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ArticleFuture oncology (London, England)2025

Management of trastuzumab deruxtecan-related adverse events in breast cancer: Italian expert panel recommendations.

Giampaolo Bianchini, Alessandra Fabi, Valentina Guarneri, Grazia Arpino, Michelino De Laurentis, Alberto Zambelli, Claudio Zamagni, Laura Biganzoli, Fabio Puglisi, Daniele Santini

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Article in Future oncology (London, England), 2025. 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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Giampaolo BianchiniDipartimento di Oncologia Medica, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milano, Italy.
Alessandra FabiUOSD Medicina di Precisione in Senologia, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Rome, Italy.
Valentina GuarneriDipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche, Oncologiche e Gastroenterologiche, IOV-IRCCS, Padova, Italy.
Grazia ArpinoDipartimento di Medicina Clinica e Chirurgia, Università Federico II, Naples, Italy.
Michelino De LaurentisDipartimento Corp-S Assistenziale e di Ricerca Dei Percorsi Oncologici, Istituto Nazionale Tumori IRCCS Fondazione Pascale, Naples, Italy.
Alberto ZambelliDipartimento di Oncologia, IRCCS Istituto Clinico Humanitas and Humanitas University, Rozzano, Italy.
Claudio ZamagniDipartimento di Malattie Oncologiche ed Ematologiche, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Laura BiganzoliDipartimento di Oncologia, AUSL Toscana Centro, Prato, Italy.
Fabio PuglisiDipartimento di Oncologia Medica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCCS, Udine, Italy.
Daniele SantiniDipartimento di Scienze e Biotecnologie Medico-Chirurgiche, UOC Oncologia, Policlinico Umberto1, La Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) - antibody - drug conjugate targeting the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) - has demonstrated high efficacy in clinical studies, with high rates of durable responses and improved outcomes in HER2-positive and HER2-low metastatic breast cancer (mBC) patients. T-DXd has demonstrated a generally manageable safety profile across the DESTINY trials, but there is an emerging unmet need for additional real-world clinical practice information. Italian experts conducted a Delphi panel and several roundtables to develop recommendations for the prevention and practical management of T-DXd-related AEs and toxicities, including nausea and vomiting (N/V), neutropenia, anemia, cardiovascular events, interstitial lung disease/pneumonitis (ILD/P), and treatment safety. ILD/P and N/V are the most challenging AEs associated with T-DXd. Being T-DXd now classified as a Highly Emetogenic Chemotherapy, Italian experts recommend pre-treatment with the triplet (NK1 RA + 5-HT3 RA + dexamethasone) in all patients to prevent acute N/V. Patients must be monitored early on treatment for signs/symptoms of ILD/P and any clinical suspicion should be promptly investigated and managed according to guidelines. These recommendations and proactive surveillance may substantially improve the management of T-DXd-related AEs, maximizing the benefit of this treatment for HER2-positive and HER2-low mBC, and potentially increasing treatment acceptance.

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Antineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBreast NeoplasmsDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsImmunoconjugatesTrastuzumabCamptothecinErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansItalyAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCamptothecinERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesImmunoconjugatesTrastuzumabtrastuzumab deruxtecanadverse eventsclinical recommendationsdrug-related toxicityinterstitial lung diseasemetastatic breast cancerTrastuzumab deruxtecan

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PMCPMC12344801

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