A prospective trial of treatment de-escalation following neoadjuvant paclitaxel/trastuzumab/pertuzumab in HER2-positive breast cancer
Waks AG, Desai NV, Li T, Poorvu PD, Partridge AH, Sinclair N, Spring LM, Faggen M, Constantine M, Metzger O, Alberti J, Deane J, Rosenberg SM, Frank E, Tolaney SM, Krop IE, Tung NM, Tayob N, King TA, Mittendorf EA, Winer EP. A prospective trial of treatment de-escalation following neoadjuvant paclitaxel/trastuzumab/pertuzumab in HER2-positive breast cancer. Npj Breast Cancer 2022, 8: 63. PMID: 35538105, PMCID: PMC9091255, DOI: 10.1038/s41523-022-00429-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPathologic complete responseProspective trialBreast cancerSingle-arm prospective trialHER2-positive breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptorAdjuvant treatment plansDose of THPEarly-stage HER2Incomplete clinical responsePrimary feasibility endpointTrastuzumab/pertuzumabMajority of patientsOngoing prospective trialsStage II tumorsLong-term efficacyBreast cancer recurrenceEpidermal growth factor receptorAdjuvant chemotherapyFeasibility endpointsGrowth factor receptorNeoadjuvant regimenAdjuvant therapyDoublet therapyPrimary endpoint