Use of BIBW 2992, a Novel Irreversible EGFR/HER1 and HER2 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor To Treat Patients with HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer after Failure of Treatment with Trastuzumab.
Hickish T, Wheatley D, Lin N, Carey L, Houston S, Mendelson D, Solca F, Uttenreuther-Fischer M, Jones H, Winer E. Use of BIBW 2992, a Novel Irreversible EGFR/HER1 and HER2 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor To Treat Patients with HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer after Failure of Treatment with Trastuzumab. Cancer Research 2009, 69: 5060-5060. DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs-09-5060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorPhase II studyMetastatic breast cancerBIBW 2992Partial responseBreast cancerGrowth factor receptorII studyEastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance statusSingle-arm phase II studyHER2-positive breast cancer patientsTrastuzumab-resistant cell linesHER2-positive breast cancerHER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitorAdequate organ functionCutaneous adverse eventsEarly clinical responseObjective response rateFactor receptorBreast cancer patientsFailure of treatmentTyrosine kinase inhibitorsEligible patientsMeasurable disease