TY - JOUR
T1 - Anopen-label safety study of lapatinib plus trastuzumab plus paclitaxel in first-line HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer
AU - Esteva, Francisco J.
AU - Franco, Sandra X.
AU - Hagan, Maura K.
AU - Brewster, Abenaa M.
AU - Somer, Robert A.
AU - Williams, Will
AU - Florance, Allison M.
AU - Turner, Simon
AU - Stein, Steven
AU - Perez, Alejandra
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Background. Recent data support the hypothesis that combining lapatinib and trastuzumab with taxane chemotherapy may offer added clinical benefit to patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). This study examined the safety of the triplet combination in first-line HER2-positive MBC. Patients and Methods. Patients were enrolled into three sequential cohorts; the last two cohorts were added by protocol amendmentfollowing review of safety data from cohort 1. Patients in cohort 1 received lapatinib (1000 mg/day) plus paclitaxel (80 mg/m2 per week, 3 of every 4 weeks); cohort 2 received lapatinib (1000 mg/day) plus paclitaxel (70 mg/m2 per week, 3 of every 4 weeks); and cohort 3 received lapatinib (750 mg/day) plus paclitaxel (80mg/m2 per week, 3 of every 4 weeks). All received standard trastuzumab dosing. The primary objective was assessment of dose-limiting toxicities, safety, and tolerability of this combination. Results. The most frequent adverse events (AEs) for all cohorts were diarrhea (89%), rash (79%), fatigue (73%), alopecia (63%), nausea (63%), and vomiting (40%). In cohorts 1 and 2, the incidence of grade 3 diarrhea was 62% and 50%, respectively; in cohort 3, the incidence was 25% (with prophylactic loperamide). Dehydration was the most frequent serious AE (10%). Across cohorts, overall response rate was 75%. Conclusions. The dose-limiting toxicity of paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and lapatinib in first-line HER2-positiveMBCwas diarrhea. Of the triplet combinations tested, the cohort receiving 750 mg/day dose of lapatinib had the lowest incidence of diarrhea; therefore, this dose should be used in further studies on the treatment of MBC.
AB - Background. Recent data support the hypothesis that combining lapatinib and trastuzumab with taxane chemotherapy may offer added clinical benefit to patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC). This study examined the safety of the triplet combination in first-line HER2-positive MBC. Patients and Methods. Patients were enrolled into three sequential cohorts; the last two cohorts were added by protocol amendmentfollowing review of safety data from cohort 1. Patients in cohort 1 received lapatinib (1000 mg/day) plus paclitaxel (80 mg/m2 per week, 3 of every 4 weeks); cohort 2 received lapatinib (1000 mg/day) plus paclitaxel (70 mg/m2 per week, 3 of every 4 weeks); and cohort 3 received lapatinib (750 mg/day) plus paclitaxel (80mg/m2 per week, 3 of every 4 weeks). All received standard trastuzumab dosing. The primary objective was assessment of dose-limiting toxicities, safety, and tolerability of this combination. Results. The most frequent adverse events (AEs) for all cohorts were diarrhea (89%), rash (79%), fatigue (73%), alopecia (63%), nausea (63%), and vomiting (40%). In cohorts 1 and 2, the incidence of grade 3 diarrhea was 62% and 50%, respectively; in cohort 3, the incidence was 25% (with prophylactic loperamide). Dehydration was the most frequent serious AE (10%). Across cohorts, overall response rate was 75%. Conclusions. The dose-limiting toxicity of paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and lapatinib in first-line HER2-positiveMBCwas diarrhea. Of the triplet combinations tested, the cohort receiving 750 mg/day dose of lapatinib had the lowest incidence of diarrhea; therefore, this dose should be used in further studies on the treatment of MBC.
KW - Breast cancer
KW - HER2
KW - Lapatinib
KW - Paclitaxel
KW - Trastuzumab
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U2 - 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0129
DO - 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0129
M3 - Article
C2 - 23697602
AN - SCOPUS:84879491743
SN - 1083-7159
VL - 18
SP - 661
EP - 666
JO - Oncologist
JF - Oncologist
IS - 6
ER -