T-DM1 improved overall survival for heavily pretreated patients with HER2-positive breast cancer

(American Association for Cancer Research) Among patients with HER2-positive, metastatic breast cancer that had progressed despite treatment with two or more forms of HER2-targeted therapy (trastuzumab [Herceptin] and lapatinib [Tykerb]), median overall survival was increased for those treated with trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1 [Kadcyla]) compared with those who received treatment of physician's choice, according to results from the phase III TH3RESA clinical trial presented at the 2015 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held Dec. 8-12.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news