Evaluating the clinical effectiveness and safety of various HER2-targeted regimens after prior taxane/trastuzumab in patients with previously treated, unresectable, or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis
Paracha N, Reyes A, Diéras V, Krop I, Pivot X, Urruticoechea A. Evaluating the clinical effectiveness and safety of various HER2-targeted regimens after prior taxane/trastuzumab in patients with previously treated, unresectable, or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2020, 180: 597-609. PMID: 32100144, PMCID: PMC7103014, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-020-05577-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetastatic HER2-positive breast cancerHER2-positive breast cancerOverall response rateProgression-free survivalT-DM1Breast cancerHazard ratioOverall survivalHead trial dataElevated liver transaminasesGastrointestinal side effectsTrial of treatmentAbsence of headRandom-effects NMAAdjuvant therapyEfficacy outcomesLiver transaminasesSafety endpointTolerability profileAdverse eventsEarly relapseMethodsSystematic reviewClinical effectivenessTrastuzumab emtansineConclusionsThe efficacy