化学療法

St.Gallen乳癌初期治療に関する
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International Consensus Conference on Primary Treatment of Breast Cancer 2013

速報!パネリスト投票結果 2013. 3.24
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Surgery of the Primary                   Abstention: 分からない
  設 問 Yes No Abstention 
When considering breast conserving surgery the following factors are contraindications
 1  Young age (<35 yr) Absolute
 % 6.3 89.6 4.2 
 2 Young age (<35 yr) Relative
 %  30.4 60.9   8.7
 3 Young age (<40 yr) Absolute  
 %  4.3 93.5   2.2
 4 Young age (<40 yr) Relative  
 %  9.1 88.6   2.3
 5 Extensive or diffuse microcalcification Absolute
 %  19.1 74.5   6.4
 6 Extensive or diffuse microcalcification Relative  
 %  69.6 15.2   15.2
 7 Multi-focal disease Absolute
 %  6.7 88.9   4.4
 8 Multi-focal disease Relative  
 %  42.6 53.2  4.3
 9 Multi-centric disease Absolute  
 % 30.4 65.2  4.3
 10 Multi-centric disease Relative
 %  76.9 15.4  7.7
 11 Tumor close to nipple Absolute
 % 0 95.9 4.1
 12 Tumor close to nipple Relative
 %  42.6 53.2  4.3
 13 Extensive vascular invasion Absolute
 %  6.5 91.3  2.2
 14 Extensive vascular invasion Relative
 %  26.2 69.0  4.8
 15 Extens. intraductal component Absolute
 % 2.1 95.7  2.1
 16 Extens. intraductal component Relative
 % 34.1 63.3  2.0
 17 Lobular hstology Absolute
 % 4.8 92.9  2.4
 18 Lobular hstology Relative
 % 6.7 91.1  2.2
 19 Family history
 % 4.1 95.9  0.0
 20 BRCA1 positivity
 % 54.3 43.5  2.2
 21 BRCA2 positivity
 % 51.1 46.8  2.1
 22 Involved margins after repeated excisions (including DCIS)
 % 95.9 2.0  2.0
 23 Unfavourable biology on gene expression/sequencing
 % 6.3 93.8 0.0
 24 Contraindications to breast irradiation that should follow breast conserving surgery
 % 93.8 4.2 2.1
 Is skin-nipple sparing mastectomy an acceptable treatment without RT?
 % 66.7 21.4  11.9
 ONLY if margin toward nipple is tumour-free and immediate reconstruction planned
 % 55.3 15.8 28.9
 Should MRI be routine for patients with newly diagnosed disease (to assist decision on BCS)?
 % 10.2 89.8  0.0
 In women undergoing breast conserving surgery the minimum appropriate surgical margin is   
 1 No ink on invasive tumor?
 % 72.9 20.8 6.3
 2 1 mm clearance (invasive)?
 % 48.1 25.9 25.9
 3 3 mm clearance (invasive)?
 % 7.7 30.8 61.5
 4 5 mm clearance (invasive)?
 % 4.7 9.3 86.0
 5 Dependent on tumor biology?
 % 18.4 77.6 4.1
 6 2mm clearance (DCIS)?
 % 41.5 53.7 4.9

Surgery of the Axilla
  設 問 Yes No Abstention 
In patients with macrometastases in 1-2 sentinel nodes, completion axillary dissection can safely be omitted following:
 1 Mastectomy (no radiotherapy planned)
 % 4.3 91.3 4.3 
 2 Mastectomy (radiotherapy planned)
 %  31.9 50.0 10.9
 3 Conservative resection and radiotherapy
72.7  20.5 6.8 
In patients with macrometastases in 1-2 sentinel nodes, completion axillary dissection should be omitted following:   
 1 Clinical N1 ?
87.5 8.3 4.2
 2 3 or more positive SLNs ?
95.1  4.9 0.0
 3 Nodal status (eg. N 4+) needed for chemotherapy choice ?
59.1 38.6 2.3

