Neratinib: Inching Up on the Cure Rate of HER2<sup>+</sup> Breast Cancer?

Unni, Nisha; Sudhan, Dhivya R; Arteaga, Carlos L · Clin Cancer Res · 2018

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Abstract

Neratinib was recently approved by the FDA for extended adjuvant treatment of HER2<sup>+</sup> breast cancer. The ExteNET trial showed improvement in invasive disease-free survival (iDFS) in the neratinib arm compared with placebo. The benefit was more pronounced in patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER<sup>+</sup>)/HER2<sup>+</sup> tumors, suggesting bidirectional cross-talk between the ER and HER pathways. <i>Clin Cancer Res; 24(15); 3483-5. ©2018 AACR</i><i>See related article by Singh et al., p. 3486</i>.

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