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Yau, Christina

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1937-0859

Mayo Clinic

University of California, San Francisco

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Cemiplimab and Fianlimab With Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Early-Stage High-Risk ERBB2 -Negative Breast Cancer
Isaacs, Claudine, Nanda, Rita, Yau, C, Chien, A. Jo, Hershman, Dawn L., Stringer-Reasor, Erica M., Wallace, Anne M., Clark, Amy S., Kennedy, Laura C., Sanford, Amy, Boughey, JC , Albain, Kathy S. , Pusztai, Lajos, Kalinsky, Kevin M., Beckwith, Heather, Williams, Nicole O., Han, Hyo S., Falkson, Carla, Arora, Mili, Pohlmann, Paula R., Rozenblit, Mariya, Marshall, Natalie, Chen, Yunn-Yi, McGuinness, Julia E., Howard, Frederick M., Chen, Nan, Khoury, Katia, Lancaster, Rachael, Douglas, Emily, Wei, Mei, Mainor, Candace, LeStage, Barbara, Matthews, Jeffrey B. , Perlmutter, J, Symmans, W. Fraser, Yee, Douglas, Hylton, Nola M., Veer, Laura van ‘t , Rugo, Hope S., Berry, Donald A., Esserman, Laura J., Isaacs, Claudine , Yau, Christina , Chien, A. Jo , Hershman, Dawn L. , Stringer-Reasor, Erica , Thomas, Alexandra , Vaklavas, Christos , Clark, Amy S. , Kennedy, Laura Carpin , Pusztai, Lajos , Kalinsky, Kevin M. , Beckwith, Heather , Han, Hyo S , Falkson, Carla I. , Arora, Mili, Elias, Anthony , Pohlmann, Paula R. , Rozenblit, Mariya , Trivedi, Meghna S. , McGuinness, Julia Elizabeth , Howard, F , Khoury, Katia , Yeung, Kay T. , Douglas, Emily, Mainor, Candace , LeStage, Barbara , Delson, Amy , Asare, Adam L. , Swigart, Lamorna Brown , Hirst, Gillian L. , Symmans, W. Fraser , Yee, Douglas , Veer, Laura J. van’t , Rugo, Hope S. , DeMichele, Angela , Berry, Donald A., Esserman, Laura J.

JAMA Oncology | July 30, 2026 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available

10.1001/jamaoncol.2026.2576 Get It

Importance Although adding immune checkpoint inhibitors to neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves outcomes in high-risk early-stage breast cancer, opportunities remain to further enhance response. Dual checkpoint blockade offers a potential strategy to further enhance efficacy. Objective To evaluate the combination of anti−programmed cell death 1 protein (PD-1) cemiplimab and anti−lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG-3) added to neoadjuvant therapy in ERBB2 -negative early-stage, high-risk breast cancer. Design, Setting, and Participants The I-SPY2 (Investigation of Serial Studies to Predict Your Therapeutic Response With Imaging and Molecular Analysis 2) is an ongoing randomized clinical platform trial being conducted at multiple US clinical sites including patients with early-stage (II or III) ERBB2 -negative, high-risk breast cancer. Participants, continuously enrolled since 2010, were adaptively randomized from February 2, 2020, to December 9, 2021, to one of several experimental neoadjuvant therapies or control groups based on receptor subtypes defined by hormone receptor (HR), ERBB2 status, and MammaPrint (Agendia Inc) molecular risk, categorized as high (MP1) or ultrahigh (MP2). Data were analyzed from January 1, 2022, to August 5, 2025. Interventions Both groups received weekly paclitaxel for 12 weeks, then doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide followed by surgery; concomitant with paclitaxel, the intervention group also received 4 doses of cemiplimab and fianlimab (PCF) every 3 weeks. Main Outcomes and Measures Pathologic complete response (pCR). Treatments graduated when they achieved 85% bayesian probability of success in a subtype-specific phase 3 trial. Pathway-specific biomarkers were assessed for response prediction. Results A total of 78 participants (mean [SD] age, 47 [39-54] years) were randomized to the intervention group, with 350 participants (mean [SD] age, 48 [39-57] years) randomized to the historical control population. PCF graduated in all clinical signatures, with pCR rates vs control of 44% (95% CI, 34%-53%) vs 21% (95% CI, 17%-25%) in all ERBB2 , 53% (95% CI, 39%-67%) vs 29% (95% CI, 22%-36%) in triple-negative, and 36% (95% CI, 23%-49%) vs 14% (95% CI, 9%-19%) in HR-positive and ERBB2 -negative disease. Among the total participants, 16 (21%) experienced adrenal insufficiency, including hypophysitis (11% grade 3 or 4), mostly occurring after immunotherapy completion. PCF was found to be highly effective in the subset of patients with immune signature positive status (ImPrint positive). Conclusions and Relevance In this randomized clinical trial, the combination of PD-1 and anti−LAG-3 inhibition with standard NAC was effective in early-stage ERBB2 -negative breast cancer, particularly in patients displaying a positive ImPrint immune signature. These results warrant further definitive trials. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01042379
Neoadjuvant rilvegostomig (R) + trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in high-risk HER2-negative breast cancer: Results from the I-SPY 2.2 trial.
O'Sullivan, Ciara Catherine, Kalinsky, Kevin, Yau, C, Wallace, Anne M., Chien, Jo, Yee, D, Nanda, Rita, Isaacs, C, Omene, Coral, Kulkarni, T, Swigart, Lamorna Brown, Perlmutter, J, Hylton, N, Borowsky, Alexander D., Rugo, H S, Veer, Laura van't, Esserman, L J, O’Sullivan, Ciara C. , Kalinsky, Kevin M. , Yau, Christina , Yee, Douglas , Boughey, Judy C. , Borges, Virginia F. , Isaacs, Claudine , Omene, Coral , Kulkarni, Tejaswini , Swigart, Lamorna Brown , Hylton, Nola, Shatsky, Rebecca , Veer, Laura J. van’t

