Abstract

This retrospective analysis aimed to determine the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), and to evaluate the impact of BMI on disease recurrence and survival in the homogeneous, high-risk population of patients with residual TNBC after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. BRE12-158 was a phase II trial of genomically directed therapy versus physician's choice in residual TNBC after chemotherapy. ctDNA was isolated from plasma samples, and categorized as positive or negative. BMI (kg/m2) after surgery was analyzed as both a continuous and categorical variable: normal weight, <25; overweight, 25-30; and obese, ≥30. We compared ctDNA category and BMI, and estimated probability of disease-free survival (DFS), distant DFS (DDFS), and overall survival (OS) by BMI. Of 177 patients in BRE12-158, 172 had BMI and 140 had ctDNA data. There was no difference in mean BMI between those with ctDNA positivity versus negativity (P = 0.48). There was no relationship between BMI category and presence of ctDNA (P = 0.31). In multivariate analysis, continuous BMI was not prognostic of DDFS (P = 0.996), DFS (P = 0.41), or OS (P = 0.98). There was no association between BMI categories and survival (P = 0.92, 0.74, and 0.97 for DDFS, DFS, and OS, respectively). In patients with residual TNBC after neoadjuvant chemotherapy, BMI was not prognostic of DDFS, DFS, or OS. There was no signal of a relationship between BMI and presence of ctDNA. This suggests inherent aggressive tumor biology, in which host phenotype may have less influence and impact of weight loss interventions may be diminished.

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