A phase 1 study of weekly dosing of trastuzumab emtansine (T‐DM1) in patients with advanced human epidermal growth factor 2–positive breast cancer
Beeram M, Krop IE, Burris HA, Girish SR, Yu W, Lu MW, Holden SN, Modi S. A phase 1 study of weekly dosing of trastuzumab emtansine (T‐DM1) in patients with advanced human epidermal growth factor 2–positive breast cancer. Cancer 2012, 118: 5733-5740. PMID: 22648179, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27622.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerMetastatic breast cancerAdverse eventsT-DM1Breast cancerTrastuzumab emtansineObjective partial tumor responseTreatment-related adverse eventsClinical benefit rateDose-escalation studyPartial tumor responsePhase 1 studyTotal trastuzumabDose modificationMedian durationWeekly doseWeekly dosingAdditional patientsTumor responseBenefit rateHuman epidermal growth factorEpidermal growth factorPatientsGrowth factorAntitumor activity