PMID- 36385963 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20221118 IS - 1687-8450 (Print) IS - 1687-8469 (Electronic) IS - 1687-8450 (Linking) VI - 2022 DP - 2022 TI - Effectiveness and Safety of Zercepac and Reference Trastuzumab in the Neoadjuvant Setting for Early-Stage Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study. PG - 9998114 LID - 10.1155/2022/9998114 [doi] LID - 9998114 AB - AIM: Since the high cost of reference trastuzumab limits its clinical application, this study aimed to compare the effectiveness and safety of the Zercepac and reference product trastuzumab in neoadjuvant therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer. METHODS: This study retrospectively collected clinical data of patients with early-stageHER2-positive breast cancer, who received trastuzumab, pertuzumab, docetaxel, and platinum as neoadjuvant therapy from November 2020 to July 2021. Patients were divided into the Zercepac and reference trastuzumab groups. Reduction in tumor size, clinical response based on RECIST1.1 criteria, pathological complete response (pCR), and adverse events (AEs) were evaluated. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to adjust confounders. RESULTS: A total of 105 patients were included in the study, among them, 65 were in the Zercepac group and 40 were in the reference trastuzumab group. The percentage of tumor shrinkage from baseline was comparable between the Zercepac and reference trastuzumab group (47.6 +/- 18.6% vs. 43.0 +/- 19.9%, p = 0.235). Clinical partial response rate was similar between the two groups (81.5% vs. 70.0%, p = 0.172). There were 28 cases of pCR (70.0%) in the reference trastuzumab group and 46 cases of pCR (70.8%) in the Zercepac group (p = 0.933). The choice of Zercepac or reference trastuzumab was not significantly associated with pCR (OR = 0.96, 95%CI: 0.41-2.28, p = 0.933). Adverse events (AEs) were observed in all patients, and the incidence of >/=3 grade AEs was comparable between the two groups (81.5% vs. 70.0%, p = 0.172). CONCLUSION: Zercepac has similar effectiveness and safety profile compared with reference trastuzumab in neoadjuvant therapy, which provides treatment options for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Zheying Liu et al. FAU - Liu, Zheying AU - Liu Z AD - Department of Breast Surgery, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210009, China. AD - Department of Breast Surgery, Jiangbei International Hospital, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing 211800, China. FAU - Guan, Yinan AU - Guan Y AD - Department of Breast Surgery, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210009, China. FAU - Yao, Yongzhong AU - Yao Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7593-8878 AD - Department of Breast Surgery, Southeast University School of Medicine, Nanjing 210009, China. AD - Department of Breast Surgery, Jiangbei International Hospital, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing 211800, China. FAU - Zhang, Weijie AU - Zhang W AD - Department of Breast Surgery, Jiangbei International Hospital, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing 211800, China. FAU - Zhuang, Xiaoming AU - Zhuang X AD - Department of Breast Surgery, Jiangbei International Hospital, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing 211800, China. FAU - Zhang, Yin AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Breast Surgery, Jiangbei International Hospital, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing 211800, China. FAU - Zhu, Tingting AU - Zhu T AD - Department of Breast Surgery, Jiangbei International Hospital, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing 211800, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20221103 PL - Egypt TA - J Oncol JT - Journal of oncology JID - 101496537 PMC - PMC9649327 COIS- All authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2022/11/18 06:00 MHDA- 2022/11/18 06:01 PMCR- 2022/11/03 CRDT- 2022/11/17 11:36 PHST- 2022/08/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/09/29 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/11/17 11:36 [entrez] PHST- 2022/11/18 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/11/18 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/11/03 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1155/2022/9998114 [doi] PST - epublish SO - J Oncol. 2022 Nov 3;2022:9998114. doi: 10.1155/2022/9998114. eCollection 2022.