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ABSTRACT: Background
Human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) is an effective therapeutic target in breast cancer; however, resistance to anti-HER2 agents such as trastuzumab and lapatinib develops. In a preclinical model, an HDAC inhibitor epigenetically reversed the resistance of cancer cells to trastuzumab and showed synergistic efficacy with lapatinib in inhibiting growth of trastuzumab-resistant HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer.Methods
A phase 1b, dose escalation study was performed to assess maximum tolerated dose, safety/toxicity, clinical efficacy and explored pharmacodynamic biomarkers of response to entinostat combined with lapatinib with or without trastuzumab.Results
The combination was safe. The MTD was lapatinib, 1000 mg daily; entinostat, 12 mg every other week; trastuzumab, 8 mg/kg followed by 6 mg/kg every 3 weeks. Adverse events included diarrhoea (89%), neutropenia (31%), and thrombocytopenia (23%). Neutropenia, thrombocytopenia and hypokalaemia were noted. Pharmacodynamic assessment did not yield conclusive results. Among 35 patients with evaluable response, PR was observed in 3 patients and CR in 3 patients, 1 maintained SD for over 6 months.Discussion
This study identified the MTD of the entinostat, lapatinib, and trastuzumab combination that provided acceptable tolerability and anti-tumour activity in heavily pre-treated patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, supporting a confirmatory trial.
SUBMITTER: Lim B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6738035 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Lim Bora B Murthy Rashmi K RK Lee Jangsoon J Jackson Summer A SA Iwase Toshiaki T Davis Darren W DW Willey Jie S JS Wu Jimin J Shen Yu Y Tripathy Debu D Alvarez Ricardo R Ibrahim Nuhad K NK Brewster Abenaa M AM Barcenas Carlos H CH Brown Powel H PH Giordano Sharon H SH Moulder Stacy L SL Booser Daniel J DJ Moscow Jeffrey A JA Piekarz Richard R Valero Vicente V Ueno Naoto T NT
British journal of cancer 20190517 12
<h4>Background</h4>Human epidermal growth factor 2 (HER2) is an effective therapeutic target in breast cancer; however, resistance to anti-HER2 agents such as trastuzumab and lapatinib develops. In a preclinical model, an HDAC inhibitor epigenetically reversed the resistance of cancer cells to trastuzumab and showed synergistic efficacy with lapatinib in inhibiting growth of trastuzumab-resistant HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>A phase 1b, dose escalation study was performed ...[more]