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 3, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 17_suppl | Pages: No page available

10.1200/jco.2026.44.17_suppl.lba514 Get It

LBA514 Background: Preclinical and clinical data show that antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) such as T-DXd may synergize with immunotherapy. Rilvegostomig (R) is a monovalent, Fc-reduced, dual checkpoint bispecific IgG1 monoclonal antibody against PD-1 and TIGIT receptors. R + T-DXd was evaluated as neoadjuvant therapy for up to 4 cycles. Methods: I-SPY2.2 is a phase II neoadjuvant trial with three neoadjuvant sequences (Blocks A/B/C). All HER2-negative subtypes were eligible for R + T-DXd in Block A. Predicted responders at the end of Block A or B could undergo surgery; otherwise, they continued to Block B +/- C. Block B pts received paclitaxel +/- carboplatin +/- pembrolizumab and Block C pts doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide (AC) +/- pembrolizumab, HR+ immune+ received IO in Blocks B/C. Results are analyzed by receptor and response predictive subtypes (RPS), that include expression-based immune, and luminal signatures with hormone receptor (HR) and HER2 status. Some pts were randomized to a control regimen (skipping R + T-DXd in block A and starting in block B). To minimize risk of interstitial lung disease (ILD) that could lead to treatment discontinuation, pts underwent pulmonary function tests and high-resolution chest CTs every 6 weeks. Abnormalities were reviewed in real time. The primary endpoint was pathologic complete response (pCR), within each RPS and HR/HER2 signature, with estimated pCR (EpCR) rates compared to subtype-specific block A goal rates and control pts in those groups. Other endpoints included safety and treatment discontinuation. Results: 105 pts were treated with R + T-DXd in block A, while 31 pts were randomized to the control regimen. Block A EpCR rate was 57% in the 12 HR+Immune+ pts vs a pre-specified goal of 15% (posterior probability, PP > .99). In 35 HR-Immune+ pts EpCR was 52% vs a pre-specified goal of 40% (PP = .87). No other groups (Immune-) had a PP > .85 for their respective pCR goal rate. HER2-IHC was 0 (27.6%), 1+ (49.5%) and 2+ (22.9%) in the treatment arm vs. 37.7%, 37.7%, and 24.7% in the control arm, with no difference in distribution between arms in immune subtypes. The most common adverse events in Block A were fatigue (84.8%), nausea (81.0%) and alopecia (58.1%). ILD was the most common adverse event of special interest in Block A and overall, occurring in 12 pts (11.4%; 7G1, 4G2, 1G3) during Block A and in 3 pts (G1, 2.9%) in other Blocks. 8 pts discontinued T-DXd + R due to ILD and proceeded to the next Block. Conclusions: When considering the full treatment strategy including block B and C regimens, experimental strategies had similar EpCR rates vs. controls in immune+ subtypes but block A rates exceeded pre-defined goal thresholds. This infers that treatment beginning with R + T-DXd has equivalent efficacy to standard of care for immune+ pts, but 64% pts with pCR skip chemotherapy (Block B) and 97% avoid AC (Block C). R + T-DXd participants avoided persistent ILD. Clinical trial information: NCT01042379 .
Neoadjuvant DAN-222 plus niraparib in high-risk HER2-negative breast cancer: Results from the I-SPY 2 adaptive platform trial.
Isaacs, C, Howard-Mcnatt, Marissa, Yau, C, Chien, Jo, Wallace, Anne M., Han, Hyo S., Yee, D, Omene, Coral, Nanda, Rita, Chapple, Andrew, Perlmutter, J, Pohlmann, Paula R., Borowsky, Alexander D., Symmans, W. Fraser, Veer, Laura van't, Esserman, L J, Pohlmann, Paula R. , Pohlmann, Paula , Yeung, Kay T. , Isaacs, Claudine , Howard-McNatt, Marissa Michelle , Yau, Christina , Boughey, Judy C. , Han, Hyo S , Borges, Virginia F. , Falkson, Carla I. , Yee, Douglas , Omene, Coral , Nanda, Rita , Symmans, W. Fraser

Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 27, 2026 | Volume: 44 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: 625-625

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625 Background: I-SPY 2 is a multicenter phase II adaptive platform trial evaluating novel agents for stage II-III high-risk breast cancer using response-predictive subtypes (RPS) and a sequential neoadjuvant treatment design of up to three blocks (A/B/C). Investigational regimens are given in Block A, followed by response-guided escalation to standard-of-care (SOC) therapy (tx) in subsequent blocks or early surgery for responders. Topoisomerase I (TOPO1) inhibition plus PARP inhibition may enhance DNA damage and tumor response. DAN-222 is a tumor-targeted polymeric camptothecin conjugate designed to improve the therapeutic index of TOPO1 inhibition. Based on favorable phase 1 safety and preliminary activity in metastatic breast cancer, DAN-222 plus niraparib was evaluated as Block A tx in HER2− disease. Notably, the neoadjuvant regimen used a higher dose of niraparib (200 mg daily) than the prior phase 1 metastatic study. Methods: Patients (pts) with HER2− breast cancer were randomized to DAN-222 plus niraparib for up to 12 weeks in Block A. Response was assessed by serial MRI and biopsy. Inadequate responders escalated early to SOC tx in Blocks B/C. Primary endpoint was pathologic complete response (pCR). Secondary endpoints included residual cancer burden, safety, early discontinuation, and treatment-strategy performance versus subtype-specific SOC tx controls. Given established PARPi sensitivity in BRCA mut disease, the key objective was to assess clinically meaningful activity of DAN-222 plus niraparib in BRCA wt pts. Accordingly, a prespecified Bayesian interim futility analysis focused on BRCA wt and tested the probability of the true pCR rate after Block A alone exceeded 15% after 50 pts. Results: Fifty pts enrolled from Sep to Dec 2024. In BRCA wt (n=47), estimated Block A pCR was 3%, with posterior probability of 0.02 that that true pCR exceeded 15%, meeting futility criteria and prompting arm closure. Across all blocks, pCR rate was 57% (8/14) for HR-HER2−; 11% (4/36) for HR+ HER2−, largely after SOC tx. 2/3 BRCA mut pts achieved pCR. Treatment strategies initiating with DAN-222 plus niraparib underperformed subtype-specific controls. 68% discontinued Block A early, mainly due to toxicity. Grade ≥3 cytopenias were common: neutropenia (n=25; 50%), anemia (24%), and thrombocytopenia (18%). Cystitis occurred in 36% (1 grade ≥3). Conclusions: Neoadjuvant DAN-222 plus niraparib showed insufficient activity and no treatment-strategy benefit in BRCA wt HER2− breast cancer, underscoring challenges for TOPO1–PARP inhibitor combinations. Although not supported for further development in this setting, these results highlight the strength of I-SPY 2 in rapidly enrolling patients and quickly distinguishing ineffective from promising therapeutic strategies to accelerate progress toward improved outcomes for patients with curable breast cancer. Clinical trial information: NCT01042379 .
Abstract 1401: A novel statistical framework for surrogate endpoint prediction of survival in neoadjuvant breast cancer trials.
Santos-Parker, Keli S. , Santos-Parker, Jessica R, Esserman, Laura J., DeMichele, Angie, Veer, Laura Van't, Yee, Doug, Reyal, Fabien, Earl, Helena , Cameron, D. , Hall, Peter, Boughey, Judy, Goetz, Matthew, Sonke, Gabe, Martín, Miguel, López-Tarruella, Sara, Sharma, Priyanka, Freiberg, Rachel, Perlmutter, J, Bardia, Aditya, Eklund, Martin, Pusztai, Lajos, Santos‐Parker, Jessica R. , Symmans, W. Fraser , Esserman, Laura J. , Yau, Christina , Yee, Douglas , Reyal, Fabien , Abraham, Jean , Cameron, David, Goetz, Matthew P. , Martín, Miguel , López‐Tarruella, Sara , Sharma, Priyanka , Bardia, Aditya , Pusztai, Lajos

Cancer Research | April 3, 2026 | Volume: 86 | Issue: 7_Supplement | Pages: 1401-1401

