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ArticleOncology and therapy2025

Prospective Cohort Study of Trastuzumab Biosimilar CT-P6 in HER2-Positive Gastric Cancer: Japanese Real-World Outcomes.

Hiroya Taniguchi, Kiyohiro Nishikawa, Tatsuo Haneji, Naoki Izawa, Hiroshi Imamura, Hironori Yamaguchi

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Hiroya TaniguchiDepartment of Clinical Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, 1-1 Kanokoden, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, 464-8681, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1407-6682
Kiyohiro NishikawaQuality and Pharmacovigilance Division, Pharmaceuticals Group, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., 2-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan. kiyohiro.nishikawa@asajes.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2350-6189
Tatsuo HanejiQuality and Pharmacovigilance Division, Pharmaceuticals Group, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., 2-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0005-7545-8838
Naoki IzawaDepartment of Clinical Oncology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, 2-16-1 Sugao, Miyamae-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3653-5325
Hiroshi ImamuraDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, 4-14-1 Shibaharacho, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-8565, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4294-6289
Hironori YamaguchiDepartment of Surgery, Division of Gastroenterological, General and Transplant Surgery, Jichi Medical University, 3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8371-9410

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Abstract

introductionCT-P6, the first trastuzumab biosimilar, was approved on the basis of data limited to human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (HER2)-positive early breast cancer. Usage for other indications was granted by extrapolation, and post-approval clinical studies were conducted to confirm the effect of CT-P6 in HER2-positive gastric cancer.

methodsAfter approval in Japan in 2018, a prospective post-marketing surveillance was conducted in 171 patients (130 male, 41 female) with HER2-positive unresectable advanced or recurrent gastric cancer. The safety and efficacy of CT-P6 were evaluated over 1 year.

resultsCT-P6 was primarily combined with fluoropyrimidine and/or platinum agents. Adverse events occurred in 151 patients (88.3%), with 55 patients (32.2%) experiencing grade 3 or higher. Infusion reactions occurred in 12.3%. Four cardiac disorders were reported: two of grade 1 cardiac dysfunction and two of severe ischemic heart disease. Interstitial lung disease was reported in four patients (2.3%). The objective response rate was 34.4%, and the disease control rate was 82.4%. The progression-free survival (PFS) was 7.4 months. Significant risk factors for PFS included gastroesophageal junction, ≥ 3 metastases, no gastrectomy, prior chemotherapy, and no platinum agent.

conclusionsIn this cohort study, CT-P6 demonstrated sufficient efficacy and no new safety concerns in HER2-positive advanced gastric cancer, serving as a cost-effective alternative to originator trastuzumab.

trial registrationJapan Registry of Clinical Trials, Trial ID: jRCT2071230094 (November 2023).

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CT-P6HER2-positive gastric cancerPost-marketing surveillanceReal-world dataTrastuzumab biosimilar

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