Clinical pharmacology of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1): an antibody–drug conjugate in development for the treatment of HER2-positive cancer
Girish S, Gupta M, Wang B, Lu D, Krop IE, Vogel CL, Burris III HA, LoRusso PM, Yi JH, Saad O, Tong B, Chu YW, Holden S, Joshi A. Clinical pharmacology of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1): an antibody–drug conjugate in development for the treatment of HER2-positive cancer. Cancer Chemotherapy And Pharmacology 2012, 69: 1229-1240. PMID: 22271209, PMCID: PMC3337408, DOI: 10.1007/s00280-011-1817-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSingle-agent T-DM1Anti-therapeutic antibodiesT-DM1 exposureTotal trastuzumabT-DM1Positive metastatic breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Standard noncompartmental approachT-DM1 pharmacokineticsGrowth factor receptor 2Key adverse eventsMetastatic breast cancerHER2-positive cancersStable thioether linkerConcentrations of transaminasesFactor receptor 2Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assayEnzyme-linked immunosorbentHER2 extracellular domainAntibody-drug conjugatesEvaluable patientsPrior therapyClinical responseAdverse events