Clinical activity of trastuzumab and vinorelbine in women with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer.
Burstein H, Kuter I, Campos S, Gelman R, Tribou L, Parker L, Manola J, Younger J, Matulonis U, Bunnell C, Partridge A, Richardson P, Clarke K, Shulman L, Winer E. Clinical activity of trastuzumab and vinorelbine in women with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2001, 19: 2722-30. PMID: 11352965, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2001.19.10.2722.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGrade 2 cardiac toxicityAdvanced breast cancerBreast cancerResponse rateCardiac toxicityHER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancerOnly grade 4 toxicityHER2-positive breast cancerCumulative doxorubicin doseGrade 4 toxicityStudy of trastuzumabSymptomatic heart failureThird-line therapyFirst-line therapyType of chemotherapyMetastatic breast cancerPercent of womenHigh response rateConcurrent trastuzumabPrior chemotherapyWeekly vinorelbineMetastatic diseasePositive patientsHeart failureDoxorubicin dose