Table 1 Baseline demographic and disease characteristicsa.

From: Pertuzumab plus high-dose trastuzumab for HER2-positive breast cancer with brain metastases: PATRICIA final efficacy data

Characteristic

ITT population (N = 40)

Median age, years (range)

48 (34–69)

Females, n (%)

40 (100.0)

Race, n (%)

 White

36 (90.0)

 Asian

2 (5.0)

 Other

1 (2.5)

 Not reported

1 (2.5)

ECOG PS, n (%)

n = 39

 0

13 (33.3)

 1

26 (66.7)

Median LVEF, % (range)

n = 39

60 (50–75)

Breast cancer stage at initial diagnosis, n (%)

 0

1 (2.5)

 I

2 (5.0)

 II

9 (22.5)

 III

10 (25.0)

 IV

18 (45.0)

Patients with extracranial disease, n (%)

24 (60.0)

 Measurable

8 (20.0)

 Non-measurable

16 (40.0)

Prior CNS radiotherapy, n (%)

n = 39

 WBRT only

16 (41.0)

 SRS only

11 (28.2)

 Both WBRT and SRS

12 (30.8)

Prior craniotomy, n (%)

6 (15.0)

Prior HER2-targeted treatment for MBC, n (%)a

 Trastuzumab plus pertuzumab

19 (47.5)

 Trastuzumab only

15 (37.5)

 T-DM1

15 (37.5)

 Lapatinib

18 (45.0)

 Neratinib

3 (7.5)

Median number of prior chemotherapy agents, n (range)

n = 17

3 (2–5)

Concomitant on-study systemic treatment for MBC, n (%)a,b

n = 11

 Anastrozole

1 (9.1)

 Capecitabine

3 (27.3)

 Exemestane

1 (9.1)

 Fulvestrant

1 (9.1)

 Gemcitabine

1 (9.1)

 Letrozole

2 (18.2)

 Palbociclib

3 (27.3)

 Vinorelbine

1 (9.1)

Concomitant antiepileptics use during study, n (%)a

n = 29

 Acetazolamide

1 (3.4)

 Cannabis

3 (10.3)

 Clonazepam

1 (3.4)

 Diazepam

2 (6.9)

 Gabapentin

9 (31.0)

 Lacosamide

3 (10.3)

 Levetiracetam

17 (58.6)

Lorazepam

14 (48.3)

Midazolam

1 (3.4)

Topiramate

1 (3.4)

Zonisamide

1 (3.4)

Concomitant corticosteroid use during study, n (%)

No

29 (72.5)

Yes

11 (27.5)

Dexamethasonea,b

11 (100.0)

Othera,b

1 (9.1)

Median time from onset of brain metastases to first dose of study treatment, months (range)

19.4 (3.1–65.5)

  1. CNS central nervous system, ECOG PS Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, HER2 human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, ITT intent to treat, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, MBC metastatic breast cancer, SRS stereotactic radiosurgery, T-DM1 trastuzumab emtansine, WBRT whole-brain radiotherapy.
  2. aPatients may have received multiple treatments.
  3. bCalculated based on n, the number of patients with at least one treatment.