Patient-reported outcomes from the adjuvant ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) for older patients with HER2+ breast cancer (ATOP) trial.
635 Background: Prospective data on efficacy, quality of life, and treatment-related toxicities in older adults with breast cancer are limited. The ATOP trial (NCT03587740) evaluated T-DM1 in older adults and demonstrated favorable 5-year invasive disease-free survival. Here, we report patient-reported adverse events (AEs) and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) findings from ATOP. Methods: ATOP was a single-arm, phase II, multicenter study of adjuvant T-DM1 for those aged 60 with stage I-III HER2+ breast cancer. Protocol therapy included postoperative administration of T-DM1 (3.6 mg/kg) every 21 days for one year (17 cycles). PRO-CTCAE (assessing specific symptoms) and EQ-5D (a measure of HRQOL) surveys were administered electronically or on paper at baseline (pre-treatment), on Day 1 of each treatment cycle, and at a single 6–12-month post-treatment time point. Participants who responded to the baseline and at least one follow-up survey were included in the PRO analysis. EQ-5D changes from baseline were assessed using general linear mixed models. Summary statistics were used to assess PRO-CTCAE scores to evaluate which symptoms developed between baseline and 1 subsequent survey(s) and their severity. Results: Among the 111 patients enrolled on ATOP (median age=71, range 60-88 years), 98 responded to the baseline survey and 1 subsequent survey(s). 1435 surveys were returned that included at least one PRO-CTCAE response, and 1661 surveys were returned that included EQ-5D. The Table displays the % of participants who reported PRO-CTCAE symptoms that worsened from baseline to any severity level (scores >0) or to a severe level (scores ≥3). More than 60% of survey respondents reported new or increased dry mouth, fatigue, muscle aches, decreased appetite, nausea, pain, and/or numbness/tingling at some point during or after treatment, but these were usually not severe. EQ-5D scores did not change significantly from baseline at any time point. Conclusions: In this adjuvant trial for patients aged >60, participation rates for PRO data collection were high. Reassuringly, global HRQOL was not impacted by T-DM1, and though frequently reported, the vast majority of patient-reported symptoms were mild. Future analyses of this trial will focus on duration and predictors (clinical and biomarker-based) of severe AEs, agreement between patient-reported and clinician-reported AEs, and whether sharing PRO reports with clinicians impacted clinician-reported AE grades. Clinical trial information: NCT03587740 . Most common new or worsening symptoms reported via PRO-CTCAE in ATOP (n=95). Symptom % with score >0 n (%) with score 3+ Dry mouth 79% 26% Fatigue 71% 29% Muscle aches 69% 20% Decreased appetite 69% 12% Nausea 67% 6% Pain 66% 21% Numbness/tingling 65% 9% Blurry vision 60% 4% Mouth or throat sores 60% 5%
Authors
- Brenda Ginos
- Joanne E. Mortimer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2935-1934)
- Rachel A. Freedman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0460-674X)
- S. Lo
- Meredith Faggen
- Kathryn Jean Ruddy
- Mina S. Sedrak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8379-391X)
- Lauren Rogak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9430-2256)
- Natalie Sinclair
- Stafan S. Atanasov
- Erika P. Hamilton
- Eric P. Winer
- Mary Anne Fenton
- Sarah Sinclair
- Amylou C. Dueck
- Chau T. Dang
- Hillary Heiling
- Hyman Muss
- Sandra A. Mitchell
Institutions
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (US)
- National Institutes of Health (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- UCLA Health (US)
- Stamford Hospital (US)
- Yale Cancer Center (US)
- Sarah Cannon (US)
- City of Hope (US)
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- National Cancer Institute (US)
- Providence Health Foundation (US)
- UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Published
- 2026-05-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2026.44.16_suppl.635
- Primary Topic
- HER2/EGFR in Cancer Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Susan G. Komen for the Cure
- Gateway for Cancer Research