2013
Pertuzumab: Optimizing HER2 Blockade
Metzger-Filho O, Winer EP, Krop I. Pertuzumab: Optimizing HER2 Blockade. Clinical Cancer Research 2013, 19: 5552-5556. PMID: 23942091, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-13-0518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerAdvanced HER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerRecombinant humanized monoclonal antibodyAddition of pertuzumabTrastuzumab/pertuzumabPhase III studyProgression-free survivalFirst-line treatmentMetastatic breast cancerRisk of mortalityHumanized monoclonal antibodyHeterodimerization of HER2EGF receptorMechanism of actionHER2 blockadeIII studyClinical dataHER familyHER2-HER3 heterodimersPertuzumabDrug AdministrationMonoclonal antibodiesU.S. FoodHER2-HER3
2009
Mechanisms of trastuzumab resistance in breast cancer.
Tolaney SM, Krop IE. Mechanisms of trastuzumab resistance in breast cancer. Anti-Cancer Agents In Medicinal Chemistry 2009, 9: 348-55. PMID: 19275526, DOI: 10.2174/1871520610909030348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerTrastuzumab resistanceHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerDevelopment of trastuzumabOutcomes of patientsTrastuzumab-based therapyMetastatic breast cancerInvasive breast cancerHER2/neu geneHumanized monoclonal antibodyPoor patient outcomesNovel therapeutic agentsPatient outcomesTherapeutic agentsPatientsTrastuzumabCancerMonoclonal antibodiesAntitumor activityNeu genePotential mechanismsOutcomesSignificant improvementExtracellular domain