Trastuzumab emtansine versus treatment of physician's choice for pretreated HER2-positive advanced breast cancer (TH3RESA): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial
Krop IE, Kim SB, González-Martín A, LoRusso PM, Ferrero JM, Smitt M, Yu R, Leung AC, Wildiers H, collaborators O. Trastuzumab emtansine versus treatment of physician's choice for pretreated HER2-positive advanced breast cancer (TH3RESA): a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2014, 15: 689-699. PMID: 24793816, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(14)70178-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive advanced breast cancerPhysician's choice groupWorse adverse eventsAdvanced breast cancerProgression-free survivalInterim overall survival analysisPhase 3 trialTrastuzumab emtansineAdverse eventsOverall survival analysisBreast cancerPhysician's choiceGrade 3Investigator-assessed progression-free survivalSurvival analysisBlock randomisation schemeCytotoxic agent DM1Previous taxane therapySerious adverse eventsWeb response systemMetastatic breast cancerEffective therapeutic optionPopulation of patientsFinal PFS analysisChoice group