Ian Krop, MD, PhD
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Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology)
Director, Clinical Trials Office; Chief Clinical Research Officer, Yale Cancer Center; Associate Director, Clinical Sciences, Yale Cancer Center
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An international leader in the clinical care of patients with breast cancer, Dr. Krop joined Yale from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute where he was the Associate Chief of the Division of Breast Oncology and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Nationally, he serves as Chief Scientific Officer for the Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium and the Co-Vice Chair for Correlative Science for the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. His research efforts have advanced the field through clinical trials that define the next generation of therapies for patients. Dr. Krop serves as a member of the NCI Breast Cancer Steering Committee and the Data Monitoring Committee for ECOG/ACRIN. He also serves on the Data and Safety Monitoring Boards for multiple phase III trials.
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- Center for Breast Cancer
- Developmental Therapeutics
- Internal Medicine
- Medical Oncology
- Subset Medical Oncology Faculty
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Medicine
Education & Training
- PhD
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Biochemistry, Cellular and Molecular Biology
- MD
- The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Medicine
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2024
Final analysis of the ALTTO trial: adjuvant trastuzumab in sequence or in combination with lapatinib in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer [BIG 2-06/NCCTG N063D (Alliance)]
de Azambuja E, Piccart-Gebhart M, Fielding S, Townend J, Hillman D, Colleoni M, Roylance R, Kelly C, Lombard J, El-Abed S, Choudhury A, Korde L, Vicente M, Chumsri S, Rodeheffer R, Ellard S, Wolff A, Holtschmidt J, Lang I, Untch M, Boyle F, Xu B, Werutsky G, Tujakowski J, Huang C, Baruch N, Bliss J, Ferro A, Gralow J, Kim S, Kroep J, Krop I, Kuemmel S, McConnell R, Moscetti L, Knop A, van Duijnhoven F, Gomez H, Cameron D, Di Cosimo S, Gelber R, Moreno-Aspitia A. Final analysis of the ALTTO trial: adjuvant trastuzumab in sequence or in combination with lapatinib in patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer [BIG 2-06/NCCTG N063D (Alliance)]. ESMO Open 2024, 9: 103938. PMID: 39418883, PMCID: PMC11532431, DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.103938.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsDisease-free survivalHER2-positive early breast cancerEarly breast cancerOverall survivalALTTO trialBreast cancerFollow-upMetastatic HER2-positive breast cancerDual anti-HER2 blockadeAnti-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2HER2-positive breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Lapatinib to trastuzumabAnti-HER2 therapyAnti-HER2 blockadeTreatment groupsOutcomes of patientsAdjuvant trastuzumabOpen-labelAdjuvant chemotherapyPrimary endpointSecondary endpointsEfficacy analysisMulticenter studyAnti-HER2Phase I/Ib Trial of Inavolisib Plus Palbociclib and Endocrine Therapy for PIK3CA-Mutated, Hormone Receptor–Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Negative Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer
Jhaveri K, Accordino M, Bedard P, Cervantes A, Gambardella V, Hamilton E, Italiano A, Kalinsky K, Krop I, Oliveira M, Schmid P, Saura C, Turner N, Varga A, Cheeti S, Hilz S, Hutchinson K, Jin Y, Royer-Joo S, Peters U, Shankar N, Schutzman J, Juric D. Phase I/Ib Trial of Inavolisib Plus Palbociclib and Endocrine Therapy for PIK3CA-Mutated, Hormone Receptor–Positive, Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Negative Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 3947-3956. PMID: 39236276, PMCID: PMC11575912, DOI: 10.1200/jco.24.00110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsTreatment-related adverse eventsDrug-drug interactionsPreliminary antitumor activityEndocrine therapyStudy treatmentHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negativeBreast cancerTreatment-related adverse event ratesLack of drug-drug interactionsConfirmed objective response rateLocally advanced/metastatic breast cancerCirculating tumor DNA analysisEffect of study treatmentPK drug-drug interactionsAntitumor activityObjective response ratePhase I/Ib studyHormone receptor-positiveProgression-free survivalAdvanced/metastatic breast cancerTumor DNA analysisBiomarkers of responseMetastatic breast cancerYears of ageReceptor-positiveA Pooled Analysis of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Patients With HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases
André F, Cortés J, Curigliano G, Modi S, Li W, Park Y, Chung W, Kim S, Yamashita T, Pedrini J, Im S, Tseng L, Harbeck N, Krop I, Nakatani S, Tecson K, Ashfaque S, Egorov A, Hurvitz S. A Pooled Analysis of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Patients With HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases. Annals Of Oncology 2024 PMID: 39241960, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.08.2347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerBlinded independent central reviewMetastatic breast cancerBrain metastasesT-DXdOverall survivalCNS-PFSTrastuzumab deruxtecanBreast cancerCentral nervous system progression-free survivalIntracranial responsePooled analysisIntracranial objective response rateSafety of trastuzumab deruxtecanSystemic progression-free survivalObjective response rateORR of patientsProgression-free survivalDuration of responseFood and Drug Administration criteriaIndependent central reviewUS Food and Drug Administration criteriaCompare treatmentsExploratory pooled analysisBM statusNeratinib and ado-trastuzumab emtansine for pretreated and untreated human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer brain metastases: Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium trial 022 ☆
Freedman R, Heiling H, Li T, Trapani D, Tayob N, Smith K, Davis R, Pereslete A, DeMeo M, Cotter C, Chen W, Parsons H, Santa-Maria C, Van Poznak C, Moy B, Brufsky A, Melisko M, O’Sullivan C, Ashai N, Rauf Y, Nangia J, Burns R, Savoie J, Wolff A, Winer E, Rimawi M, Krop I, Lin N. Neratinib and ado-trastuzumab emtansine for pretreated and untreated human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer brain metastases: Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium trial 022 ☆. Annals Of Oncology 2024, 35: 993-1002. PMID: 38977064, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2024.07.245.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHER2-positive breast cancer brain metastasesBreast cancer brain metastasesT-DM1Ado-trastuzumab emtansineCentral nervous systemOverall survivalCNS objective response rateEfficacy of neratinibT-DM1 exposureObjective response rateCancer brain metastasesPhase II studyMedian OSRANO-BMBrain MetastasesSlow accrualIntracranial activityII studyPrimary endpointPreclinical dataCohort 4Response assessmentTreatment optionsNeratinibPatientsAdjuvant Trastuzumab Emtansine Versus Paclitaxel Plus Trastuzumab for Stage I Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer: 5-Year Results and Correlative Analyses From ATEMPT
Tarantino P, Tayob N, Villacampa G, Dang C, Yardley D, Isakoff S, Valero V, Faggen M, Mulvey T, Bose R, Weckstein D, Wolff A, Reeder-Hayes K, Rugo H, Ramaswamy B, Zuckerman D, Hart L, Gadi V, Constantine M, Cheng K, Garrett A, Marcom P, Albain K, DeFusco P, Tung N, Ardman B, Nanda R, Jankowitz R, Rimawi M, Abramson V, Pohlmann P, Van Poznak C, Forero-Torres A, Liu M, Ruddy K, Waks A, DeMeo M, Burstein H, Partridge A, Dell'Orto P, Russo L, Krause E, Newhouse D, Kurt B, Mittendorf E, Schneider B, Prat A, Winer E, Krop I, Tolaney S, Investigators T, Barroso-Sousa R, Curigliano G, DiLullo M, Hui W, Kirkup C, Viale G, Zheng Y. Adjuvant Trastuzumab Emtansine Versus Paclitaxel Plus Trastuzumab for Stage I Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer: 5-Year Results and Correlative Analyses From ATEMPT. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 3652-3665. PMID: 38935923, PMCID: PMC11527383, DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.02170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsInvasive disease-free survivalRecurrence-free intervalAdjuvant T-DM1T-DM1Long-term outcomesBreast cancerStage I HER2-positive breast cancerInvasive disease-free survival eventsLong-term outcomes of patientsBreast cancer-specific survivalHER2-positive breast cancerAdjuvant trastuzumab emtansinePredictors of thrombocytopeniaRisk scoreT-DM1 armCancer-specific survivalHormone receptor statusHigh-risk tumorsDisease-free survivalMedian follow-upClinically relevant toxicitiesRisk of recurrenceOutcomes of patientsHER2 immunohistochemical scoresTH armPhase Ib dose-escalation trial of taselisib (GDC-0032) in combination with HER2-directed therapies in patients with advanced HER2+ breast cancer
