2014
Trastuzumab Emtansine: A Novel Antibody–Drug Conjugate for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
Krop I, Winer EP. Trastuzumab Emtansine: A Novel Antibody–Drug Conjugate for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 15-20. PMID: 24135146, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-0541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerT-DM1Breast cancerAntibody-drug conjugatesAntibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicityRecent phase III trialsHER2-positive breast cancerNovel antibody-drug conjugateCapecitabine/lapatinibFirst-line settingHepatic transaminase elevationsCombination of trastuzumabPhase II studyProgression-free survivalPhase III trialsInhibition of HER2Cell-mediated cytotoxicityFavorable toxicity profileHER2-positive tumor cellsMonoclonal antibody trastuzumabTransaminase elevationII studyIII trialsOverall survivalAdverse events
2013
An Integrated Multiple-Analyte Pharmacokinetic Model to Characterize Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) Clearance Pathways and to Evaluate Reduced Pharmacokinetic Sampling in Patients with HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Lu D, Joshi A, Wang B, Olsen S, Yi JH, Krop IE, Burris HA, Girish S. An Integrated Multiple-Analyte Pharmacokinetic Model to Characterize Trastuzumab Emtansine (T-DM1) Clearance Pathways and to Evaluate Reduced Pharmacokinetic Sampling in Patients with HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer. Clinical Pharmacokinetics 2013, 52: 657-672. PMID: 23553425, DOI: 10.1007/s40262-013-0060-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerIntegrated population pharmacokinetic modelTotal trastuzumabPopulation pharmacokinetic modelT-DM1Pharmacokinetic dataPharmacokinetic profileBreast cancerClearance pathwaysPharmacokinetic samplingPharmacokinetic modelHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerPositive metastatic breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Cytotoxic agent DM1Growth factor receptor 2T-DM1 treatmentEnd of infusionFactor receptor 2Serum concentration dataMonoclonal antibody trastuzumabTrastuzumab pharmacokineticsFaster clearance rateTaxane chemotherapy