10.1158/1538-7445.am2026-1401 Get It

Abstract Introduction: Pathological complete response (pCR) is a strong prognostic marker, but survival outcomes comparing treatment to control do not reliably align with treatment-control differences in pCR rates in breast cancer. A novel Bayesian hierarchical framework models treatments within trials, allowing us to predict treatment effects on distant recurrence-free survival (DRFS) from pCR with greater accuracy. Methods: We analyzed 12 neoadjuvant breast cancer trials (6,000 patients, all HR/HER2 subtypes; including I-SPY2). The framework of Burzykowski, Molenberghs & Buyse (2005) is extended to a novel arm-based hierarchical structure providing a distribution of pCR and DRFS treatment effects controlling for subtype (HR/HER2), N and T stage, grade, and calendar year. Three held-out trials (877 patients; 26 regimens; med follow-up >4 years) validate predictions of DRFS treatment benefit from pCR. All data was used to estimate treatment-effect correlation and the surrogate threshold effect (STE). Analyses were repeated for Residual Cancer Burden Index (binary RCB01, continuous RCB). Results: Predicted probability of DRFS benefit closely matched actual DRFS follow-up (mean absolute error 0.06; Pearson r = 0.9). Across all trials, pCR showed moderate surrogacy (ρ = 0.82, R2 = 0.67). A 60% increase in pCR odds achieves ≥95% probability of DRFS benefit (STE = OR of 1.60). RCB outperforms pCR across all metrics, with 92% sensitivity and 93% specificity for detecting DRFS benefit in 26 validation regimens (Table 1). Conclusion: This novel Bayesian meta-analytic framework reveals that pCR, RCB01 and continuous RCB reliably predict survival benefit across heterogeneous trials, with RCB performing the best in an external validation. This provides a statistical foundation for accelerated approval decisions using robust early biomarkers in modern neoadjuvant trial designs by accurately predicting survival at the treatment arm level. Citation Format: Keli S. Santos-Parker, Jessica R. Santos-Parker, W. Fraser Symmans, Laura J. Esserman, Christina Yau, Angie DeMichele, Laura van't Veer, Doug Yee, Fabien Reyal, Helena Earl, Jean Abraham, David Cameron, Peter Hall, Judy Boughey, Matthew Goetz, Gabe Sonke, Miguel Martín, Sara López-Tarruella, Priyanka Sharma, Rachel Freiberg, Jane Perlmutter, Aditya Bardia, Martin Eklund, Rachel Freiberg, Lajos Pusztai. A novel statistical framework for surrogate endpoint prediction of survival in neoadjuvant breast cancer trials [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2026; Part 1 (Regular Abstracts); 2026 Apr 17-22; San Diego, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2026;86(7 Suppl):Abstract nr 1401.
Identification of Early Symptoms Associated with Subsequent Immune-related Adverse Events in the I-SPY clinical trial
Basu, A. , Umashankar, Saumya, Melisko, Michelle, Roy, Ritu , Yau, C, Pusztai, L., Chien, A. Jo, Liu, Minetta, Soliman, Hatem, Isaacs, Claudine, Shatsky, Rebecca, Stringer-Reasor, E, Robinson, PA, Kalinsky, Kevin, Thomas, Alexandra, Musthafa, Mina, Asare, Adam, DeMichele, Angela, Veer, Laura van't, Yee, Douglas, Hylton, NM, Olshen, Adam B. , Perlmutter, Jane , Cohen, Ronald , Quandt, Zoe , Esserman, Laura, Rugo, Hope, Nanda, Rita, Umashankar, Saumya , Melisko, Michelle, Yau, Christina , Pusztai, Lajos , Han, Hyo S , Soliman, Hatem, Isaacs, Claudine , Shatsky, Rebecca , Stringer-Reasor, Erica , Yeung, Kay T. , Kalinsky, Kevin M. , Philip, Errol James , Hirst, Gillian L. , DeMichele, Angela , Veer, Laura J. van’t , Yee, Douglas , Hershman, Dawn L.

No container title available | February 11, 2026 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: No issue available | Pages: No page available

