Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) in Patients With HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Previously Treated With Chemotherapy and 2 or More HER2-Targeted Agents
Yardley DA, Krop IE, LoRusso PM, Mayer M, Barnett B, Yoo B, Perez EA. Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) in Patients With HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer Previously Treated With Chemotherapy and 2 or More HER2-Targeted Agents. The Cancer Journal 2015, 21: 357-364. PMID: 26389758, DOI: 10.1097/ppo.0000000000000144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdo-Trastuzumab EmtansineAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorBreast NeoplasmsBreast Neoplasms, MaleComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMaytansineMiddle AgedMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingReceptor, ErbB-2RetreatmentTrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeConceptsMetastatic breast cancerObjective response rateAdvanced breast cancerBreast cancerT-DM1Measurable diseaseAdverse eventsTrastuzumab emtansineGrade 3Investigator-assessed objective response rateHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerResponse ratePositive metastatic breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Grade adverse eventsNew safety signalsPhase III studyGrowth factor receptor 2Significant cardiovascular diseaseVentricular ejection fractionPlatelet count decreaseSimilar patient populationsRoutine clinical practiceFactor receptor 2