Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3978716 | Bulletin du Cancer | 2013 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Prevalence of brain metastases is increasing in breast cancer. Brain metastases represent a poor-prognosis disease for which local treatments continue to play a major role. In spite of the presence of a physiological blood-brain barrier limiting their activity, some systemic treatments may display a significant antitumor activity at the central nervous system level. In HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer with brain metastases not previously treated with whole brain radiotherapy, capecitabine and lapatinib combination obtains a volumetric reponse in two thirds of patients (LANDSCAPE study). If confirmed, these results could modify in selected patients the layout of therapeutic strategies. Promoting novel targeted approaches and innovative therapeutic combinations is a critical need to improve survival of breast cancer patients with brain metastases.
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Authors
Thomas Bachelot, Ãmilie Le Rhun, Intidar Labidi-Gally, Pierre Heudel, Marine Gilabert, Jacques Bonneterre, Jean-Yves Pierga, Anthony Gonçalves,