Trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) is an antibody-drug conjugate incorporating the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted antitumor properties of trastuzumab with the cytotoxic activity of the microtubule-inhibitory agent DM1.
Patients with progressive disease after two or more HER2-directed regimens for recurrent or metastatic breast cancer have few effective therapeutic options.
Introduction: Ado- trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) is a human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-targeted antibody-drug conjugate composed of trastuzumab, a...
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Tukysa (tucatinib + trastuzumab + capecitabine), from Seagen, for the treatment of advanced HER2-positive breast cancer.
This 2-arm, randomized, open-label study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine versus trastuzumab as adjuvant therapy in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who have residual tumor present in...
This randomized, 3-arm, multicenter, phase III study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) with pertuzumab or trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) with pertuzumab-placebo (blinded for pertuzumab), versus...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) invited the manufacturer of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) (Kadcyla®; Roche) to submit...
The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in a final decision recommended routine use of Kadcyla (ado-trastuzumab emtansine)...
Seattle Genetics, Inc. announced dosing of the first patient in HER2CLIMB-02, a randomized phase III clinical trial evaluating investigational agent...
This is a Phase III, randomized, multicenter, international, 2-arm, open-label clinical trial designed to compare the safety and efficacy of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) with that of capecitabine + lapatinib in participants with...