Lapatinib-based therapy for women with advanced/metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer

• Published in: Experimental Oncology
• Date: 2015
• Main Authors: Zekri, J., Mokhtar, M., Karim, S.M., Darwish, T., Al-Foheidi, M., Rizvi, A., Al-Rehaily, S., Mahrous, M., Mansour, M.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Інститут експериментальної патології, онкології і радіобіології ім. Р.Є. Кавецького НАН України 2015
• Subjects: Original contributions
• Online Access: https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/145471
• Journal Title: Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
• Cite this: Lapatinib-based therapy for women with advanced/metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer / J. Zekri, M. Mokhtar, S.M. Karim, T. Darwish, M. Al-Foheidi, A. Rizvi, S. Al-Rehaily, M. Mahrous, M. Mansour // Experimental Oncology. — 2015. — Т. 37, № 2. — С. 146-150. — Бібліогр.: 24 назв. — англ.

Background: Lapatinib alone or in combination with other agents, mostly capecitabine is used for patients with advanced/metastatic HER2 positive breast cancer (HER2+BC) after progression on trastuzumab based therapy. Here we report our experience with lapatinib based therapy in this setting. Materia...