Neratinib in HER-2-positive breast cancer: Results to date and clinical usefulness

© The Author(s), 2016.The management of HER-2-positive breast cancer has improved significantly with the use of targeted agents to the HER-2 signaling pathway. Despite the improved survival achieved with the use of trastuzumab and chemotherapy in both the adjuvant and metastatic setting, patients ma...

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Main Author: Chan, Arlene
Format: Journal Article
Published: 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58342
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description © The Author(s), 2016.The management of HER-2-positive breast cancer has improved significantly with the use of targeted agents to the HER-2 signaling pathway. Despite the improved survival achieved with the use of trastuzumab and chemotherapy in both the adjuvant and metastatic setting, patients may still recur or progress; whilst preclinical data demonstrate that these cancer cells remain addicted to the HER-2 oncogene. Neratinib, an oral small molecule tyrosine-kinase inhibitor has efficacy in the metastatic and adjuvant setting of patients who have previously received trastuzumab-based treatment. Diarrhea, being a class effect of tyrosine-kinase inhibitor, is the most common side effect seen following neratinib administration, but recent data suggests that a prophylactic loperamide regimen can reduce the incidence of grade 3 diarrhea. Phase I through to III clinical trials of neratinib will be reviewed, with discussion of the postulated mechanism underlying diarrheal events and its management.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-583422017-11-24T05:46:26Z Neratinib in HER-2-positive breast cancer: Results to date and clinical usefulness Chan, Arlene © The Author(s), 2016.The management of HER-2-positive breast cancer has improved significantly with the use of targeted agents to the HER-2 signaling pathway. Despite the improved survival achieved with the use of trastuzumab and chemotherapy in both the adjuvant and metastatic setting, patients may still recur or progress; whilst preclinical data demonstrate that these cancer cells remain addicted to the HER-2 oncogene. Neratinib, an oral small molecule tyrosine-kinase inhibitor has efficacy in the metastatic and adjuvant setting of patients who have previously received trastuzumab-based treatment. Diarrhea, being a class effect of tyrosine-kinase inhibitor, is the most common side effect seen following neratinib administration, but recent data suggests that a prophylactic loperamide regimen can reduce the incidence of grade 3 diarrhea. Phase I through to III clinical trials of neratinib will be reviewed, with discussion of the postulated mechanism underlying diarrheal events and its management. 2016 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58342 10.1177/1758834016656494 unknown
spellingShingle Chan, Arlene
Neratinib in HER-2-positive breast cancer: Results to date and clinical usefulness
title Neratinib in HER-2-positive breast cancer: Results to date and clinical usefulness
title_full Neratinib in HER-2-positive breast cancer: Results to date and clinical usefulness
title_fullStr Neratinib in HER-2-positive breast cancer: Results to date and clinical usefulness
title_full_unstemmed Neratinib in HER-2-positive breast cancer: Results to date and clinical usefulness
title_short Neratinib in HER-2-positive breast cancer: Results to date and clinical usefulness
title_sort neratinib in her-2-positive breast cancer: results to date and clinical usefulness
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/58342