Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant stereotactic body radiation therapy plus dalpiciclib and exemestane for hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer: A prospective pilot study

  1. Yu Zhang
  2. Shuo Cao
  3. Nan Niu
  4. Huilian Shan
  5. Jinqi Xue
  6. Guanglei Chen
  7. Yongqing Xu
  8. Jianqiao Yin
  9. Chao Liu
  10. Lisha Sun
  11. Xiaofan Jiang
  12. Meiyue Tang
  13. Qianshi Xu
  14. Mingxuan Jia
  15. Xu Zhang
  16. Zhenyong Zhang
  17. Qingfu Zhang
  18. Jianfei Wang
  19. Ailin Li
  20. Yongliang Yang  Is a corresponding author
  21. Caigang Liu  Is a corresponding author
  1. Department of Oncology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China
  2. Cancer Stem Cell and Translational Medicine Laboratory, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, China
  3. Innovative Cancer Drug Research and Development Engineering Center of Liaoning Province, China
  4. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, China
  5. Department of Pathology, the First Affiliated Hospital and College of Basic Medical Sciences of China Medical University, China
  6. Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, China
  7. School of Bioengineering, Dalian University of Technology, China
4 figures, 3 tables and 2 additional files

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Waterfall plot of best reduction in tumor measurement from baseline.
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Source data for waterfall plot of best reduction in tumor measurement from baseline.

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Mean change from baseline in QLQ-C30 over time.

(a) Global health status. (b–f) Physical, role, emotional, cognitive, and social functioning.

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Source data for mean change from baseline in QLQ-C30 over time.

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TILs and PD-L1 changes before and after treatment.

(a) Study schema. (b) Representative TILs. Scale bar, 100 μM. (c–e) Percentage of TILs, PD-L1 expression in immune cell and tumor cell in paired specimens (n=10, pre- and post-treatment). Bars, boxes, and whiskers represent median, interquartile range, and range, respectively. Statistical analysis performed using paired t-test, statistical significance was defined as p<0.05.

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Source data for percentage of TILs in paired specimens.

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Figure 3—source data 2

Source data for PD-L1 expression in immune cell in paired specimens.

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Figure 3—source data 3

Source data for PD-L1 expression in tumor cell in paired specimens.

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Appendix 1—figure 1
Flowchart of the trial.

Tables

Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the patients.
Patients (n=12)
Median age (range), years48.5 (36-56)
≤506 (50.0%)
>506 (50.0%)
Menopausal status
Premenopausal6 (50.0%)
Postmenopausal6 (50.0%)
Tumor size
T211 (91.7%)
T31 (8.3%)
Lymph node status
N05 (41.7%)
N12 (16.7%)
N25 (41.7%)
Clinical stage
IIA4 (33.3%)
IIB3 (25.0%)
IIIA5 (41.7%)
Tumor grade
II11 (91.7%)
III1 (8.3%)
ER expression
>10%12 (100.0%)
PgR expression
<20%3 (25.0%)
≥20%9 (75.0%)
HER2 expression
07 (58.3%)
1+1 (8.3%)
2+, FISH4 (33.3%)
Median baseline Ki67 (range), %35 (15–70)
≤14%3 (25.0%)
>14%9 (75.0%)
  1. Data are n (%) or median (range).

  2. ER: estrogen receptor; PgR: progesterone receptor; HER2: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; FISH: fluorescence in situ hybridization.

Table 2
Pathological and clinical response (n=12).
n (%)
Total pathological complete response2 (16.7%)
Breast pathological complete response3 (25.0%)
Residual cancer burden score
 02 (16.7%)
 I0
 II6 (50.0%)
 III4 (33.3%)
Radiological response
 Complete response2 (16.7%)
 Partial response9 (75.0%)
 Stable disease1 (8.3%)
 Objective response rate11 (91.7%)
Preoperative endocrine prognostic index
 02 (16.7%)
 1–30
 ≥410 (83.3%)
  1. Data are presented as n (%).

Table 3
Treatment-emergent adverse events (n=12).
n (%)
Grade 1 or 2Grade 3Grade 4
Neutropenia3 (25.0%)8 (66.7%)0
Leukopenia7 (58.3%)3 (25.0%)0
Hot flushes6 (50.0%)00
Lymphopenia6 (50.0%)00
Insomnia4 (33.3%)00
Alopecia4 (33.3%)00
Anemia4 (33.3%)00
Hyperuricemia4 (33.3%)00
Blood urea increased4 (33.3%)00
Rash3 (25.0%)00
Thrombocytopenia3 (25.0%)00
Hyperglycemia3 (25.0%)00
Creatinine increased3 (25.0%)00
Fatigue3 (25.0%)00
Arthralgia2 (16.7%)00
γ-glutamyl transferase increased2 (16.7%)00
Hypocalcemia2 (16.7%)00
Abnormal T wave of electrocardiogram2 (16.7%)00
Hyponatremia2 (16.7%)00
Lactate dehydrogenase increased2 (16.7%)00
Diarrhea1 (8.3%)00
Headache1 (8.3%)00
Mucosal inflammation Constipation1 (8.3%)00
Proteinuria1 (8.3%)00
Hypertriglyceridemia1 (8.3%)00
Alanine aminotransferase increased1 (8.3%)00
  1. Data are presented as n (%).

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  1. Yu Zhang
  2. Shuo Cao
  3. Nan Niu
  4. Huilian Shan
  5. Jinqi Xue
  6. Guanglei Chen
  7. Yongqing Xu
  8. Jianqiao Yin
  9. Chao Liu
  10. Lisha Sun
  11. Xiaofan Jiang
  12. Meiyue Tang
  13. Qianshi Xu
  14. Mingxuan Jia
  15. Xu Zhang
  16. Zhenyong Zhang
  17. Qingfu Zhang
  18. Jianfei Wang
  19. Ailin Li
  20. Yongliang Yang
  21. Caigang Liu
(2025)
Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant stereotactic body radiation therapy plus dalpiciclib and exemestane for hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer: A prospective pilot study
eLife 14:RP101583.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.101583.3