Phase II Trial of Lapatinib for Brain Metastases in Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer
Lin NU, Carey LA, Liu MC, Younger J, Come SE, Ewend M, Harris GJ, Bullitt E, Van den Abbeele AD, Henson JW, Li X, Gelman R, Burstein HJ, Kasparian E, Kirsch DG, Crawford A, Hochberg F, Winer EP. Phase II Trial of Lapatinib for Brain Metastases in Patients With Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 1993-1999. PMID: 18421051, PMCID: PMC4524351, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.12.3588.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpidermal growth factor receptorNon-CNS sitesPrimary end pointBrain metastasesBreast cancerGrowth factor receptorEnd pointAdverse eventsObjective responseAdvanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Human epidermal growth factor receptorBrain tumor burdenProgressive brain metastasesRefractory brain metastasesCommon adverse eventsSecondary end pointsPhase II trialResponse Evaluation CriteriaEfficacy of lapatinibFactor receptorGrowth factor receptor 2Metastatic brain lesionsPositive breast cancer