放射線治療: Conversed Breast Irradiation
  設 問 Yes No A 
 1 Is there a group not requiring RT as part of BCT?
59.2 30.6 10.2
 2 Should <<short course>> RT (e.g. <40 Gy in 15 fractions) be offered as a standard?
72.2  11.1  16.7
 3 Is <<short course>> RT as above a option if boost is also planned?
78.8 4.4 17.8
 Following breast conserving surgery, partial breast irradiation may be used:
 1  As the definitive irradiation, without external beam therapy (ASTRO/ESTRO group?
36.2 40.4 23.4
 2 Only in the absence of adverse tumor pathology?
49.0 22.4 28.6

放射線治療: After Mx
  設 問 Yes No A 
Should post Mx RT be standard for patient with
 1 N+ = 4 ? 
95.3 2.3 2.3
 2 N+ 1 to 3 ?
29.8 63.8 6.4
 3 N+ 1 to 3 with adverse pathology
61.7 31.9 6.4
 4 N+ 1 to 3 at young age (<40 yr) ?
55.1 40.8 4.1
 5 pN1 after axillary dissection but <8 node examined ?
6.5 89.1 4.3
 6 Positive sentinel node biopsy but no axillary dissection ?
63.8 25.5 10.6
 7 Young age (<40 yr) regardless of nodes ?
10.0 86.0 4.0
 8 Adverse pathology regardless of nodes ?
  ・ Grade 3 
4.1 91.8 4.1
  ・ Lymphovascular invasion
18.8 77.1 4.1
  ・ HER2 
4.1 93.9 2.0
  ・ Triple negative 
2.2 95.7 2.2
  ・ T>5cm regardless of nodes?
67.3 28.7 4.1
  ・ Positive deep/radial margins? 
82.2 11.1 6.7

放射線治療:
  設 問 Yes No A 
Nodal areas requiring irradiation should:
 1 Include SCF in all irraadiated patients?
32.7 53.1 14.3
 2 Include axilla in all irradiated patients?
6.8 81.8 11.4
 3 Include IMN in all irraadiated patients?
10.9 69.6 19.6
 4 Be influenced by response to neoadjuvant therapy?
33.3 55.6 11.1
 5 Be influenced by the intrinsic subtype of the tumor?
16.7 77.1 6.3

Pathology:
  設 問 Yes No A 
For practical pruposes, distinction between 'Luminal A' and 'Luminal B' (Her2 Neg) tumors can be:
 1 made by ER, PR alone?
6.1 91.8 2.0
 2 made by ER, PR and Ki-67?
72.9 27.1 0.0
 3 made with grade 3 as a substitute for high Ki-67?
36.0 64.0 0.0
 4 only safely determined by molecular diagnosis?
34.0 60.0 6.0
 5 only safely determined by laboratories participating in quality assurance programs?
88.9 8.9 2.2

Pathology: HER2
  設 問 Yes No A 
In the determination of HER2 status for anti-HER2 treatment purposes, do we need to know:
 1 Heterogeneity of overexpression of HER2?
23.9 71.7 4.3
 2 Polysomy 17
10.6 71.7 4.3
For treatment decisions do we also need to know
 1  Concomitant estrogen receptor expression status?
40.5 59.5 0.0
 2 Degree of tumor proliferation?
10.4 89.6 0.0

Pathology: Subtypes
  設 問 Yes No A 
 1 Intrinsic subtypes may influence whether or not chemotherapy is used in the adjuvant regimes?
88.9 6.7 4.4
 2 If yes, multi-gene expression array profiling is required for subtype definition?
22.0 70.0 8.0
 3 Yes, but clinicopathologic definition of 'subtype' (e.g. St Gallen 2011) is sufficient for this prupose?
53.1 38.8 8.2
 4 Choice of cytotoxic therapy regimen should be influenced by intrinsic subtype?
27.7 68.1 4.3

