Multicenter phase II study of lapatinib in patients with brain metastases from HER2-positive breast cancer.
Authors
Lin, Nancy UDiéras, Véronique
Paul, Devchand
Lossignol, Dominique
Christodoulou, Christos
Stemmler, Hans-Joachim
Roché, Henri
Liu, Minetta C
Greil, Richard
Ciruelos, Eva
Loibl, Sibylle
Gori, Stefania
Wardley, Andrew M
Yardley, Denise
Brufsky, Adam
Blum, Joanne L
Rubin, Stephen D
Dharan, Bernie
Steplewski, Klaudia
Zembryki, Denise
Oliva, Cristina
Roychowdhury, Debasish F
Paoletti, Paolo
Winer, Eric P
Affiliation
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.Issue Date
2009-02-15
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PURPOSE: Brain metastases develop in one third of patients with advanced HER2+ breast cancer. Effective therapy for patients with central nervous system (CNS) progression after cranial radiation is extremely limited and represents a major clinical challenge. Lapatinib, an epidermal growth factor receptor/HER2 inhibitor, was associated with regressions of CNS lesions in a small phase 2 trial. The current study was done to further evaluate the CNS activity of lapatinib. The study was later amended to allow patients who progressed on lapatinib the option of receiving lapatinib plus capecitabine. EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN: Eligible patients had HER2+ breast cancer, progressive brain metastases, prior trastuzumab, and cranial radiotherapy. The primary end point was CNS objective response, defined as >or=50% volumetric reduction of CNS lesion(s) in the absence of increasing steroid use, progressive neurologic signs and symptoms, or progressive extra-CNS disease. RESULTS: Two-hundred and forty-two patients entered the study. CNS objective responses to lapatinib were observed in 6% of patients. In an exploratory analysis, 21% of patients experienced a >or=20% volumetric reduction in their CNS lesions. An association was observed between volumetric reduction and improvement in progression-free survival and neurologic signs and symptoms. Of the 50 evaluable patients who entered the lapatinib plus capecitabine extension, 20% experienced a CNS objective response and 40% experienced a >or=20% volumetric reduction in their CNS lesions. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the modest CNS antitumor activity of lapatinib. Additional responses were observed with the combination of lapatinib and capecitabine. Further studies of lapatinib-based regimens for CNS metastases from HER2+ breast cancer are warranted.Citation
Multicenter phase II study of lapatinib in patients with brain metastases from HER2-positive breast cancer. 2009, 15 (4):1452-9 Clin. Cancer Res.Journal
Clinical Cancer ResearchDOI
10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-1080PubMed ID
19228746Type
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1078-0432ae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-08-1080
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