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ArticleCancer management and research2025

Neoadjuvant Docetaxel-Carboplatin-Trastuzumab Therapy in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: A Single-Center Experience from Vietnam.

Hung Nguyen Quang, Phuong Dao Manh, Mai Nguyen Thi Hoa, Doan Tran Thi

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Hung Nguyen QuangNuclear Medicine and Oncology Center, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Phuong Dao ManhNuclear Medicine and Oncology Center, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Mai Nguyen Thi HoaNuclear Medicine and Oncology Center, Bach Mai Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Doan Tran ThiDepartment of Metabolic and Cardiovascular Disorders Treatment, National Hospital of Endocrinology, Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of neoadjuvant therapy and identify associated factors influencing treatment response in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. Subjects and Methods: A prospective, longitudinal study of 40 women with a mean age of 50.68 ± 10.53 years diagnosed with HER2-positive breast cancer. All patients received neoadjuvant treatment using Docetaxel-Carboplatin-Trastuzumab (TCH) regimens. These patients were evaluated for treatment response based on the Response Evaluation Criteria In Solid Tumors (RECIST) after six 21-day treatment cycles. Results: The proportion of good responders was 45.0% (18/40 patients). Younger age, earlier clinical stage, and lower baseline serum CA15-3 levels were significantly associated with a better response (p < 0.05). The incidence of adverse events was also significantly lower in good responders (p < 0.05). Multivariate analysis identified younger age and lower CA15-3 concentration as independent predictors of favorable response, with area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves (AUC) of 0.758 and 0.821, respectively (p = 0.006 and p = 0.001). Conclusion: Neoadjuvant treatment using the Docetaxel-Carboplatin-Trastuzumab regimen provides favorable clinical outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer patients. Baseline CA15-3 levels may serve as a useful predictor of treatment response.

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breast cancercancer antigen 15-3HER2-positiveneoadjuvant therapy

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PMCPMC12410382

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