2021
Updated results of tucatinib versus placebo added to trastuzumab and capecitabine for patients with pretreated HER2+ metastatic breast cancer with and without brain metastases (HER2CLIMB).
Curigliano G, Mueller V, Borges V, Hamilton E, Hurvitz S, Loi S, Murthy R, Okines A, Paplomata E, Cameron D, Carey L, Gelmon K, Hortobagyi G, Krop I, Loibl S, Pegram M, Slamon D, Ramos J, Zhang C, Winer E. Updated results of tucatinib versus placebo added to trastuzumab and capecitabine for patients with pretreated HER2+ metastatic breast cancer with and without brain metastases (HER2CLIMB). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 1043-1043. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.1043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMetastatic breast cancerBrain metastasesOverall survivalTyrosine kinase inhibitorsBreast cancerPlacebo armAnalysis of OSOral tyrosine kinase inhibitorECOG performance statusPlacebo-controlled trialTotal study populationKaplan-Meier timeHER2CLIMB trialMeaningful prolongationMetastatic HER2Study medicationTolerability assessmentsMetastatic settingAdverse eventsDose modificationHazard ratioLast patientPerformance statusDisease progressionStudy population
2020
Single-arm, open-label phase 2 trial of pembrolizumab in patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
Brastianos PK, Lee EQ, Cohen JV, Tolaney SM, Lin NU, Wang N, Chukwueke U, White MD, Nayyar N, Kim A, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Krop I, Mahar MK, Bertalan MS, Shaw B, Mora JL, Goss N, Subramanian M, Nayak L, Dietrich J, Forst DA, Nahed BV, Batchelor TT, Shih HA, Gerstner ER, Moy B, Lawrence D, Giobbie-Hurder A, Carter SL, Oh K, Cahill DP, Sullivan RJ. Single-arm, open-label phase 2 trial of pembrolizumab in patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. Nature Medicine 2020, 26: 1280-1284. PMID: 32483359, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0918-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary endpointOpen-label phase 2 trialDose of pembrolizumabExtracranial disease progressionHigher adverse eventsPercentage of patientsPhase 2 studyPhase 2 trialSolid tumor malignanciesFraction of patientsDefinitive progressionUnacceptable toxicityAdverse eventsOverall survivalPatients 17Leptomeningeal carcinomatosisLeptomeningeal disseminationLung cancerDisease progressionOvarian cancerMetastatic cancerPembrolizumabBreast cancerGrade 3PatientsReversion and non-reversion mechanisms of resistance to PARP inhibitor or platinum chemotherapy in BRCA1/2-mutant metastatic breast cancer
Waks AG, Cohen O, Kochupurakkal B, Kim D, Dunn CE, Buendia J, Wander S, Helvie K, Lloyd MR, Marini L, Hughes ME, Freeman SS, Ivy SP, Geradts J, Isakoff S, LoRusso P, Adalsteinsson VA, Tolaney SM, Matulonis U, Krop IE, D’Andrea A, Winer EP, Lin NU, Shapiro GI, Wagle N. Reversion and non-reversion mechanisms of resistance to PARP inhibitor or platinum chemotherapy in BRCA1/2-mutant metastatic breast cancer. Annals Of Oncology 2020, 31: 590-598. PMID: 32245699, PMCID: PMC7946408, DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2020.02.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic breast cancerPlatinum chemotherapyDNA-damaging therapyMechanisms of resistanceBreast cancerMetastatic breast cancer patientsBreast cancer patientsTumor DNA sequencingNovel sequence alterationsWhole-exome sequencingDNA-damaging therapiesTreatment failureCancer patientsFunctional statusDisease progressionTumor biopsiesClinical cohortImmunohistochemical stainingSubsequent linesBRCA1/2 mutationsTherapeutic benefitPatientsUseful biomarkerFunctional assessmentTumor sections
2019
Pre- and Postoperative Neratinib for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases: Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium 022
Freedman RA, Gelman RS, Agar NYR, Santagata S, Randall EC, Lopez B, Connolly RM, Dunn IF, Van Poznak CH, Anders CK, Melisko ME, Silvestri K, Cotter CM, Componeschi KP, Marte JM, Moy B, Blackwell KL, Puhalla SL, Ibrahim N, Moynihan TJ, Nangia J, Tung N, Burns R, Rimawi MF, Krop IE, Wolff AC, Winer EP, Lin NU, Consortium T. Pre- and Postoperative Neratinib for HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Brain Metastases: Translational Breast Cancer Research Consortium 022. Clinical Breast Cancer 2019, 20: 145-151.e2. PMID: 31558424, PMCID: PMC7035200, DOI: 10.1016/j.clbc.2019.07.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdultAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBrainBrain NeoplasmsBreastBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCraniotomyDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyPilot ProjectsQuinolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Tissue DistributionTreatment OutcomeConceptsCentral nervous system penetrationCerebrospinal fluidBrain metastasesStudy treatmentDisease progressionHER2-positive breast cancer brain metastasesHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerHER2-positive brain metastasesBreast cancer brain metastasesGrade 3 diarrheaCancer brain metastasesMetastatic breast cancerCentral nervous systemResected tumor tissueBlood-based analysesNeratinib monotherapyPostoperative cyclesParenchymal tumorsStudy protocolBreast cancerTumor histopathologyPatientsNervous systemSmall cohortSurgical tissues
2016
HERMIONE: a randomized Phase 2 trial of MM-302 plus trastuzumab versus chemotherapy of physician’s choice plus trastuzumab in patients with previously treated, anthracycline-naïve, HER2-positive, locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer
Miller K, Cortes J, Hurvitz SA, Krop IE, Tripathy D, Verma S, Riahi K, Reynolds JG, Wickham TJ, Molnar I, Yardley DA. HERMIONE: a randomized Phase 2 trial of MM-302 plus trastuzumab versus chemotherapy of physician’s choice plus trastuzumab in patients with previously treated, anthracycline-naïve, HER2-positive, locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer. BMC Cancer 2016, 16: 352. PMID: 27259714, PMCID: PMC4893300, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-016-2385-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHER2-positive breast cancerProgression-free survivalPhase 2 trialMetastatic breast cancerBreast cancerDisease progressionOverall survivalMM-302Physician's choiceInvestigator-assessed progression-free survivalMetastatic HER2-positive breast cancerRandomized phase 2 trialEpidermal growth factor receptor 2Anthracycline-naïve patientsBackgroundHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Objective response rateGrowth factor receptor 2Positive breast cancerAdo-trastuzumab emtansineKey inclusion criteriaFactor receptor 2Quality of lifeOS ratesRECIST v1.1Refractory HER2