Phase II Study of Weekly Docetaxel and Trastuzumab for Patients With HER-2–Overexpressing Metastatic Breast Cancer
Autor: | Francisco J. Esteva, Massimo Cristofanilli, Laura Guerra, Daniel J. Booser, Terry L. Smith, Herbert A. Fritsche, Gabriel N. Hortobagyi, James L. Murray, Nour Sneige, Banu Arun, Vicente Valero, Lajos Pusztai, Bita Esmaeli |
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Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Oncology Cancer Research medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Paclitaxel Receptor ErbB-2 medicine.medical_treatment Mammary gland Phases of clinical research Breast Neoplasms Docetaxel Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized Loading dose Drug Administration Schedule Trastuzumab Internal medicine Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols medicine Humans In Situ Hybridization Fluorescence Aged Chemotherapy business.industry Antibodies Monoclonal Middle Aged medicine.disease Antineoplastic Agents Phytogenic Metastatic breast cancer Confidence interval Up-Regulation Surgery Gene Expression Regulation Neoplastic Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure Disease Progression Female Taxoids business medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical Oncology. 20:1800-1808 |
ISSN: | 1527-7755 0732-183X |
Popis: | PURPOSE: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of weekly docetaxel plus trastuzumab in women with HER-2–overexpressing metastatic breast cancer. Efficacy was correlated with serum HER-2 extracellular domain (ECD) levels. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Thirty women with metastatic breast cancer were treated with weekly docetaxel and trastuzumab as first- or second-line therapy. Both docetaxel 35 mg/m2/wk and trastuzumab 2 mg/kg/wk were delivered in 4-week cycles consisting of three weekly treatments followed by 1 week of rest. A loading dose of trastuzumab 4 mg/kg was administered 1 day before the start of the first cycle. RESULTS: The median delivered dose-intensity of docetaxel was 24 mg/m2/wk (range, 18 to 27 mg/m2/wk). The intent-to-treat overall response rate (ORR) was 63% (95% confidence interval [CI], 44% to 80%). The ORR in patients whose tumors were HER-2–positive by fluorescence in situ hybridization was 67% (16 of 24 patients; 95% CI, 45% to 84%). In patients with elevated serum HER-2 ECD at baseline, the ORR was 76% (95% CI, 53% to 92%), compared with 33% (95% CI, 7% to 70%) in patients with low HER-2 ECD levels (P = .04). Variations in HER-2 ECD concentrations during treatment correlated with response to treatment. Median time to progression was 9 months. Acute toxicity, including myelosuppression, was mild. Fatigue, fluid retention, and excessive tearing became more common with repetitive dosing. CONCLUSION: Weekly docetaxel and trastuzumab is an active combination for treating patients with HER-2–overexpressing metastatic breast cancer. Serum HER-2 ECD testing may be a promising method for monitoring patients on trastuzumab-based therapy. |
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