Grinshpun A, Ren S, Graham N, DeMeo M, Wrabel E, Carter J, Tayob N, Pereslete A, Hamilton E, Juric D, Mayer E, Tolaney S, Krop I, Metzger O. Phase Ib dose-escalation trial of taselisib (GDC-0032) in combination with HER2-directed therapies in patients with advanced HER2+ breast cancer. ESMO Open 2024, 9: 103465. PMID: 38833970, PMCID: PMC11179085, DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2024.103465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsProgression-free survivalMaximal tolerated doseHER2+ breast cancerAdverse eventsBreast cancerT-DM1Cohort AHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positiveEpidermal growth factor receptor 2-positiveHER2+) breast cancerMedian progression-free survivalAll-grade adverse eventsAssociated with significant toxicityCirculating tumor DNA analysisDevelopment of acquired resistanceHER2-directed regimensHER2-directed therapyAnti-HER2 therapyHER2-targeted therapyPhase Ib studyTumor DNA analysisPI3KDose escalationImprove disease controlOral inhibitorRNA-Seq based gene expression profiling of baseline and on-treatment breast tumors to predict response to HER2-directed therapy, without chemotherapy (TBCRC026).
Hennessy M, Fernández A, Huang C, Cimino-Mathews A, Denbow R, Abramson V, Rimawi M, Specht J, Storniolo A, Valero V, Vaklavas C, Winer E, Krop I, Wolff A, Wahl R, Thompson E, Stearns V, Perou C, Carey L, Connolly R. RNA-Seq based gene expression profiling of baseline and on-treatment breast tumors to predict response to HER2-directed therapy, without chemotherapy (TBCRC026). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 530-530. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsRelapse-free survivalB cell signaturesGene expression signaturesHER2-directed therapyPET/CT parametersER-negativeHER2 subtypeClinical outcomesEarly stage HER2-positive breast cancerResponse to HER2-directed therapyAssociated with lack of responseHER2-positive breast cancerGene expression changesUnivariate logistic regression analysisHER2-positive cohortIncreased immune signalingMetabolic changesAssociated with pCRNatural killer cellsNested Cox modelsLogistic regression analysisWilcoxon signed-rank testHER2 ampliconFDG-PET/CTHER2- tumorsTucatinib-trastuzumab-capecitabine for treatment of leptomeningeal metastasis in HER2+ breast cancer: TBCRC049 phase 2 study results.
O'Brien B, Murthy R, Berry D, Singareeka Raghavendra A, Gule-Monroe M, Johnson J, Schwartz-Gomez J, Topletz-Erickson A, Lobbous M, Melisko M, Morikawa A, Ferguson S, de Groot J, Krop I, Valero V, Rimawi M, Wolff A, Tripathy D, Lin N, Stringer-Reasor E. Tucatinib-trastuzumab-capecitabine for treatment of leptomeningeal metastasis in HER2+ breast cancer: TBCRC049 phase 2 study results. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 2018-2018. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.2018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHER2+ breast cancerLeptomeningeal metastasesPatient-reported outcomesBreast cancerObjective responseClinical examCSF cytologyEvidence of clinically meaningful benefitHER2-targeted tyrosine kinase inhibitorsMedian time to CNS progressionMetastatic HER2+ breast cancerKarnofsky performance status >Treatment of leptomeningeal metastasesAbnormal CSF cytologyPerformance status >Targeted neurological deficitsMDASI-BTPhase 2 studyTyrosine kinase inhibitorsClinically meaningful benefitPre-specified timepointsPreliminary efficacy dataCNS progressionMedian OSCNS metastasesTBCRC 048 (olaparib expanded) expansion cohorts: Phase 2 study of olaparib monotherapy in patients (pts) with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) with germline (g) mutations in PALB2 or somatic (s) mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2.
