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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Trastuzumab (Herceptin®, F. Hoffman-La Roche) is now approved for the treatment of metastatic HER2-positive gastric cancer based on the improved survival observed on the phase III Trastuzumab for Gastric Adenocarcinoma (ToGA) study. Standard dosing of trastuzumab is currently extrapolated from breast cancer data: a 3-week schedule (8 mg/kg load, 6 mg/kg q 3 weeks) or a weekly schedule (4 mg/kg load, 2 mg/kg q week). CASE STUDY: Our case study examines an HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer patient that required a higher than currently recommended standard dose of trastuzumab to achieve treatment response. DISCUSSION: Several mechanisms may explain these findings and include higher clearance of trastuzumab, higher tumor burden, and pharmacologic resistance in metastatic gastric cancer versus breast cancer. The question of trastuzumab dosing in gastric cancer is currently being evaluated in a phase III clinical trial.Entities:
Keywords: Trastuzumab; metastatic gastric cancer; pharmacokinetics
Year: 2013 PMID: 24294514 PMCID: PMC3819770 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2078-6891.2013.015
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Gastrointest Oncol ISSN: 2078-6891