10.21203/rs.3.rs-8689063/v1 Get It

Abstract Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors can result in serious, long-lasting immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Early identification of symptoms predictive of irAEs could enhance monitoring and timely intervention. This study assessed whether symptoms within the first 8 weeks of treatment could predict subsequent development of immune-related adrenal insufficiency(AI) or hypothyroidism. Methods This retrospective cohort study analyzed prospectively collected data from the I-SPY2 trial, a phase 2 platform trial for high-risk stage II/III breast cancer across 30 U.S. sites. The cohort included 482 women treated with experimental immunotherapy agents concurrent with weekly paclitaxel neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The primary outcomes were grade ≥ 1 hypothyroidism or AI, adjudicated by an independent safety group, up to 1-year post-treatment. Symptoms and irAEs were assessed using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. Symptom burden was quantified as area under the curve (AUC) based on symptom grade and duration. Predictive modeling was performed using logistic regression and ROC analysis; symptom enrichment between cases and controls was evaluated using Fisher’s exact tests. Results Among 482 participants, 107 (22.2%) developed irAEs, with hypothyroidism (n = 61, 12.7%) occurring more frequently than AI (n = 38, 7.9%) at medians of 99 and 105 days from treatment initiation, respectively. Symptom enrichment analysis identified early predictive symptoms. Fatigue (17.2% vs 6.8%, p = 0.011) and rash (20.7% vs 7.8%, p = 0.0037) were predictive of hypothyroidism, while diarrhea (45.9% vs 31%, p = 0.048), constipation (5.4% vs 0.2%, p = 0.018), and taste changes (5.4% vs 0.5%, p = 0.034) were associated with AI. A predictive model demonstrated moderate performance (AUC 0.65 for AI, p < 0.0001; AUC 0.61 for hypothyroidism, p = 0.012). Model accuracy in an external validation cohort was 72.8% for AI and 74.7% for hypothyroidism. Conclusions This study presents a predictive framework to identify patients at risk for adrenal insufficiency and hypothyroidism as irAEs, enabling personalized care and proactive intervention to improve treatment outcomes and safety.
Immune Subtyping Identifies Patients With Hormone Receptor–Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer Who Respond to Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy (IO): Results From Five IO Arms of the I-SPY2 Trial
Wolf, Denise M. , Yau, Christina , Glas, Annuska M. , Barcaru, Andrei, Kuilman, Midas M. , Swigart, Lamorna Brown , Hirst, Gillian L. , Basu, A. , Magbanua, Mark Jesus M. , Sayaman, Rosalyn W. , Huppert, Laura A. , Investigators, I-SPY2, Borowsky, Alexander D. , Pohlmann, Paula R. , Clark, Amy S. , Yee, Douglas , Perlmutter, Jane , Petricoin, Emanuel F. , Chien, A. Jo , Stringer-Reasor, Erica , Liu, Minetta C. , Nanda, Rita , Veer, Laura van ‘t , Melisko, Michelle , Albain, Kathy S. , Robinson, Patricia A. , Lo, Simon S. , Potter, David J. , Beckwith, Heather , Haddad, Tufia C. , Kemmer, Kathleen, Lu, Janice , Williams, Nicole , Ellis, Erin D. , Sanford, Amy, Sanft, Tara, Viscusi, Rebecca K., Arora, Mili, Northfelt, Donald W. , Haley, Barbara , Yung, Rachel L. , Mayer, Ingrid, Khan, Qamar J. , Edmiston, Kirsten K., Glas, Annuska , Mittempergher, Lorenza , Brown-Swigart, Lamorna , Hirst, Gillian L , Basu, Amrita , Magbanua, Mark J M , Sayaman, Rosalyn , Huppert, Laura , Delson, Amy , Symmans, W Fraser , Pohlmann, Paula , Rugo, Hope S , Clark, Amy S , Yee, Douglas , DeMichele, Angela , Petricoin, Emmanuel F , Chien, Jo , Stringer-Reasor, Erica , Shatsky, Rebecca , Liu, Minetta , Soliman, Hatem Hussein , Isaacs, Claudine , Nanda, Rita , Hylton, Nola M. , Pusztai, Lajos , Esserman, Laura J , Veer, Laura J. van’t , Campbell, Michael, Investigators, I-SPY2, Symmans, W. Fraser , Rugo, Hope S. , DeMichele, Angela , Shatsky, Rebecca , Han, Hyo S , Isaacs, Claudine , Pusztai, Lajos , Esserman, Laura J. , Mukhtar, Rita A. , Wallace, Anne M. , Yeung, Kay T. , Olopade, Olufunmilayo I. , Potter, David, Blaes, Anne , Boughey, Judy C. , Elias, Anthony , Mitri, Zahi Ibrahim , Lang, Julie E. , Thomas, Alexandra , Trivedi, Meghna S. , Hershman, Dawn L. , Meisel, Jane Lowe , Kalinsky, Kevin M. , Vaklavas, Christos , Sanft, Tara , Arora, Mili, Falkson, Carla I. , Murthy, Rashmi Krishna

JCO Precision Oncology | June 17, 2025 | Volume: No volume available | Issue: 9 | Pages: No page available

