Artigo

Outcomes of sentinel node biopsy according to MRI response in an association with the subtypes in cN1–3 breast cancer after neoadjuvant systemic therapy, multicenter cohort study

Autor(es): Soong June Bae1,2†, Jung Whan Chun3,4†, Sae Byul Lee3 , Jai Min Ryu5 , Seok Jin Nam5 , Joon Jeong1,2, Hyung Seok Park6* and Sung Gwe Ahn1,2*

ABSTRACT

Background: This study investigated the feasibility of sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) after neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NAST) in patients with initially high nodal burden.

Methods: In the multicenter retrospective cohort, 388 individuals with cN1–3 breast cancer who underwent NAST and had SLNB followed by completion axillary lymph node dissection were included. In an external validation cohort, 267 patients with HER2+or triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) meeting similar inclusion criteria were included. Primary outcome was the false-negative rates (FNRs) of SLNB according to the MRI response and subtypes. We defned complete MRI responders as patients who experienced disappearance of suspicious features in the breast and axilla after NAST.

Results: In the multicenter retrospective cohort, 130 (33.5%) of 388 patients were of cN2-3, and 55 (14.2%) of 388 patients showed complete MRI responses. In hormone receptor-positive HER2− (n=207), complete and non-complete responders had a high FNRs (31.3% [95% CI 8.6–54.0] and 20.9% [95% CI 14.1–27.6], respectively). However, in HER2+or TNBC (n=181), the FNR of complete MRI responders was 0% (95% CI 0–0), whereas that of non-complete responders was 33.3% (95% CI 20.8–45.9). When we validated our fndings in the external cohort with HER2+or TNBC (n=267), of which 34.2% were cN2-3, the FNRs of complete were 7.1% (95% CI 0–16.7).

Conclusions: Our fndings suggest that SLNB can be a reliable option for nodal status evaluation in selected patients who have responded well to NAST, especially in HER2+and TNBC patients who show a complete MRI response.

Keywords: Breast neoplasm, Breast MRI, Neoadjuvant systemic therapy, Axilla, Sentinel lymph node biopsy

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