Tung N, Robson M, Nanda R, Li T, Vinayak S, Shah P, Khoury K, Kimmick G, Santa-Maria C, Brufsky A, DeMeo M, Vieira J, Carey L, Wulf G, Domchek S, Krop I, Wolff A, Winer E, Garber J. TBCRC 048 (olaparib expanded) expansion cohorts: Phase 2 study of olaparib monotherapy in patients (pts) with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) with germline (g) mutations in PALB2 or somatic (s) mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 1021-1021. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.1021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsProgression-free survivalDuration of responseMetastatic breast cancerClinical benefit rateTriple-negative breast cancerMedian duration of responseMedian progression-free survivalMutant allele frequencyExpansion cohortHER2-negativeHER2-positiveCohort 2aNon-respondersBreast cancerEarly due to slow enrollmentMetastatic chemotherapy regimensResponse to olaparibPhase 2 studyPhase II trialKaplan-Meier methodPredictors of responseCohort of womenWilcoxon rank sum testRank sum testBRCA1mPrevalence and dynamics of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) among patients (pts) with HER2+ breast cancer (BC) receiving neoadjuvant paclitaxel/trastuzumab/pertuzumab (THP) in the DAPHNe trial.
Waks A, Tarantino P, Li T, Ogayo E, Rahman T, DiLullo M, El-Refai S, Abbott C, Boyle S, Chen R, Desai N, Spring L, Tung N, King T, Krop I, Tayob N, Mittendorf E, Tolaney S, Winer E, Parsons H. Prevalence and dynamics of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) among patients (pts) with HER2+ breast cancer (BC) receiving neoadjuvant paclitaxel/trastuzumab/pertuzumab (THP) in the DAPHNe trial. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2024, 42: 588-588. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2024.42.16_suppl.588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinimal residual diseaseResidual cancer burdenBreast cancerResidual diseaseDynamics of circulating tumor DNAMinimal residual disease dataRCB 0RCB IIResidual cancer burden-IDetect minimal residual diseaseQuantify minimal residual diseaseResidual cancer burden scoreHER2+ breast cancerAdjuvant systemic therapyClinical stage IINode-negative tumorsHER2 + BCMedian follow-upPlasma samplesBreast cancer recurrenceImmediately post-operativelyLong-term outcomesAssociated with elevated riskCtDNA-positiveT3/T4 tumors
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Ian Krop, MD, PhD, is a professor of internal medicine, specializing in medical oncology, at Yale School of Medicine. He is a Yale Medicine specialist, with expertise in the management of breast cancer. Among his leadership roles at Yale Cancer Center, Dr. Krop serves as Associate Cancer Center Director for Clinical Research, Director of the Yale Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office, and Chief Clinical Research Officer.
Dr. Krop's research interests include the treatment of HER2-positive breast cancer through the investigation of various therapies, evaluation of genomic tools, and analysis of patient-reported outcomes. He participates in clinical trials that examine the role of neoadjuvant therapies in cancer treatment and ways to manage of spread of cancer to the brain. His work also examines patient-reported outcomes in breast cancer clinical trials and the correlation between the PIK3CA mutation and breast cancer outcomes.
Dr. Krop's research team has been awarded with grants from the National Cancer Institute, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and the American Association for Cancer Research. His work has significantly influenced patient care and medical education, leading to an improved understanding of resistance to HER2-directed therapies, the identification of potential tumor suppressors, and strategies to overcome residual disease in HER2-positive breast cancer.
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- November 26, 2024
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