PMID- 24248687 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20140224 LR - 20211021 IS - 1527-7755 (Electronic) IS - 0732-183X (Print) IS - 0732-183X (Linking) VI - 31 IP - 36 DP - 2013 Dec 20 TI - Pattern of rash, diarrhea, and hepatic toxicities secondary to lapatinib and their association with age and response to neoadjuvant therapy: analysis from the NeoALTTO trial. PG - 4504-11 LID - 10.1200/JCO.2013.50.9448 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: We investigated the pattern of rash, diarrhea, and hepatic adverse events (AEs) secondary to lapatinib and their association with age and pathologic complete response (pCR) in the Neoadjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimisation (NeoALLTO) phase III trial. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer were randomly assigned to receive lapatinib (Arm A), trastuzumab (Arm B), or their combination (Arm C) for 6 weeks followed by the addition of paclitaxel for 12 weeks before surgery. We investigated the frequency and time to developing each AE according to age ( 50 years) and their association with pCR in a logistic regression model adjusted for age, hormone receptors, tumor size, nodal status, planned breast surgery, completion of lapatinib administration, and treatment arm. RESULTS: Only patients randomly assigned to arms A and C were eligible (n = 306). Younger patients (