2013
Pertuzumab: Optimizing HER2 Blockade
Metzger-Filho O, Winer EP, Krop I. Pertuzumab: Optimizing HER2 Blockade. Clinical Cancer Research 2013, 19: 5552-5556. PMID: 23942091, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-0518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerAdvanced HER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerRecombinant humanized monoclonal antibodyAddition of pertuzumabTrastuzumab/pertuzumabPhase III studyProgression-free survivalFirst-line treatmentMetastatic breast cancerRisk of mortalityHumanized monoclonal antibodyHeterodimerization of HER2EGF receptorMechanism of actionHER2 blockadeIII studyClinical dataHER familyHER2-HER3 heterodimersPertuzumabDrug AdministrationMonoclonal antibodiesU.S. FoodHER2-HER3
2010
Improving the yield of circulating tumour cells facilitates molecular characterisation and recognition of discordant HER2 amplification in breast cancer
Flores LM, Kindelberger DW, Ligon AH, Capelletti M, Fiorentino M, Loda M, Cibas ES, Jänne PA, Krop IE. Improving the yield of circulating tumour cells facilitates molecular characterisation and recognition of discordant HER2 amplification in breast cancer. British Journal Of Cancer 2010, 102: 1495-1502. PMID: 20461092, PMCID: PMC2869174, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6605676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Tumor cellsHER2 amplificationBreast cancerCTC yieldEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Growth factor receptor 2Breast cancer patientsSignificant discordance existsFactor receptor 2Lung cancer samplesMedian cell countMetastatic tumor cellsCancer patientsLung cancerMetastatic breastMetastatic tumorsPatient CTCsMetastatic cancerMetastatic tissuesBlood samplesReceptor 2Drug AdministrationCell countPatients