Affiliation:
1. Division of Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliera Treviglio-Caravaggio, Treviglio, Italy
Abstract
Abstract
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, the reader will be able to: Discuss the development of bevacizumab and lapatinib in the treatment of advanced breast cancer and evaluate the present role of these agents in clinical practice.Describe the current state of knowledge on the other small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors using data from orally presented or published studies over the last few years in metastatic breast cancer.Assess the actual dilemmas for oncologists in the study design and prescription of these target agents.
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Targeted therapies for breast cancer are evolving rapidly. Trastuzumab has revolutionized breast cancer treatment and outcome, reducing the risk for recurrence and significantly increasing survival, at least for a subgroup of patients. Other targeted therapies, such as bevacizumab, a monoclonal antibody targeting angiogenesis, lapatinib, a dual human epidermal growth factor receptor (HER)-1 and HER-2 inhibitor, other small-molecule tyrosine kinase inhibitors, and mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitors, have been developed in phase II and III clinical trials. Although there has been rapid approval of these new drugs by health authorities, some questions have emerged about their application in clinical practice. What is the appropriate drug or sequence of drugs? What is the ideal target? How should tumor response be evaluated? Are financial resources sufficient to treat patients? How do we design trials with these molecules? These are emerging as current dilemmas for clinical oncologists.
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
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