Prospective biomarker analysis of the randomized CHER-LOB study evaluating the dual anti-HER2 treatment with chemotherapy plus trastuzumab and lapatinib as neoadjuvant therapy for HER2-positive breast cancer [expression]

The CHER-LOB randomized phase II study showed that the combination of lapatinib and trastuzumab plus chemotherapy increases the pathologic complete remission (pCR) rate as compared to chemotherapy plus either trastuzumab or lapatinib. An extensive biomarker programme was prospectively planned to identify potential predictors of sensitivity to different treatments and evaluate treatment effect on tumor biomarkers.

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Guarneri V, Dieci MV, Frassoldati A, Maiorana A, Ficarra G, Bettelli S, Tagliafico E, Bicciato S, Generali DG, Cagossi K, Bisagni G, Sarti S, Musolino A, Ellis C, Crescenzo R, Conte P