Clinicomolecular Profile and Efficacy of Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2 (HER2)-Targeted Therapy for HER2-Amplified Advanced Biliary Tract Cancer

Kanae Inoue, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Bennett Caughey, Binbin Zheng-Lin, Makoto Ueno, Masayuki Furukawa, Yasuyuki Kawamoto, Shinji Itoh, Kumiko Umemoto, Kentaro Sudo, Taroh Satoh, Nobumasa Mizuno, Takeshi Kajiwara, Takao Fujisawa, Hideaki Bando, Takayuki Yoshino, John H. Strickler, Chigusa Morizane, Tanios Bekaii-Saab, Masafumi Ikeda

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PURPOSEThis study aimed to investigate the clinicomolecular profiles and the efficacy of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-Targeted therapy in HER2-Amplified biliary tract cancer (BTC).METHODSThis study was an international collaboration that used combined data from the prospective SCRUM-Japan GOZILA and MONSTAR-SCREEN in Japan and retrospective reviews in the United States; patients with advanced BTC who had received systemic therapy were included. The clinicomolecular profiles were evaluated in an exploratory cohort, whereas the efficacy of HER2-Targeted therapy was assessed in a biomarker-selected cohort.RESULTSOf the 439 patients in the exploratory cohort, 43 (10%) had HER2 amplification. The frequencies of coalterations were higher in patients with HER2 amplification versus patients without HER2 amplification including HER2 mutations (26% v 5%, P <.001), TP53 mutations (84% v 61%, P =.003), and BRAF amplification (9% v 2%, P =.030). There were no KRAS mutations identified in patients with HER2-Amplified BTC. No significant difference in overall survival (OS) was observed between patients with and without HER2 amplification (median, 17.7 v 16.9 months; hazard ratio [HR], 0.95 [95% CI, 0.65 to 1.40]). Of the 60 patients with HER2-Amplified BTC in the biomarker-selected cohort (43 from Japan and 17 from the United States), the OS was significantly longer in 29 patients who received HER2-Targeted therapy than in those who did not receive HER2-Targeted therapy (median, 24.3 v 12.1 months; HR, 0.39 [95% CI, 0.23 to 0.82]). Multivariate analysis identified HER2-Targeted therapy as an independent prognostic factor for OS (HR, 0.29 [95% CI, 0.14 to 0.58]; P <.001).CONCLUSIONHER2 amplification was found in 10% of advanced BTC and was not identified as an independent prognostic factor for OS. Patients with HER2-Amplified BTC derive significant benefit from HER2-Targeted therapy.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere2400718
JournalJCO Precision Oncology
Volume9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 1 2025

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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