Multi-gene Signatures
  設 問 Yes No A 
Would you ask for one of the multigene signatures (after clinicopathological assessment):
 1  in nearly all cases independently of the 'intrinsic subtype'?
0.0 97.6 2.4
 2 in nearly all ER and/or PgR positive' (HER2-neg) cases?
20.8 79.2 0.0
 3 in nearly all 'Luminal B' (HER2-neg) but not 'Luminal A' cases?
44.4 51.1 4.4
 4 in N-neg. ER positive' (HER2-neg) cases?
56.8 43.2 0.0
 5 in N-pos. ER positive' (HER2-neg) cases?
22.2 77.8 0.0
 In an endocrine-responsive* cohort: *i.e. any expression of ER and/or PgR
 1 Does 21 gene RS predict Chemotherapy (ChT) response?
78.0 12.0 10.0
 2 Does PAM-50 predict ChT response?
29.5 40.9 29.5
 3 Does 70 gene signature predict ChT response?
25.0 54.2 20.8
 4 Does EPClin predict ChT response?
10.6 57.4 31.9
 In an endocrine-responsive cohort*, selection of patients who might forego chemotherapy can be partially based on: *i.e. any expression of ER and/or PgR
 1 21 gene RS
88.1 7.1 4.8
 2 PAM-50
28.6 50.0 21.4
 3 70 gene signature
40.4 44.7 14.9
 4 EPClin
21.7 50.0 28.3


Molecular Diagnosis
  設 問 Yes No A 
 In an endocrine-responsive cohort*, molecular diagnostics can be omitted if:
*i.e. any expression of ER and/or PgR
 1 Chemotherapy would not be given anyway because:
   ・ T size ≦ 1 cm ?
83.9 12.9 3.2
 2 Chemotherapy would be given anyway because:
   ・ T size (e.g. >5 cm)
37.0 60.9 2.2
 ・ Inflammatory BC ?
93.8 4.2 2.1
 ・ 1 - 3 nodes + ?
26.3 71.1 2.6
 ・ ≧ 4 nodes + ?
91.5 6.4 2.1
 ・ Grade 3 ?
30.6 65.3 4.1
 ・ Low ER% (e.g. 5%)
55.8 44.2 0.0
 ・ Yougn age (e.g. <35)
24.4 75.6 0.0


Stroma
  設 問 Yes No A 
Pathological features of the stroma which should influence therapy choice in routine clinical practice include:
 1 Immunocyte infiltration?
11.4 74.3 14.3
 2 Microvascular density?
9.5 88.1 2.4
 3 Stromal p16 staining?
0.0 97.7 2.3

Endocrine Therapies:
  設 問 Yes No A 
Establishing Standards for Premenopausal
 1 Tam alone as default?
83.3 16.7 0.0
 2 Tamoxifen duration should be extended to 10 years in patients remaining premenopausal?
88.9 8.9 2.2
 3 Ovarian function suppression (OFS) should be added to Tam:
  - In all patients
14.9 80.9 4.3
- In the young (e.g. <40 yr)
40.9 50.0 9.1
 4 OFS alone (without tamoxifen)?
24.0 70.0 6.0
 5 AI + OFS is a valid option in case of contraindicated tam?
85.1 8.5 6.4
 6 AI + OFS is a valid option in all patients?
6.3 87.5 6.3
 7 Can some patients be adequately treated with tamoxifen alone?
93.6 6.4 0.0
 8 If an AI, need it be started upfront in all patients?
47.5 50.0 2.5
 9 If an AI, need it be started upfront in high risk?
87.2 10.6 2.1
10 Can upfront AI be replaced with TAM after 2 yr?
68.1 29.8 2.1
11 Can upfront AI be replaced with TAM after 2 yr?
  ・ node-pisitive disease?
57.8 17.8 24.4
  ・ node-negative disease?
25.5 66.0 8.5
12 If so, does the prior endocrine therapy matter?
  ・ Should extended AI beyond 5 years be given after 5 years adjuvant tamoxifen?
83.3 11.9 4.8
  ・ Should extended AI beyond 5 years be given after 5 years endocrine therapy switching from tamoxifen to an AI?
73.3 11.9 15.6
  ・ Should extended AI beyond 5 years be given after 5 years adjuvant AI?
35.6 40.0 24.4
13 If AI is unavailable or not tolerated, (so that patient has switched to tamoxifen), should tamoxifen be continued beyond 5 years?
78.0 8.0 14.0
14 Should extended tamoxifen beyond 5 years be given after 5 years adjuvant AI?
51.1 28.9 20.0
15 Should extended tamoxifen beyond 5 years be given after 10 years adjuvant AI?
31.4 48.6 20.0


