2020
Single-arm, open-label phase 2 trial of pembrolizumab in patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis
Brastianos PK, Lee EQ, Cohen JV, Tolaney SM, Lin NU, Wang N, Chukwueke U, White MD, Nayyar N, Kim A, Alvarez-Breckenridge C, Krop I, Mahar MK, Bertalan MS, Shaw B, Mora JL, Goss N, Subramanian M, Nayak L, Dietrich J, Forst DA, Nahed BV, Batchelor TT, Shih HA, Gerstner ER, Moy B, Lawrence D, Giobbie-Hurder A, Carter SL, Oh K, Cahill DP, Sullivan RJ. Single-arm, open-label phase 2 trial of pembrolizumab in patients with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis. Nature Medicine 2020, 26: 1280-1284. PMID: 32483359, DOI: 10.1038/s41591-020-0918-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary endpointOpen-label phase 2 trialDose of pembrolizumabExtracranial disease progressionHigher adverse eventsPercentage of patientsPhase 2 studyPhase 2 trialSolid tumor malignanciesFraction of patientsDefinitive progressionUnacceptable toxicityAdverse eventsOverall survivalPatients 17Leptomeningeal carcinomatosisLeptomeningeal disseminationLung cancerDisease progressionOvarian cancerMetastatic cancerPembrolizumabBreast cancerGrade 3Patients
2017
Trastuzumab emtansine versus capecitabine plus lapatinib in patients with previously treated HER2-positive advanced breast cancer (EMILIA): a descriptive analysis of final overall survival results from a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial
Diéras V, Miles D, Verma S, Pegram M, Welslau M, Baselga J, Krop IE, Blackwell K, Hoersch S, Xu J, Green M, Gianni L. Trastuzumab emtansine versus capecitabine plus lapatinib in patients with previously treated HER2-positive advanced breast cancer (EMILIA): a descriptive analysis of final overall survival results from a randomised, open-label, phase 3 trial. The Lancet Oncology 2017, 18: 732-742. PMID: 28526536, PMCID: PMC5531181, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(17)30312-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdo-Trastuzumab EmtansineAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnemiaAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsAspartate AminotransferasesBreast NeoplasmsBreast Neoplasms, MaleBridged-Ring CompoundsCapecitabineDiarrheaDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHand-Foot SyndromeHumansLapatinibMaleMaytansineMiddle AgedQuinazolinesReceptor, ErbB-2Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid TumorsRetreatmentSurvival RateTaxoidsThrombocytopeniaTrastuzumabVomitingYoung AdultConceptsWorse adverse eventsMetastatic breast cancerHER2-positive metastatic breast cancerInterim overall survival analysisProgression-free survivalOverall survival dataTrastuzumab emtansineOverall survivalAdverse eventsOverall survival analysisBreast cancerGrade 3Safety profileHER2-positive advanced breast cancerSurvival analysisFinal overall survival dataFinal overall survival resultsPalmar-plantar erythrodysaesthesia syndromeCoprimary efficacy endpointsFinal overall survivalPrevious chemotherapy regimensMedian overall survivalAdvanced breast cancerPhase 3 trialStudy drug discontinuation