Preoperative Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers Are Independent Predictors of Disease Recurrence in ER+ HER2- Early Breast Cancer

The host’s immune system plays a crucial role in determining the clinical outcome of many cancers, including breast cancer. Peripheral blood neutrophils and lymphocytes counts may be surrogate markers of systemic inflammation and potentially reflect survival outcomes. The aim of the present study is...

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Autores principales: Marta Truffi, Francesca Piccotti, Sara Albasini, Valentina Tibollo, Carlo Francesco Morasso, Federico Sottotetti, Fabio Corsi
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:520c5dd95c2543bdb95858bfd3c846c42021-11-04T08:20:41ZPreoperative Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers Are Independent Predictors of Disease Recurrence in ER+ HER2- Early Breast Cancer2234-943X10.3389/fonc.2021.773078https://doaj.org/article/520c5dd95c2543bdb95858bfd3c846c42021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.773078/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2234-943XThe host’s immune system plays a crucial role in determining the clinical outcome of many cancers, including breast cancer. Peripheral blood neutrophils and lymphocytes counts may be surrogate markers of systemic inflammation and potentially reflect survival outcomes. The aim of the present study is to assess the role of preoperative systemic inflammatory biomarkers to predict local or distant relapse in breast cancer. In particular we investigated ER+ HER2- early breast cancer, considering its challenging risk stratification. A total of 1,763 breast cancer patients treated at tertiary referral Breast Unit were reviewed. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte (PLR) and lymphocyte-to-monocyte (LMR) ratios were assessed from the preoperative blood counts. Multivariate analyses for 5-years locoregional recurrence-free (LRRFS), distant metastases-free (DMFS) and disease-free survivals (DFS) were performed, taking into account both blood inflammatory biomarkers and clinical-pathological variables. Low NLR and high LMR were independent predictors of longer LRRFS, DMFS and DFS, and low PLR was predictive of better LRRFS and DMFS in the study population. In 999 ER+ HER2- early breast cancers, high PLR was predictive of worse LRRFS (HR 0.42, p=0.009), while high LMR was predictive of improved LRRFS (HR 2.20, p=0.02) and DFS (HR 2.10, p=0.01). NLR was not an independent factor of 5-years survival in this patients’ subset. Inflammatory blood biomarkers and current clinical assessment of the disease were not in agreement in terms of estimate of relapse risk (K-Cohen from -0.03 to 0.02). In conclusion, preoperative lymphocyte ratios, in particular PLR and LMR, showed prognostic relevance in ER+ HER2- early breast cancer. Therefore, they may be used in risk stratification and therapy escalation/de-escalation in patients with this type of tumor.Marta TruffiFrancesca PiccottiSara AlbasiniValentina TibolloCarlo Francesco MorassoFederico SottotettiFabio CorsiFabio CorsiFrontiers Media S.A.articlesystemic inflammatory biomarkersearly breast cancerpredictive factorslymphocyte ratiosdisease recurrenceNeoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogensRC254-282ENFrontiers in Oncology, Vol 11 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic systemic inflammatory biomarkers
early breast cancer
predictive factors
lymphocyte ratios
disease recurrence
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
spellingShingle systemic inflammatory biomarkers
early breast cancer
predictive factors
lymphocyte ratios
disease recurrence
Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
RC254-282
Marta Truffi
Francesca Piccotti
Sara Albasini
Valentina Tibollo
Carlo Francesco Morasso
Federico Sottotetti
Fabio Corsi
Fabio Corsi
Preoperative Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers Are Independent Predictors of Disease Recurrence in ER+ HER2- Early Breast Cancer
description The host’s immune system plays a crucial role in determining the clinical outcome of many cancers, including breast cancer. Peripheral blood neutrophils and lymphocytes counts may be surrogate markers of systemic inflammation and potentially reflect survival outcomes. The aim of the present study is to assess the role of preoperative systemic inflammatory biomarkers to predict local or distant relapse in breast cancer. In particular we investigated ER+ HER2- early breast cancer, considering its challenging risk stratification. A total of 1,763 breast cancer patients treated at tertiary referral Breast Unit were reviewed. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte (NLR), platelet-to-lymphocyte (PLR) and lymphocyte-to-monocyte (LMR) ratios were assessed from the preoperative blood counts. Multivariate analyses for 5-years locoregional recurrence-free (LRRFS), distant metastases-free (DMFS) and disease-free survivals (DFS) were performed, taking into account both blood inflammatory biomarkers and clinical-pathological variables. Low NLR and high LMR were independent predictors of longer LRRFS, DMFS and DFS, and low PLR was predictive of better LRRFS and DMFS in the study population. In 999 ER+ HER2- early breast cancers, high PLR was predictive of worse LRRFS (HR 0.42, p=0.009), while high LMR was predictive of improved LRRFS (HR 2.20, p=0.02) and DFS (HR 2.10, p=0.01). NLR was not an independent factor of 5-years survival in this patients’ subset. Inflammatory blood biomarkers and current clinical assessment of the disease were not in agreement in terms of estimate of relapse risk (K-Cohen from -0.03 to 0.02). In conclusion, preoperative lymphocyte ratios, in particular PLR and LMR, showed prognostic relevance in ER+ HER2- early breast cancer. Therefore, they may be used in risk stratification and therapy escalation/de-escalation in patients with this type of tumor.
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author Marta Truffi
Francesca Piccotti
Sara Albasini
Valentina Tibollo
Carlo Francesco Morasso
Federico Sottotetti
Fabio Corsi
Fabio Corsi
author_facet Marta Truffi
Francesca Piccotti
Sara Albasini
Valentina Tibollo
Carlo Francesco Morasso
Federico Sottotetti
Fabio Corsi
Fabio Corsi
author_sort Marta Truffi
title Preoperative Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers Are Independent Predictors of Disease Recurrence in ER+ HER2- Early Breast Cancer
title_short Preoperative Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers Are Independent Predictors of Disease Recurrence in ER+ HER2- Early Breast Cancer
title_full Preoperative Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers Are Independent Predictors of Disease Recurrence in ER+ HER2- Early Breast Cancer
title_fullStr Preoperative Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers Are Independent Predictors of Disease Recurrence in ER+ HER2- Early Breast Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Preoperative Systemic Inflammatory Biomarkers Are Independent Predictors of Disease Recurrence in ER+ HER2- Early Breast Cancer
title_sort preoperative systemic inflammatory biomarkers are independent predictors of disease recurrence in er+ her2- early breast cancer
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/520c5dd95c2543bdb95858bfd3c846c4
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