2015
Adjuvant Paclitaxel and Trastuzumab for Node-Negative, HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Tolaney SM, Barry WT, Dang CT, Yardley DA, Moy B, Marcom PK, Albain KS, Rugo HS, Ellis M, Shapira I, Wolff AC, Carey LA, Overmoyer BA, Partridge AH, Guo H, Hudis CA, Krop IE, Burstein HJ, Winer EP. Adjuvant Paclitaxel and Trastuzumab for Node-Negative, HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. New England Journal Of Medicine 2015, 372: 134-141. PMID: 25564897, PMCID: PMC4313867, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1406281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansInfusions, IntravenousMastectomy, SegmentalMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPaclitaxelRadiotherapyReceptor, ErbB-2Survival RateTrastuzumabConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerBreast cancerAdjuvant paclitaxelEjection fractionInvasive diseaseStage I HER2-positive breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor type 2Epidermal growth factor receptor type 2Symptomatic congestive heart failureHER2-negative breast cancerLeft ventricular ejection fractionDistant metastatic breast cancerFactor receptor type 2Discontinuation of trastuzumabGrade 3 neuropathySingle standard treatmentPrimary end pointCongestive heart failureMetastatic breast cancerVentricular ejection fractionPositive breast cancerInvestigator-initiated studyReceptor type 2Disease-specific eventsMedian follow
2008
Randomized Phase III Trial of Weekly Compared With Every-3-Weeks Paclitaxel for Metastatic Breast Cancer, With Trastuzumab for all HER-2 Overexpressors and Random Assignment to Trastuzumab or Not in HER-2 Nonoverexpressors: Final Results of Cancer and Leukemia Group B Protocol 9840
Seidman AD, Berry D, Cirrincione C, Harris L, Muss H, Marcom PK, Gipson G, Burstein H, Lake D, Shapiro CL, Ungaro P, Norton L, Winer E, Hudis C. Randomized Phase III Trial of Weekly Compared With Every-3-Weeks Paclitaxel for Metastatic Breast Cancer, With Trastuzumab for all HER-2 Overexpressors and Random Assignment to Trastuzumab or Not in HER-2 Nonoverexpressors: Final Results of Cancer and Leukemia Group B Protocol 9840. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2008, 26: 1642-1649. PMID: 18375893, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.11.6699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerWeekly paclitaxelResponse rateBreast cancerHER-2-positive patientsRandomized phase III trialHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2End pointEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Grade 3 neuropathyPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsGrowth factor receptor 2Phase II trialPhase III trialsTreatment-limiting toxicityFactor receptor 2Paclitaxel scheduleII trialIII trialsOverall survivalPaclitaxel therapyPositive patientsWeekly dosingReceptor 2