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Amol Akhade: Real World Study of HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer from Tata Memorial India
Jul 13, 2025, 14:22

Amol Akhade: Real World Study of HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer from Tata Memorial India

Amol Akhade, Consultant Medical Oncologist at Suyog Cancer Clinics, posted on X:

“Real world study from Tata Memorial India.

HR+/HER2– breast cancer (n=67)

Inclusion: Early/LABC patients on adjuvant hormone prescription

  • Sensitive = relapse-free ≥2 yrs (n=19)
  • Resistant = relapse <2 yrs or progression on AI/tamoxifen (n=48)

ctDNA (336-gene panel, ~11,500×) in 54 pts:

  • 25/35 (71.4%) resistant patients had actionable mutations
    -PIK3CA H1047X, AKT1 E17K, ESR1 E380Q, TP53, CDKN2A Q50*, ERBB2 D769Y, etc.
  • ESR1 mutations in 5/47 (10.6%) – all at relapse
  • 10/19 “sensitive” patients had drivers → 2 relapsed and died

ctDNA profiling in HR+/HER2– breast cancer reveals early resistance drivers and can predict relapse before clinical progression.”

Title: Genomic landscape of hormone therapy-resistant HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

Journal: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Authors: Rohan Chaubal, Elizabeth Talker, Jaya Chitra , Rasika Kadam, Nilesh Gardi, Riddhi Ursekar, Anushree Kadam, Ankita Singh, Suhani Sale, Shwetali Pandey, Mrudula Madhav, Aishwarya Raja, Rushikesh Mukhare, Pallavi Parab, Nitin Shetty, Kunal Gala, Suyash Kulkarni, Khushboo A. Gandhi, Seema Gulia, Shalaka Joshi, Tanuja Shet, Sudeep Gupta

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