化学療法: 基礎問題
  設 問 Yes No A 
化学療法を考慮すべき因子は:
 1 組織学的悪性度3の腫瘍?
84.4 13.3 2.2
 2 Ki-67 high
75.5 14.3 10.2
 3 低ホルモン受容体 ?
81.6 12.2 6.1
 4 HER2陽性?
91.9 8.2 0.0
 5 トリプルネガティブ?
98.0 0.0 2.0
 6 High 21 gene RS (e.g. >25)?
93.9 4.1 2.0
 7 70 gene High-Risk?
63.3 30.6 6.1
 8 Any positive node?
32.7 67.3 0.0
 9 >3 positive nodes?
93.9 6.1 0.0
10 Lymphovascular invasion?
32.0 64.0 4.0
11 Young age (e.g. <35 yr)?
46.0 54.0 0.0

化学療法: Luminal A
  設 問 Yes No A 
 1 Is Luminal A phenotype less responsive to chemotherapy?
83.3 10.4 6.3
 2 Is less intensive chemotherapy such as AC4 or CMF6 or TC4 adequate if chemotherapy is considered in Luminal A disease?
61.7 25.5 12.8
 3 Should chemotherapy be added for high risk (based on tumour volume)?
60.0 22.9 17.1

化学療法: Luminal B
  設 問 Yes No A 
 1 Is Luminal B subtype by itself sufficient to prescribe chemotherapy?
61.2 38.8 0.0
 2 Is Ki-67 useful in defining Luminal B subtype?
72.9 20.8 6.3
 3 If Ki-67 is used, which threshold should be used for defining Luminal B subtype:
   ・ ≧14% ?
23.9 37.0 39.1
 ・ ≧20% ?
29.5 13.6 56.8
 ・ ≧25% ?
13.3 6.7 80.0
 4 If given, the ChT regimen should contain anthracyclines rather than CMF?
70.5 18.2 11.4
 5 Should the regimen contain taxanes?
56.5 26.1 17.4
 6 Should chemotheapy extend for at least 6 courses?
50.0 34.8 15.2
 7 Should dose-dense ChT be preferred when chemotherapy is indicated?
19.1 68.1 12.8
 8 Is there a chemotherapy regimen known to be preferred for HER2-positive phenotype?
36.4 61.4 2.3

化学療法: HER2-positive
  設 問 Yes No A 
 1 Need the chemotherapy regimen for HER2-positive disease contain anthracyclines?
68.0 22.0 10.0
 2 Need the chemotherapy regimen for HER2-positive disease contain taxanes?
93.2 4.5 2.3

化学療法: basal-like
  設 問 Yes No A 
 1 Should the ChT regimen for <<basal-like>> (TNBC ductal) phenotype contain anthracyclines and taxames?
87.0 6.5 6.5
 2 Should the ChT regimen for <<basal-like>> phenotype stress alkylating agents (not merely AC)?
30.0 47.5 22.5
 3 Should the ChT regimen for <<basal-like>> phenotype contain Platinum?
14.6 68.8 16.7
 4 Should dose-dense ChT requiring growth factor support be preferred?
38.3 48.9 12.8

