Avtor/Urednik		Tomasello, G.; De Azambuja, Evandro; Dinh, P.; Snoj Šarvari, Nataša; Piccart, Martine
Naslov		Jumping higher: is it still possible?
Tip		članek
Vol. in št.		Letnik 8, št. 12
Leto izdaje		2008
Obseg		str. 1883-1890
ISSN		1473-7140 - Expert review of anticancer therapy
Jezik		eng
Abstrakt		Trastuzumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against HER2, used alone or in combination with chemotherapy, has shown significant clinical benefit in improving survival in the metastatic setting, as well as halving the recurrence rate and improving survival in HER2-positive early breast cancer. Lapatinib is an orally active, reversible, small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitor that potently inhibits both HER1 and HER2 tyrosine kinase activity. This agent is the most advanced in terms of clinical trials and has been shown to have a favorable safety profile. Owing to the promising activity seen in advanced breast cancer, lapatinib is the ideal candidate for testing in the adjuvant setting. Adjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimisation (ALTTO) is a four-arm randomized trial designed to compare trastuzumab and lapatinib in women with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer. Specifically, ALTTO will examine which anti-HER2 agent is more effective and which is their best schedule of administration, namely, what benefit will be derived by taking the drugs separately, in tandem order or in combination. Overall, 8000 patients will be enrolled worldwide.
Proste vsebinske oznake		kemoterapija rak dojke trastuzumab chemotherapy breast cancer trastuzumab