10.1200/po-24-00776 Get It

PURPOSE Neoadjuvant immunotherapy (IO) has become the standard of care for early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), but not yet for other subtypes. We previously developed a clinical-grade mRNA-based immune classifier (ImPrint) predicting response to IO that is now being used in I-SPY2.2 as part of the response predictive subtypes. We report the performance of ImPrint in hormone receptor–positive and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2–negative (HR+HER2–) patients from five IO arms. METHODS A total of 204 HR+HER2– (MammaPrint high-risk) patients from five IO arms (anti–PD-1, anti–PD-L1/poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase inhibitor combination, anti–PD-1/toll-like receptor 9 dual-IO combination, and anti–PD-1 ± lymphocyte activation gene 3 dual-IO combination) and 191 patients from the chemotherapy-only control arm were included in this analysis. Patients were classified as ImPrint+ (likely sensitive) versus ImPrint– (likely resistant), using pretreatment mRNA. Performance of ImPrint for predicting pathologic complete response (pCR) to IO-containing arms was characterized and compared with tumor grade (III), MammaPrint (ultra) High2 risk (MP2), and estrogen receptor (ER)-low (ER ≤ 10%). RESULTS Overall, the pCR rate across the five IO arms was 33%. 26% of HR+HER2– patients were ImPrint+, and pCR rates with IO were 75% in ImPrint+ versus 17% in ImPrint–, with the highest pCR rate >90% in a dual-IO arm. In the control arm, pCR rates were 33% in ImPrint+ and 8% in ImPrint–. Tumor grade (III), MP2, and ER-low showed pCR rates in IO of 45%, 56%, and 63%, respectively, with lower pCR odds ratios (OR < 7.5) compared with ImPrint (OR = 14.5). CONCLUSION Using an accurate selection strategy, HR+HER2– patients could achieve pCR rates similar to what is seen with best neoadjuvant therapies in TNBC and HER2+ (ie, pCR rate >65%-70%). ImPrint, an Food and Drug Administration IDE-enabled assay, may represent a way to identify HR+HER2– patients for IO that best balances likely benefit versus risk of serious immune-related adverse events.
Early adverse symptoms to predict response to treatment among patients in the I-SPY trial.
Umashankar, Saumya , Roy, Ritu , Ruddy, Kathryn J. , Olshen, Adam B. , Michele, Angela De, Perlmutter, Jane , Hylton, Nola, Veer, Laura van ‘t , Melisko, Michelle , Advocates, I-SPY Trial Investigators and Patient, Basu, Amrita B , Wolf, Denise M. , Yau, Christina , Blaes, Anne , Yee, Douglas , Veer, Laura J. van’t , Shatsky, Rebecca , Isaacs, Claudine , Rugo, Hope S. , Esserman, Laura J. , Hershman, Dawn L. , Advocates, I-SPY Trial Investigators and Patient

Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 28, 2025 | Volume: 43 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: 610-610

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610 Background: The adverse event (AE) landscape in oncology is changing due to the introduction of immunotherapy and antibody drug conjugates. These AEs come with both short and long-term symptoms that significantly impact patient quality of life. Monitoring for early onset of symptoms could optimize therapy for a particular patient, maximizing potential efficacy while mitigating toxicity. It is also possible that some toxicities are directly associated with drug sensitivity. We sought to identify symptoms associated with pathologic complete response (pCR) using patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in early-stage high-risk breast cancer patients. Methods: Our study population included 288 stage II/III high-risk breast cancer patients enrolled on the I-SPY2 trial from 2021-2024, who received novel neoadjuvant therapies ± standard paclitaxel. pCR was assigned if tumor was absent in breast and nodes at surgery following neoadjuvant treatment. Patients (n = 288, pCR rate = 29%, 89% administered immunotherapy) were sent electronic PROs. 33 patient-reported AEs were measured using NCI's Patient Reported Outcomes - Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE). Each symptom was evaluated using severity, frequency, and interference on a Likert Scale. Presence of early PRO symptoms (cycles 1-3 of treatment) were binarized (at least one of moderate or greater), and odds ratios were computed with pCR as outcome. To assess whether higher grade AEs were enriched in patients that achieved a pCR, we also performed the Wilcoxan rank sum test using maximum (worst) symptom severity. Results: Of 288 patients included in our analysis (median age = 48 years, range = 20-78), 203 (70.5%) were White, 17 (5.9%) were Asian, 33 (11.5%) were Black or African American, and 35 (12.2%) were Hispanic. PRO analysis revealed that patients that had moderate to severe muscle pain (27% vs 10% OR = 3.15, p < 0.05), joint pain (22% vs 8% OR = 3.23, p < 0.05), headache (27% vs 12.5% OR = 2.59, p < 0.05), or mouth/throat sores (16% vs 5% OR = 3.56, p < 0.05) within weeks 1-3 had higher odds of achieving a pCR. When we looked at maximum severity between weeks 1-3, patients that achieved a PCR had higher grade muscle pain (p = 0.04), heart palpitations (p = 0.035), and significantly lower grade numbness and tingling (p = 0.002). Beyond 6 weeks, associations were weaker or insignificant. Conclusions: Our study utilizes an analysis framework that was able to determine sentinel symptoms such as muscle and joint pain, mouth/throat sores and palpitations as early as weeks 1-3 associated with increased efficacy. This may suggest an early immune reaction in patients that eventually respond favorably to treatment. Our work can help provide earlier proactive monitoring to mitigate toxicities, treatment redirection if needed, and a potential symptom-based early understanding to personalize treatment efficacy. A similar analysis is underway to predict immune related AEs. Clinical trial information: NCT01042379 .
Predicting nodal burden after neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) with circulating tumor (ct)DNA for surgical planning: Results from the I-SPY2 trial.
Mukhtar, Rita, Dimitroff, Katrina, Veer, Laura van ‘t , Chien, Jo, Hirst, Gillian L. , Tchou, Julia , Kuerer, Henry M. , Reyna, Chantal , Sauder, Candice A. M. , Magbanua, Mark Jesus M. , Hirst, Gillian L , Yau, Christina , Veer, Laura J. van’t , Swigart, Lamorna Brown , DeMichele, Angela , Yee, Douglas , Rugo, Hope S. , Shatsky, Rebecca , Isaacs, Claudine , Ahmed, Kamran A. , Esserman, Laura J. , Boughey, Judy C.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | May 28, 2025 | Volume: 43 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: 504-504

