Feasibility and Cardiac Safety of Trastuzumab Emtansine After Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy As (neo)Adjuvant Therapy for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer
Krop IE, Suter TM, Dang CT, Dirix L, Romieu G, Zamagni C, Citron ML, Campone M, Xu N, Smitt M, Gianni L. Feasibility and Cardiac Safety of Trastuzumab Emtansine After Anthracycline-Based Chemotherapy As (neo)Adjuvant Therapy for Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 1136-1142. PMID: 25713436, PMCID: PMC5657012, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.58.7782.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAnthracyclinesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsChemotherapy, AdjuvantCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideDoxorubicinDrug Administration ScheduleEpirubicinFeasibility StudiesFluorouracilHeadacheHeart FailureHumansMaytansineMiddle AgedNauseaNeoplasm StagingReceptor, ErbB-2TrastuzumabTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsEarly-stage breast cancerHER2-positive early-stage breast cancerHuman epidermal growth factor receptorT-DM1Breast cancerEpidermal growth factor receptorGrowth factor receptorCardiac eventsCardiac safetyTrastuzumab emtansineSymptomatic congestive heart failureAsymptomatic LVEF declineCytotoxic agent DM1Planned radiation doseAnthracycline-based chemotherapyCoprimary end pointsPhase III trialsCongestive heart failureFactor receptorMetastatic breast cancerVentricular ejection fractionT-DM1 treatmentStage breast cancerLVEF declineAdverse events