目的探讨三阴乳腺癌(TNBC)与非三阴乳腺癌(non—TNBC)接受表阿霉素联合多西紫杉醇方案(ET方案)的化疗敏感性及预后方面的差别。方法对接受ET新辅助化疗方案治疗的249例乳腺癌患者进行回顾性分析。依据免疫组化雌激素受体(ER)、孕激素受体(PR)、表皮生长因子受体2(HER2)表达水平将乳腺癌分为三阴乳腺癌及非三阴乳腺癌两类,分析三阴与非三阴乳腺患者接受ET新辅助化疗方案后,二者病理疗效及远期生存的差别。结果249例患者中,54(21.7%)例为三阴乳腺癌,195(78.3%)例为非三阴乳腺癌。三阴乳腺癌的病理完全缓解(pCR)率为25.9%,明显高于非三阴乳腺癌的12.3%(P=0.019)。三阴乳腺癌患者,特别是新辅助化疗后仍有癌残留的患者,其5年无病生存率(DFS)及5年的总生存率(OS)均明显低于非三阴乳腺癌(P值均〈0.05)。获得pCR的乳腺癌患者5年的DFS和0S均明显高于化疗后仍有癌残留的患者(P值均〈0.05)。获得pCR的三阴乳腺癌与非三阴乳腺癌患者的DFS(P=0.837)及OS(P=0.398)均无统计学差异。结论:本研究结果表明,相比于非三阴乳腺癌患者,三阴乳腺癌患者具有更高的病理完全缓解率,但预后却较差。
Objective To compare the response to neoadjuvant epirubicin plus docetaxel chemotherapy and survival in patients with Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) and non-TNBC. Methods Two hundred and forty-nine patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy were included in this retrospective study. All the patients were classified as TNBC and non-TNBC according the immunohistochemieal results of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) and HER2 status. TNBC is defined as the lack of ER, PR, and HER-2 expression. The pathological response and long time survival were compared between TNBC patients and non-TNBC patients. Results Among all 249 cases, 54 (21.7%)were TNBC patients, 195 (78.3%)were non-TNBC patients. Compared with non- TNBC patients, the pathological complete response (pCR) rate of patients with TNBC was 25.9%,' which was significantly higher than that of patients with non-TNBC (P=0.019). Patients with TNBC especially for those with residual disease after chemotherapy had decreased 5 years' disease-free survival (DFS) and 5 years' overall survival (OS) compared with those with non-TNBC(P〈0.05). The 5 years' DFS and OS of patients who achieve pCR were significantly higher than that of patients with residual disease after chemotherapy (P〈0.05). Patients with TNBC and non-TNBC had similar DFS and OS if pCR achieved. Conclusion Patients with TNBC were more sensitive to neoadjuvant docetaxel plus epirubicin chemotherapy. Compared with non-TNBC patients, TNBC patients had increased pCR rate, but were associated with significantly worse survival.