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504 Background: Axillary surgery in breast cancer is used for staging and therapeutic purposes, but axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) confers high risk of complications including lymphedema. Accordingly, trials have focused on right-sizing axillary surgery, with options ranging from complete omission of surgery, sentinel lymph node (SLN) surgery, targeted axillary dissection (TAD), or ALND. Identifying a biomarker to reliably predict nodal burden would facilitate accurate selection of surgical management. We evaluated whether the presence or absence of ctDNA in the blood pre and post NAC is associated with residual nodal burden. Methods: I-SPY2 is a prospective, multicenter NAC trial for patients with clinical stage II-III high-risk breast cancer. Patients are randomized to novel NAC agents, with pathologic complete response being the primary endpoint. As part of the trial, serial ctDNA is assessed with a highly sensitive tumor-informed assay using up to 16 patient-specific tumor mutations (Signatera) at baseline, 3 weeks, 12 weeks, and post-NAC. We determined whether ctDNA positivity or negativity post-NAC, and the change in ctDNA status baseline/post-NAC (-/-, -/+, +/+, +/-) are associated with ypN category (N0, N1, N2). Results: ctDNA status was available post-NAC in 495 patients and change in ctDNA status from baseline was available in 493. At baseline, ctDNA was detected in 160/220 (72.3%) cN0 patients and 227/273 (83.2%) cN+ patients (p=0.006). Post-NAC, ctDNA was detected in 11/220 (5%) cN0 patients and 34/273 (12.5%) cN+ patients (p=0.004). While baseline ctDNA status was not associated with ypN category, there was a significant association between post-NAC ctDNA status and ypN category. For ctDNA + patients post-NAC, 33.3% were ypN0, 31.1% were ypN1, and 35.6% were ypN2 at surgery; in contrast, for ctDNA - patients post-NAC, 67.1% were ypN0, 23.1% were ypN1, and 9.8% were ypN2 (p<0.0001). Dynamic ctDNA changes were also associated with ypN category, with significantly more ypN0 patients among ctDNA -/- or ctDNA +/- cases, and more ypN2 patients in those who did not clear ctDNA (+/+) (p=0.0001, Table). Conclusions: To our knowledge this is the first study to demonstrate a significant relationship between ctDNA and ypN category, which has important surgical implications. CtDNA negativity was associated with low likelihood of ypN2 disease, making these patients excellent candidates for SLN surgery or TAD. Ongoing analyses will incorporate receptor subtype and timing of clearance of ctDNA. CtDNA in breast cancer may help tailor surgical management of the axilla, potentially reducing patient morbidity without compromising prognostic information. ctDNA baseline/post-NAC ypN0 (n=317) ypN1 (n=116) ypN2 (n=60) ctDNA -/- (n=105) 72.4% 19.1% 8.6% ctDNA -/+ (n=1) 0.0% 100.0% 0.0% ctDNA +/+ (n=44) 34.1% 29.6% 36.4% ctDNA +/- (n=343) 65.9% 23.9% 10.2%
Evaluation of drug tolerability as a function of toxicity and quality of life in patients enrolled on I-SPY2.
Umashankar, Saumya, Chay, Hannah, Abikoye, Abigail, Brown, Thelma, Heditsian, Diane , Brain, Susie, Ruddy, Kathryn J. , Tevis, Sarah , Lo, Shelly S. , Nanda, Rita, Melisko, Michelle , Cella, David , Esserman, Laura, Basu, Amrita B , Umashankar, Saumya , Wolf, Denise M. , Hieken, Tina J. , Blaes, Anne , Yau, Christina , Rugo, Hope S. , Hershman, Dawn L.

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 12, 2024 | Volume: 42 | Issue: 16_suppl | Pages: 11113-11113

