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Review Practice Guideline
Systemic therapy for patients with advanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology clinical practice guideline.
- Sharon H Giordano, Sarah Temin, Jeffrey J Kirshner, Sarat Chandarlapaty, Jennie R Crews, Nancy E Davidson, Francisco J Esteva, Ana M Gonzalez-Angulo, Ian Krop, Jennifer Levinson, Nancy U Lin, Shanu Modi, Debra A Patt, Edith A Perez, Jane Perlmutter, Naren Ramakrishna, Eric P Winer, and American Society of Clinical Oncology.
- Sharon H. Giordano and Ana M. Gonzalez-Angulo, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston; Debra A. Patt, Texas Oncology, Austin, TX; Sarah Temin, American Society of Clinical Oncology, Alexandria, VA; Jeffrey J. Kirshner, Hematology/Oncology Associates of Central New York, East Syracuse; Sarat Chandarlapaty and Shanu Modi, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Francisco J. Esteva, New York University Cancer Institute, New York, NY; Jennie R. Crews, PeaceHealth St Joseph Cancer Center, Bellingham, WA; Nancy E. Davidson, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA; Ian Krop, Nancy U. Lin, and Eric P. Winer, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Jennifer Levinson, Ponte Vedra Beach; Edith A. Perez, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville; Naren Ramakrishna, University of Florida Health Cancer Center at Orlando Health, Orlando, FL; and Jane Perlmutter, Ann Arbor, MI.
- J. Clin. Oncol. 2014 Jul 1;32(19):2078-99.
PurposeTo provide evidence-based recommendations to practicing oncologists and others on systemic therapy for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) -positive advanced breast cancer.MethodsThe American Society of Clinical Oncology convened a panel of medical oncology, radiation oncology, guideline implementation, and advocacy experts and conducted a systematic literature review from January 2009 to October 2012. Outcomes of interest included overall survival, progression-free survival (PFS), and adverse events.ResultsA total of 16 trials met the systematic review criteria. The CLEOPATRA trial found survival and PFS benefits for docetaxel, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab in first-line treatment, and the EMILIA trial found survival and PFS benefits for trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in second-line treatment. T-DM1 also showed a third-line PFS benefit. One trial reported on duration of HER2-targeted therapy, and three others reported on endocrine therapy for patients with HER-positive advanced breast cancer.RecommendationsHER2-targeted therapy is recommended for patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer, except for those with clinical congestive heart failure or significantly compromised left ventricular ejection fraction, who should be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and taxane for first-line treatment and T-DM1 for second-line treatment are recommended. In the third-line setting, clinicians should offer other HER2-targeted therapy combinations or T-DM1 (if not previously administered) and may offer pertuzumab, if the patient has not previously received it. Optimal duration of chemotherapy is at least 4 to 6 months or until maximum response, depending on toxicity and in the absence of progression. HER2-targeted therapy can continue until time of progression or unacceptable toxicities. For patients with HER2-positive and estrogen receptor-positive/progesterone receptor-positive breast cancer, clinicians may recommend either standard first-line therapy or, for selected patients, endocrine therapy plus HER2-targeted therapy or endocrine therapy alone.© 2014 by American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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