Tuesday, 13 August 2019

Trastuzumab duocarmazine in locally advanced and metastatic solid tumours and HER2-expressing breast cancer: a phase 1 dose-escalation and dose-expansion study



by Udai Banerji, Carla M L van Herpen, Cristina Saura, Fiona Thistlethwaite, Simon Lord, Victor Moreno, Iain R Macpherson, Valentina Boni, Christian Rolfo, Elisabeth G E de Vries, Sylvie Rottey, Jill Geenen, Ferry Eskens, Marta Gil-Martin, Ellen C Mommers, Norbert P Koper, Philippe Aftimos

The Lancet Oncology: Articles| volume  20, issue  8, p1124-1135, August  01, 2019

Trastuzumab duocarmazine shows notable clinical activity in heavily pretreated patients with HER2-expressing metastatic cancer, including HER2-positive trastuzumab emtansine-resistant and HER2-low breast cancer, with a manageable safety profile. Further investigation of trastuzumab duocarmazine for HER2-positive breast cancer is ongoing and trials for HER2-low breast cancer and other HER2-expressing cancers are in preparation.