title: [Multicenter phase II trial of thrice-weekly docetaxel and weekly trastuzumab as preoperative chemotherapy in patients with HER 2-overexpressing breast cancer--Japan East Cancer Center Breast Cancer Consortium (JECBC) 02 Trial].
abstract: The efficacy and safety of combination therapy of 4 cycles with docetaxel 70 mg/m(2)every 3 weeks and trastuzumab as primary chemotherapy for operable breast cancer was determined in 21 patients (pts) by assessing the pathological complete response (pCR) rate, clinical response rate (RR), breast conservation surgery (BCS) rate and toxicities. To date, 19 pts have completed surgery. The pCR rate was 21% [95% CI 6%-46%] . The overall RR was 90% [95% CI 67%-99%] , with 5 CR, 12 PR, 2 SD and 0 PD. Grade 3 or 4 adverse events were leukopenia 48%, neutropenia 67%, hemoglobin 5%, and febrile neutropenia 10%. All non-hematological toxicities were mild and manageable. The pCR rate is not as low as that achieved in previous international studies. The combination of docetaxel and trastuzumab was a well-tolerated and very active regimen for the treatment of patients with HER 2-overexpressing operable breast cancer. This regimen promises to be one of the leading future treatments for progressive breast cancer.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital.
authors.forename: Muneaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sano
authors.forename: Toshio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tabei
authors.forename: Kimito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suemasu
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yanagita
authors.forename: Naohito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Taro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asaga
authors.forename: Jiro
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: Hirohumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Nobuaki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Takei
authors.forename: Masafumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurosumi
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Honma
authors.forename: Morihiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000601:surgery; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D000077143:Docetaxel; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015412:Mastectomy, Segmental; D008875:Middle Aged; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D012074:Remission Induction; D043823:Taxoids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000068878:Trastuzumab
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D061067:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; D000077143:Docetaxel; D018719:Erb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases; D043823:Taxoids; D000068878:Trastuzumab