Preference for Regimen
  設 問 Yes No A 
Are there reasons other than tumor characteristics to prefer specific chemotherapy regimens?
72.7 21.2 6.1
 1 Women desiring fertility preservation?
76.2 19.0 4.8
 2 Avoiding alopecia?
56.5 41.3 2.2
 3 Co-morbidities?
100.0 0.0 0.0
 4 Age of patient?
64.0 34.0 2.0
 5 Intrinsic subtype?
37.8 53.3 2.0
 6 BRCA carriers?
20.8 72.9 6.3
Age --- chemotherapy change ?
60.0 37.1 2.9


Anti-HER2 Therapies
  設 問 Yes No A 
Minimum T size (invasive diameter) requiring trastuzumab:
10mm 10.0 5mm 72.5 Any 17.5
Chemotherapy Preference for Regimen
 1  Trastuzumab if given should be concurrent with taxane?
87.2 8.5 4.3
 2 Trastuzumab if given should be concurrent with anthracycline?
14.3 85.7 0.0
 3 Trastuzumab (+/- endocrine therapy) may be if ChT contra-indicated?
   ・ ER positive
75.0 25.0 0.0
 ・ ER negative
85.0 15.0 0.0
 4 Preferred duration of trastuzumab if given:
   ・ 1 yr
100.0 0.0 0.0


術前全身療法 Neo-Adjuvant Systemic Therapy
  設 問 Yes No A 
Chemotherapy
 1 Should the only aim of neoadjuvant chemotherapy be to facilitate subsequent local therapies?
50.9 45.3 3.8
 2 After pCR to neoadjuvant chemotherapy, subsequent adjuvant chemotherapy:
Should be given?
4.1 95.9 0.0
 3 After failure to achieve pCR with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, subsequent adjuvant chemotherapy: Should be given? 
10.0 82.5 7.5
 4 After failure to achieve pCR with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, after surgery complete adjuvant chemotherapy: Should be given?
79.2 10.4 10.4
 5 After failure to achieve pCR with neoadjuvant chemotherapy, after surgery complete adjuvant chemotherapy: Should be given? 
62.2 26.7 11.1
HER2-Positive Disease
 1 Should neoadjuvant regimens for HER2-positive disease contain anti-HER2 drug(s)?
95.9 0.0 4.1
 2 Should dual HER2-targeting be recommended in the preoperative setting for HER2-positive disease?
37.1 54.3 8.6
Endocrine Therapy
 1 Is neoadjuvant endocrine therapy alone a reasonable option for postmenopausal patients with highly endocrine-responsive disease (e.g. strongly positive receptors, low proliferation)?
93.8 2.1 4.2
 2 If yes, for which duration (choose one)?
3-4 months 4-8 months Maximal response
11.1 26.7 62.2


ビスフォスフォネート Bisphosphonate
  設 問 Yes No A 
 1 Is zoledronic acid, given every 6 months during adjuvant endocrine therapy, indicated to improve DFS?
22.5 70.0 7.5
 2 In premonopausal patients receiving LHRH plus TAM?
6.7 86.7 6.7
 3 In postmonopausal patients?
34.0 61.7 4.3
 3 Should adjuvant denosumab substitute for zoledronic acid?
2.2 84.4 13.3


Follow up
  設 問 Yes No A 
Follow up After Early Breast Cancer
 1 Should all patients have regular follow-up with their srgeon/oncologist after completing their treatment? (excluding long-term endocrine therapy)?
70.4 25.9 3.7
 2 Is regular follow-up supervised by a nurse specialist in person or by telephone an acceptable follow-up option?
59.1 34.1 6.8
 3 Is regular follow-up supervised by a nurse specialist in person?
77.3 15.9 6.8
 4 Is regular follow-up supervised by telephone an acceptable follow-up option?
22.9 64.6 12.5
 5 Should patients have any form of routine imaging apart from mammography as part of their follw-up?
14.9 78.7 6.4