A phase II study of efficacy, toxicity, and the potential impact of genomic alterations on response to eribulin mesylate in combination with trastuzumab and pertuzumab in women with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)+ metastatic breast cancer

Author(s):  
Sara M. Balch ◽  
Ines Vaz-Luis ◽  
Tianyu Li ◽  
Nabihah Tayob ◽  
Esha Jain ◽  
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2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (22) ◽  
pp. 3246-3250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Schaller ◽  
Ilka Fuchs ◽  
Thomas Gonsch ◽  
Jan Weber ◽  
Anke Kleine-Tebbe ◽  
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PurposeThe oral fluoropyrimidine carbamate, capecitabine, is a highly active and well-tolerated treatment for metastatic breast cancer. In patients treated previously with anthracyclines and taxanes, capecitabine is an approved single-agent therapy. Trastuzumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2), is also highly active in HER-2–overexpressing breast cancer. We have conducted a phase II study to confirm activity and feasibility of capecitabine and trastuzumab in combination in HER-2–overexpressing advanced/metastatic breast cancer.Patients and MethodsTwenty-seven patients with HER-2–overexpressing metastatic breast cancer previously treated with anthracyclines and/or taxanes received oral capecitabine 1,250 mg/m2bid for 14 days followed by a 7-day rest period combined with intravenous trastuzumab 4 mg/kg body weight on day 1 (loading dose) followed by 2 mg/kg weekly.ResultsCapecitabine/trastuzumab treatment achieved objective responses in 12 patients (45%), including complete response in four patients (15%) and partial response in eight patients (30%). Disease was stabilized in an additional nine patients (33%). The median overall survival time was 28 months, and the median progression-free survival time was 6.7 months. The safety profile of the combination was favorable and predictable, with a low incidence of grade 3/4 adverse events. The most common adverse events were pain, hand-foot syndrome, and GI toxicities. Severe myelosuppression was rare and severe alopecia did not occur.ConclusionThese data confirm that the combination of capecitabine and trastuzumab is highly active in patients with HER-2–overexpressing anthracycline- and/or taxane-pretreated breast cancer, with only slight restrictions regarding quality of life.


2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 621-621
Author(s):  
Helen K. Chew ◽  
Lee Steven Schwartzberg ◽  
Suprith Badarinath ◽  
Peter Rubin ◽  
Grace Shumaker ◽  
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621 Background: Lapatinib (L), an inhibitor of epidermal growth factor receptor and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is approved in combination with capecitabine for second-line treatment of HER2+ metastatic breast cancer (MBC). Vinorelbine (V)is a semi-synthetic vinca alkaloid approved for use in patients (pts) with MBC. A previous phase I trial provided a maximum tolerated dose of L plus V. Methods: This was a multicenter, phase II study (LPT111110; NCT00709618) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of L plus V in women with histologically confirmed stage IV HER2+ MBC, ≤1 prior chemotherapeutic regimen (no prior L or V was allowed; prior trastuzumab was permitted) and a Zubrod performance status of 0-2. Pts received L (1500 mg daily) plus V (20 mg/m2IV on Days 1, 8, 15) in a 4-week treatment cycle until disease progression or study withdrawal. Primary endpoint: overall response rate (ORR). Secondary endpoints: progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival, time to response (TTR), duration of response (DOR), time to progression, and safety assessments. Results: The study was terminated after three years due to slow enrollment; 60 pts were planned and 44 enrolled and were treated. The ORR was 41% (95% CI: 26.4%-55.4%; 4 complete responses, 14 partial responses). Investigator-assessed median (95% CI) PFS, TTR, and DOR were 24.1 (16.9-36.7), 7.5 (7.1–8.1), and 32.0 (18.0-42.3) weeks, respectively. Survival data are not available since data collection was terminated after discontinuation of study treatment. All pts experienced at least 1 adverse event (AE). Conclusions: The combination of L plus V resulted in a 41% ORR and was generally well tolerated. However, definitive conclusions could not be drawn as the study was terminated early and not powered for inference testing. Further exploration of L plus V is warranted to clearly define the role of this novel combination in the treatment of HER2+ MBC. Clinical trial information: NCT00709618. [Table: see text]


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