Activity of ixabepilone in oestrogen receptor-negative and oestrogen receptor-progesterone receptor-human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative metastatic breast cancer.

Abstract

Oestrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast cancer, including oestrogen receptor-, progesterone receptor- and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (ER/PR/HER2-negative) breast cancer, is more aggressive than ER-positive disease. A major limitation in the treatment of ER-negative disease subtypes is the inherent insensitivity to hormonal agents (tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors) that are widely used in the treatment of breast cancer. Thus, therapeutic options for poor prognosis patients with ER-negative breast cancer are limited to a handful of chemotherapeutic agents, and new agents are needed to improve the treatment of this disease. Ixabepilone, a novel epothilone B analogue with low susceptibility to cellular mechanisms that confer resistance to taxanes and other chemotherapeutic agents, has demonstrated potent preclinical antitumour activity in multiple models, including those with primary or acquired drug resistance. This review summarises the results of a prospective subset analysis from a phase III clinical trial evaluating ixabepilone for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer (MBC), in which efficacy and safety were evaluated in patients with ER-negative and ER/PR/HER2-negative disease.

• Authors: Xavier B Pivot, Rubi K Li, Eva S Thomas, Hyun-Cheol Chung, Luis E Fein, Valorie F Chan, Jacek Jassem, Fernando Hurtado de Mendoza, Pralay Mukhopadyay, Henri H Roché
• Journal: European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) (Eur J Cancer) Vol. 45 Issue 17 Pg. 2940-6 (Nov 2009) ISSN: 1879-0852 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 19683429 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Phase III, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
• Antineoplastic Agents
• Biomarkers, Tumor
• Epothilones
• Receptors, Estrogen
• Receptors, Progesterone
• Deoxycytidine
• Capecitabine
• ErbB Receptors
• ixabepilone
• Fluorouracil

Topics

• Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Antineoplastic Agents (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols (adverse effects, therapeutic use)
• Biomarkers, Tumor (analysis)
• Breast Neoplasms (chemistry, drug therapy)
• Capecitabine
• Deoxycytidine (administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives)
• Drug Resistance, Neoplasm
• Epidemiologic Methods
• Epothilones (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• ErbB Receptors (analysis)
• Female
• Fluorouracil (administration & dosage, adverse effects, analogs & derivatives)
• Humans
• Liver Neoplasms (drug therapy, secondary)
• Lung Neoplasms (drug therapy, secondary)
• Receptors, Estrogen (analysis)
• Receptors, Progesterone (analysis)
• Treatment Outcome