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ArticleJournal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners2020

Pertuzumab-associated diarrhea in HER2/neu-positive breast cancer patients: A comparison of trials to actual practice.

Olga Yankulina, Andrew R Zullo, Sarah E Cabral, Justin P Huynh, Jennifer A Hutchinson, Mary L Lopresti, Mary A Fenton, Christine M Berard-Collins

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Article in Journal of oncology pharmacy practice : official publication of the International Society of Oncology Pharmacy Practitioners, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Olga YankulinaDepartment of Pharmacy, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8364-0828
Andrew R ZulloDepartment of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Sarah E CabralDepartment of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Justin P HuynhDepartment of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Jennifer A HutchinsonDepartment of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Mary L LoprestiDepartment of Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Mary A FentonDepartment of Oncology, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Christine M Berard-CollinsDepartment of Pharmacy, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI, USA.
Providence College · USJohns Hopkins Hospital · US

Funding

AHRQ HHS K12 HS022998
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough landmark trials in the metastatic (CLEOPATRA) and neo-adjuvant (NeoSphere; TRYPHAENA) settings identified all-grade diarrhea as a pertuzumab-associated adverse event, it was not classified as dose-limiting. In actual practice, diarrhea is often a reason for treatment modifications.

objectivesTo compare the risk of pertuzumab-associated diarrhea in actual practice to the risks in randomized controlled trials.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of HER2/neu-positive breast cancer patients who received a pertuzumab-containing regimen between January 2012 and August 2015. We calculated the risk of diarrhea with 95% confidence limits (CLs), and then used two-sample t-tests to compare the risk between trials and actual practice.

resultsA total of 27 patients in the study cohort received a pertuzumab-containing treatment regimen for HER2/neu-positive breast cancer. The overall risk of all-grade and severe diarrhea in actual practice was 70% (95% CLs 55-90%) and 37% (95% CLs 20-66%), respectively. No severe diarrhea was observed in the metastatic setting, and the risk of all-grade diarrhea (44%, 95% CLs 21-92%) was similar to the CLEOPATRA study (67%). The risk of all-grade diarrhea in the neo-adjuvant setting was 83% (95% CLs 68-100%), compared to 46% in the NeoSphere trial (p = 0.03). The risk of severe diarrhea (Grade 3-4) in the neo-adjuvant setting was 47% (95% CLs 27-80%) versus 6% in the NeoSphere (p < 0.0001) and 12% in the TRYPHAENA (p < 0.01) trials.

conclusionsThe risk of all-grade and severe diarrhea associated with neoadjuvant pertuzumab use for HER2/neu-positive breast cancer was greater in actual practice than in trials.

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AdultAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBreast NeoplasmsClinical Trials as TopicDiarrheaErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinasespertuzumabadverse eventbreast cancerdiarrheaHER2/neuPertuzumab

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PMID31631811
PMCPMC8915200
OpenAlexW2981537981

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