Isolated central nervous system metastases in patients with HER2-overexpressing advanced breast cancer treated with first-line trastuzumab-based therapy
Burstein HJ, Lieberman G, Slamon DJ, Winer EP, Klein P. Isolated central nervous system metastases in patients with HER2-overexpressing advanced breast cancer treated with first-line trastuzumab-based therapy. Annals Of Oncology 2005, 16: 1772-1777. PMID: 16150805, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi371.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsCentral Nervous System NeoplasmsCyclophosphamideDisease ProgressionDoxorubicinFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGene AmplificationHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescencePaclitaxelPrevalenceReceptor, ErbB-2Survival RateTime FactorsTrastuzumabVinblastineVinorelbineConceptsTrastuzumab-based therapyMetastatic breast cancerHER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancerCentral nervous system metastasesNervous system metastasesBreast cancerCNS progressionCNS metastasesFirst-line trastuzumab-based therapyHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerMulticenter phase II trialAdvanced breast cancerFirst-line treatmentPhase II trialPhase III studyTrastuzumab-based treatmentPrimary breast cancerHER2 gene amplificationGene amplificationMeasurable diseaseCNS recurrenceII trialIII studyMetastatic diseasePatient survival