Review Article

Anti-EGFR Therapy: Mechanism and Advances in Clinical Efficacy in Breast Cancer

Table 4

Part A. Patient response rate: Lapatinib dose cohort comparison adapted from Gomez et al. [30]. Stable disease patients who had a best response of stable disease (i.e., stable disease documented for a minimum of 7 weeks). Clinical benefit response rates include only patients with a best response of CR, PR, or stable disease for at least 24 weeks. Disease status was assessed by an independent panel using response evaluation. Criteria in solid tumors (see Section 3.3). CR: Complete response; PR: Partial response. Part B. Patients with drug-related adverse events that occurred in >10% of patients receiving Lapatinib, Adapted from Gomez et al. [30].
(a)

Dosing regimen
1500 mg once daily 500 mg twice daily All patients
(n = 69) (n = 69) (N = 138)
Patient response No. % No. % No. %

Best response
CR000000
PR152218263324
Stable disease405831457151
Progressive disease81216232417
Unknown6946107
Response rate: CR or PR, %21.726.123.9
95% CI12.7 to 33.316.3 to 38.117.1 to 31.9
Odds ratio0.8
95% CI0.3 to 1.9
P.691

(b)

Dosing regimen
1500 mg once daily 500 mg twice daily All patients
(n = 69) (n = 69) (N = 138)
Adverse event* No. % No. % No. %

Diarrhea243525364936
Grade 1-2233322324533
Grade 3113443
Rash192918263727
Grade 1-2192917253626
Grade 3001111
Pruritus142011162518
Grade 1-2142011162518
Grade 3000000
Nausea913571410
Grade 1-291346139
Grade 3001111

 *No grade 4 adverse events occurred for these conditions.