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Untch, M.; Crohns, C.; Kahlert, S. und Hepp, H. (2000): Anthrazykline und Herceptin® als neue Therapieoption beim metastasierten Mammakarzinom. In: Onkologie, Nr. 2: S. 15-19 [PDF, 60kB]

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Abstract

Single-agent treatment with the humanized monoclonal antibody trastuzumab (herceptin) has shown remarkable activity in patients with metastatic breast cancer overexpressing the HER-2/neu proto-oncogen. Further significant advances could be achieved with the combined use of herceptin and paclitaxel or doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide. However, cardiotoxicity remains a significant and thus far unresolved problem of the herceptin-doxo-rubicin combination. Thus, several studies have recently been initiated to identify equally effective but less toxic first-line regimens. Epirubicin, the taxanes paclitaxel and docetaxel, Navelbine(R), cisplatin, and Caelyx(R), a liposomal encapsulated formulation of doxorubicin, were selected for combination with herceptin in these studies because the appeared the most promising agents.

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