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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Combination of anthracyclines with trastuzumab is hampered by cardiotoxicity. Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and lapatinib could represent a safer alternative to combination therapy.Methods
In this phase Ib study with 3 + 3 dose escalation design, patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer received pegylated liposomal doxorubicin 30 mg/m2 intravenously on day 1 plus lapatinib 1250 (level 1) or 1500 (level 2) mg/day orally on days 1-21 of each 21-day cycle. The aims were to establish the maximum tolerated dose at first cycle, and the activity and safety of multiple cycles.Results
Nine patients out of 11 enrolled were evaluable: 3 at level 1 and 6 at level 2. No dose-limiting toxicities occurred at dose level 1, while 1 (grade 3 diarrhea) occurred at dose level 2, leading to the expansion of this cohort to 6 patients, with no further dose-limiting toxicities. Main grade 1-2 toxicities at first cycle were leucopenia, diarrhea, elevated transaminases, mucositis. Three patients had grade 3 toxicities at subsequent cycles, including colitis, anorexia, stomatitis plus hand-foot syndrome. One partial response, 5 disease stabilizations, and 3 disease progressions were reported.Conclusions
Combination of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and lapatinib is feasible and potentially active in pretreated HER2-positive advanced breast cancer patients.Trial registration
NCT02131506 (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier).
SUBMITTER: Rocca A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5403877 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Rocca Andrea A Cecconetto Lorenzo L Passardi Alessandro A Melegari Elisabetta E Andreis Daniele D Monti Manuela M Maltoni Roberta R Sarti Samanta S Pietri Elisabetta E Schirone Alessio A Fabbri Francesco F Donati Caterina C Nanni Oriana O Fedeli Anna A Faedi Marina M Amadori Dino D
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<h4>Purpose</h4>Combination of anthracyclines with trastuzumab is hampered by cardiotoxicity. Pegylated liposomal doxorubicin and lapatinib could represent a safer alternative to combination therapy.<h4>Methods</h4>In this phase Ib study with 3 + 3 dose escalation design, patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer received pegylated liposomal doxorubicin 30 mg/m<sup>2</sup> intravenously on day 1 plus lapatinib 1250 (level 1) or 1500 (level 2) mg/day orally on days 1-21 of each 21-day cy ...[more]