Women ≥70 years old with stage I luminal A-like early breast cancer after breast-conserving surgery — Fondazione Radioterapia Oncologica (Italian academic consortium; 17 Italian + 1 Slovenian center)
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‼️ EUROPA interim
Ph3 RCT 70+ y/o low risk breast cancer -> BCS -> adjuvant endocrine only vs adjuvant APBI only
APBI has better HRQoL than endocrine tx, adj mean difference 6.39…
#SABCS24 Part 2: Highlights w/ @jamecancerdoc
✅ #EUROPA
✅ #TAILORx
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✅ #EMBER3
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⭐️Also on “Oncology Brothers”…
Why every one is behind to stop RT ? Is it that toxic even With newer technology? Non Inferiority trials are flooding RT . I am very curious. 🤔 @5_utr @NiuSanford @KrishanJethwa @dr_yakupergun…
The interim-analysis of the groundbreaking EUROPA trial demonstrates what we all have been thinking:
⁃Much less AE’s in the RT arm
⁃Better HRQoL preservation in the RT arm
Time for a paradigm shift!…
📌 EUROPA Trial: Exclusive Endocrine Therapy or Radiation Therapy in Women Aged 70+ Years with Luminal-Like Early Breast Cancer: Preplanned Interim Analysis of a Randomized Phase 3 Trial …
At #SABCS24 GS2 opens with the great @Icro_Meattini presenting the awaited data of EUROPA trial, aka exclusive RT vs. ET in 70+ women with LumA eBC👵🏻
RT offers better QoL and less adverse events…
#SABCS24 @Icro_Meattini presents interim analysis of the Europa trial. Older women with stage I lo KI67. HR+ BC Rand to RT vs ET. 24 mo FU. No recurrences yet. RT less toxic, 12% stopped ET. 850…
Presented in general session 2 of #SABCS24 by super @Icro_Meattini 🇮🇹 results of the interim analysis of the #EUROPA trial simultaneously published in @TheLancetOncol…really proud for the chance to…
EUROPA trial is out in Lancet Oncology
Excellent work @Icro_Meattini
https://t.co/jbJiCuXdj7
The #OncoAlertTopTweet 🚨Day THREE #SABCS24
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EUROPA interim 🇪🇺
Ph3 RCT 70+ y/o low risk breast cancer -> BCS -> adjuvant endocrine only vs adjuvant APBI only
APBI has better…
EUROPA challenges the assumption that ET is superior to RT as single-modality post-breast-conserving surgery in low-risk older women. At 24 months, RT preserved HRQOL significantly better than ET (adjusted difference 6.39, P=0.045), with substantially lower AE burden (67% vs. 85%) and lower discontinuation. ET was associated with a 22.5% treatment switch rate and 12.4% discontinuation. Both single-modality options showed zero IBTR/relapse/BC-death at 24 months — definitive 5-year IBTR data needed to confirm equivalent disease control. Supports ultra-hypofractionated partial-breast RT (5 fractions) as practical alternative to 5-10 years of daily AI/tamoxifen in elderly patients. Discussant noted PRIME II and CALGB 9343 suggest RT omission is also reasonable.
Median: -3.4 ΔGHS from baseline (radiotherapy alone) vs. -9.79 ΔGHS from baseline (endocrine therapy alone). GHS change RT arm rate: -3.4% (adjusted mean Δ) vs. -7.82 to 1.03% (95% CI). GHS change ET arm rate: -9.79% (adjusted mean Δ) vs. -14.45 to -5.13% (95% CI). Adjusted mean difference rate: 6.39% (favoring RT) vs. 0.14-12.65% (95% CI). Phase 3 non-inferiority trial (N=731 randomized; interim analysis N=207 with median follow-up 23.9 months). Co-primary 1 (HRQOL): adjusted mean change in Global Health Status at 24 months was -3.40 (95% CI -7.82 to 1.03, P=0.13) with RT vs. -9.79 (95% CI -14.45 to -5.13, P<0.0001) with ET — adjusted mean difference 6.39 (95% CI 0.14-12.65, P=0.045) FAVORING RADIOTHERAPY. Co-primary 2 (5-year IBTR): NOT reported at interim. Meattini et al., Lancet Oncol 2025;26(1):37-50.
At 24 months: NO ipsilateral breast tumor recurrence (IBTR), locoregional relapse, or breast cancer-related deaths in either arm. 5-year IBTR co-primary endpoint pending. 4 patients in RT arm and 2 in ET arm died during follow-up; none were breast cancer-related. Final analysis scheduled at 5 years.
Grade ≥3 adverse events: 67.0% (rt) vs. 85.4% (et). Discontinuation due to AEs: 0% (rt) vs. 12.4% (et). Key AEs: RT arm: arthralgia (28.9%), fatigue (33.0%), breast pain (38.1%), bone pain (23.7%), ET arm: arthralgia (69.7%), fatigue (44.9%), hot flashes (32.6%), myalgia (31.5%), bone pain (28.1%), alopecia (25.8%), ET arm Grade ≥3: arthralgia (7%), pelvic organ prolapse (3%). Treatment-related AE rates 67.0% (RT) vs. 85.4% (ET), adjusted difference -18.4 (95% CI -30.2 to -6.2). Within 24 months, 22.5% of ET patients switched to different treatment, 12.4% discontinued ET entirely. Serious AEs 15% vs. 15%. Both arms had 2 fatal TEAEs: RT (esophageal neoplasia, Listeria meningitis); ET (pneumonia, ischemic heart disease). 84.6% of RT patients received partial breast irradiation (5-8 fractions), 15.4% received whole-breast RT.
🔄 Interim: radiotherapy better preserves QOL vs. endocrine therapy in 70+ luminal A BC; 5-year IBTR still awaited. EUROPA challenges the assumption that ET is superior to RT as single-modality post-breast-conserving surgery in low-risk older women. At 24 months, RT preserved HRQOL significantly better than ET (adjusted difference 6.39, P=0.045), with substantially lower AE burden (67% vs. 85%) and lower discontinuation. ET was associated with a 22.5% treatment switch rate and 12.4% discontinuation. Both single-modality options showed zero IBTR/relapse/BC-death at 24 months — definitive 5-year IBTR data needed to confirm equivalent disease control. Supports ultra-hypofractionated partial-breast RT (5 fractions) as practical alternative to 5-10 years of daily AI/tamoxifen in elderly patients. Discussant noted PRIME II and CALGB 9343 suggest RT omission is also reasonable.