PMID- 26979312 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20161007 LR - 20220310 IS - 1465-542X (Electronic) IS - 1465-5411 (Print) IS - 1465-5411 (Linking) VI - 18 IP - 1 DP - 2016 Mar 15 TI - Phase 1b/2a study of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), paclitaxel, and pertuzumab in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. PG - 34 LID - 10.1186/s13058-016-0691-7 [doi] LID - 34 AB - BACKGROUND: In pre-clinical studies, the anti-tumor activity of T-DM1 was enhanced when combined with taxanes or pertuzumab. This phase 1b/2a study evaluated the safety/tolerability of T-DM1 + paclitaxel +/- pertuzumab in HER2-positive advanced breast cancer. METHODS: In phase 1b (n = 60), a 3 + 3 dose-escalation approach was used to determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of T-DM1 + paclitaxel +/- pertuzumab. The primary objective of phase 2a was feasibility, with 44 patients randomized to T-DM1 + paclitaxel +/- pertuzumab at the MTD identified in phase 1b. RESULTS: The MTD was T-DM1 3.6 mg/kg every three weeks (q3w) or 2.4 mg/kg weekly + paclitaxel 80 mg/m(2) weekly +/- pertuzumab 840 mg loading dose followed by 420 mg q3w. Phase 2a patients had received a median of 5.0 (range: 0-10) prior therapies for advanced cancer. In phase 2a, 51.2 % received >/=12 paclitaxel doses within 15 weeks, and 14.0 % received 12 paclitaxel doses by week 12. Common all-grade adverse events (AEs) were peripheral neuropathy (90.9 %) and fatigue (79.5 %). A total of 77.3 % experienced grade >/=3 AEs, most commonly neutropenia (25.0 %) and peripheral neuropathy (18.2 %). Among the 42 phase 2a patients with measurable disease, the objective response rate (ORR) was 50.0 % (95 % confidence interval (CI) 34.6-65.4); the clinical benefit rate (CBR) was 56.8 % (95 % CI 41.6-71.0). No pharmacokinetic interactions were observed between T-DM1 and paclitaxel. CONCLUSIONS: This regimen showed clinical activity. Although there is potential for paclitaxel to be added to T-DM1 +/- pertuzumab, peripheral neuropathy was common in this heavily pretreated population. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00951665 . Registered August 3, 2009. FAU - Krop, Ian E AU - Krop IE AD - Breast Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 450 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. Ian_Krop@dfci.harvard.edu. FAU - Modi, Shanu AU - Modi S AD - Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10065, USA. AD - Weill Cornell Medical College, 445 E 69th St, New York, NY, 10021, USA. FAU - LoRusso, Patricia M AU - LoRusso PM AD - Yale University, 800 Howard Ave, New Haven, CT, 06519, USA. FAU - Pegram, Mark AU - Pegram M AD - Stanford Cancer Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, 900 Blake Wilbur, Stanford, CA, 94305, USA. FAU - Guardino, Ellie AU - Guardino E AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Althaus, Betsy AU - Althaus B AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Lu, Dan AU - Lu D AD - Genentech, Inc., 1 DNA Way, South San Francisco, CA, 94080, USA. FAU - Strasak, Alexander AU - Strasak A AD - F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Grenzacherstrasse 124, Basel, ch-4070, Switzerland. FAU - Elias, Anthony AU - Elias A AD - University of Colorado Cancer Center, 1665 Aurora Ct, Aurora, CO, 80045, USA. LA - eng SI - ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00951665 GR - P30 CA008748/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Clinical Trial, Phase I PT - Clinical Trial, Phase II PT - Journal Article PT - Randomized Controlled Trial DEP - 20160315 PL - England TA - Breast Cancer Res JT - Breast cancer research : BCR JID - 100927353 RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized) RN - 14083FR882 (Maytansine) RN - K16AIQ8CTM (pertuzumab) RN - P188ANX8CK (Trastuzumab) RN - P88XT4IS4D (Paclitaxel) RN - SE2KH7T06F (Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine) SB - IM MH - Ado-Trastuzumab Emtansine MH - Adult MH - Aged MH - Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized/*administration & dosage/adverse effects MH - Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols/administration & dosage/adverse effects MH - Breast Neoplasms/*drug therapy/pathology MH - Female MH - Humans MH - Maximum Tolerated Dose MH - Maytansine/administration & dosage/adverse effects/*analogs & derivatives MH - Middle Aged MH - Paclitaxel/*administration & dosage/adverse effects MH - Trastuzumab PMC - PMC4791863 EDAT- 2016/03/17 06:00 MHDA- 2016/10/08 06:00 PMCR- 2016/03/15 CRDT- 2016/03/17 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/02/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2016/03/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/03/17 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/10/08 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/03/15 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s13058-016-0691-7 [pii] AID - 691 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s13058-016-0691-7 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Breast Cancer Res. 2016 Mar 15;18(1):34. doi: 10.1186/s13058-016-0691-7.