALTTO (BIG 1-06) and ALTTO (BIG 2-06) trials Journal Article


Authors: Lambertini, M.; Martel, S.; Campbell, C.; Guillaume, S.; Hilbers, F. S.; Schuehly, U.; Korde, L.; Azim, H. A. Jr; Di Cosimo, S.; Tenglin, R. C.; Huober, J.; Baselga, J.; Moreno-Aspitia, A.; Piccart-Gebhart, M.; Gelber, R. D.; de Azambuja, E.; Ignatiadis, M.
Article Title: Pregnancies during and after trastuzumab and/or lapatinib in patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive early breast cancer: Analysis from the NeoALTTO (BIG 1-06) and ALTTO (BIG 2-06) trials
Abstract: Background: Limited data exist on the safety of using anti–human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) targeted agents during pregnancy. To date, only retrospective studies have assessed the prognosis of patients with a pregnancy after prior early breast cancer, with no data in HER2-positive patients. Methods: The Neoadjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimization (NeoALTTO) trial and the Adjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimization (ALTTO) trial were randomized phase 3 trials for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer. In both trials, pregnancy information was prospectively collected. Pregnancy outcomes were compared between patients unintentionally exposed to trastuzumab and/or lapatinib during gestation (the exposed group) and those who became pregnant after trastuzumab and/or lapatinib completion (the unexposed group). In the ALTTO trial, disease-free survival (DFS) was compared between pregnant patients and those aged 40 years or younger without a subsequent pregnancy via an extended Cox model with time-varying covariates to account for a guarantee-time bias. Results: Ninety-two patients (12 in the exposed group and 80 in the unexposed group) had a pregnancy: 7 in the NeoALTTO trial and 85 in the ALTTO trial. Seven patients (58.3%) in the exposed group and 10 patients (12.5%) in the unexposed group opted for an induced abortion; in the unexposed group, 10 patients (12.5%) had a spontaneous abortion. No pregnancy/delivery complications were reported for the remaining cases, who successfully completed their pregnancy, with the exception of 1 fetus with trisomy 21 (Down syndrome). No significant difference in DFS (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.12; 95% confidence interval, 0.52-2.42) was observed between young patients with a pregnancy (n = 85) and young patients without a pregnancy (n = 1307). Conclusions: For patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer, having a pregnancy after treatment completion appears to be safe without compromising fetal outcome or maternal prognosis. © 2018 American Cancer Society
Keywords: breast cancer; survivorship; pregnancy; trastuzumab; young patients; lapatinib; human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (her2)–positive
Journal Title: Cancer
Volume: 125
Issue: 2
ISSN: 0008-543X
Publisher: Wiley Blackwell  
Date Published: 2019-01-15
Start Page: 307
End Page: 316
Language: English
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.31784
PUBMED: 30335191
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Export Date: 1 February 2019 -- Source: Scopus
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