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11113 Background: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are valuable for understanding treatment tolerability and toxicity. I-SPY2 is a phase-II neoadjuvant clinical trial for breast cancer with electronic PROs and quality of life (QOL) assessments. We sought to understand how well the GP5 self-reported tolerability item reflected toxicity burden and QOL during treatment and follow-up in I-SPY 2 participants. Methods: Our study included 306 patients who completed the FACIT Item GP5 and answered PROMIS surveys at two or more timepoints. Analysis timepoints included screening (SC), inter-regimen (IR), pre-surgery (PS), 1-month post-surgery (FU1), and 6-months post-surgery (FU2). Symptoms were assessed weekly using PRO-CTCAE and CTCAEv4.0. QOL was evaluated using PROMIS. The GP5: “I am bothered by side effects of treatment,” was used to estimate tolerability, where worse tolerability is a higher score. Odds ratios, Spearman correlation, and regularized multi-variate regression were used to evaluate the associations between individual symptoms and adverse events with GP5 scores. Results: Demographic information was available for 243 of the 306 (70.2%) participants (median age=47,73.7% white). In the 306, tolerability scores worsened over study treatment, with a maximum mean score of 1.71 at Cycle 11. Tolerability improved after treatment cessation at FU1(1.09). Mean tolerability at week 6 was 1.53. The only clinical factor that was associated with early change in tolerability (week 6 to PS) was age >50 (mean score ranged from 1.55-1.70 vs 1.29-1.45 (age<50), p<0.05). PRO-CTCAE and GP5 correlative analysis suggested that higher grade abdominal pain, decreased appetite, dizziness and blurry vision significantly associated with higher GP5 scores at multiple timepoints (p<0.05). Symptoms not associated with tolerability were nail loss, acne, hair loss, and rash (p>0.05). Additionally, the total number of low-grade (mild to moderate) symptoms a patient experienced during study treatment was significantly correlated to poor tolerability (p<0.00001). Among patients with CTCAE data, 9% had adrenal insufficiency, and higher GP5 was found across all study timepoints in those with (compared to without) adrenal insufficiency (mean GP5 = [1.7-1.9] vs [1.3-1.5] respectively). Similarly, among patients with neuropathy (14%), higher GP5 scores were reported across all study timepoints (mean GP5 = [1.8-2.3] vs [1.3-1.5] respectively). Higher GP5 scores during treatment were correlated with higher fatigue scores at PS and FU1 (p<0.02 and p<0.001) and lower physical functioning at PS (p<0.01). Conclusions: TheGP5 measure is associated with self-reported symptoms, higher grade adverse events and quality of life scores. Furthermore, greater accumulation of lower grade symptoms can lead to poor tolerability. The single measure GP5 composite score reflects multiple components of treatment toxicity.
Rates of pathologic complete response (pCR)after neoadjuvant datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato): Results from the I-SPY2.2 trial.
Khoury, Katia , Chien, A. Jo , Arora, Mili, Rozenblit, Mariya, Williams, Nicole , Nanda, Rita , Stringer-Reasor, Erica , Nangia, Chaitali, Veer, Laura van 't, Hylton, Nola, Investigators, ISPY2, Meisel, Jane Lowe , Wallace, Anne M. , Rozenblit, Mariya , Borges, Virginia F. , Boughey, Judy C. , Vaklavas, Christos , DeMichele, Angela , Yee, Douglas , Yau, Christina , Esserman, Laura J. , Investigators, ISPY2

Journal of Clinical Oncology | June 5, 2024 | Volume: 42 | Issue: 17_suppl | Pages: LBA509-LBA509

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LBA509 Background: I-SPY2.2 is a multicenter phase 2 platform sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART) evaluating novel experimental regimens in the neoadjuvant breast cancer setting. The novel therapy is given as first in a sequence (Block A), followed by standard chemo/targeted therapies (Block B/C) if indicated. The goal is to identify agents that lead to pCR after novel targeted agents alone, or in sequence with optimal therapy assigned based on the tumor response predictive subtype (RPS). RPS incorporates expression-based immune, DNA repair deficiency (DRD), and luminal signatures with hormone receptor (HR) and HER2 status to classify patients by subtype: S1: HR+HER2-Immune-DRD-; S2: HR-HER2-Immune-DRD-; S3: HER2-Immune+; S4: HER2-Immune-DRD+; S5: HER2+/non-Luminal; S6: HER2+/Luminal. Methods: RPS S1, S2, S3 and S4 were eligible for assignment to Dato in Block A. Patients (pts) were followed by MRI during treatment (at 3, 6 and 12 weeks after start of Blocks A and B). Predicted responders by MRI and biopsy at the end of Block A or B have the option of going to surgery early, otherwise they proceed to next treatment Block (B +/- C). Randomization to Block B includes a taxane-based regimen specific to the RPS, and options include S1: paclitaxel; S2 and S3: paclitaxel + carboplatin + pembrolizumab; S4: paclitaxel + carboplatin vs. paclitaxel + carboplatin + pembrolizumab. Patients who did not go to surgery after Block B proceeded to Block C (AC or AC + Pembrolizumab if HR-HER2-). The primary endpoint is pCR. Efficacy is evaluated within each RPS and HR+HER2- and HR-HER2- signatures. To estimate the arm's efficacy as a stand-alone therapy, we use a Bayesian covariate-adjusted model to estimate the pCR rate and compare the posterior distribution to a subtype-specific fixed threshold. This model uses pCR data when available and MRI data when pCR is not. To estimate pCR rate in the context of a multi-decision treatment regimen, we use a Bayesian model based on if and when a pCR occurred in the trial. The posterior is compared to a subtype-specific dynamic control generated from historical I-SPY data. Results: 103 pts were randomly assigned to the Dato arm between August 2022 and August 2023. All patients have proceeded beyond Block A; 33 went to surgery after Dato alone. The efficacy results for Dato as a stand-alone therapy are summarized in Table. Conclusions: Dato monotherapy was active, particularly in the HR-HER2- signature, but did not meet the pre-specified threshold for graduation in I-SPY 2.2. Clinical trial information: NCT01042379 . [Table: see text]