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Click for Prescribing Information and details of enhanced pregnancy prevention programme for relevant products: PHESGO, Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine), Herceptin SC (trastuzumab), Herceptin IV, PERJETA (pertuzumab).
In HER2+ eBC, PHESGO is indicated for use in combination with chemotherapy in:1
In HER2+ mBC, PHESGO is indicated for use in combination with docetaxel for adult patients with HER2+ metastatic or locally recurrent unresectable breast cancer, who have not received previous anti-HER2 therapy or chemotherapy for their metastatic disease.1
*In the adjuvant setting, PHESGO should be administered for a total of 1 year (up to 18 cycles or until disease recurrence, or unmanageable toxicity, whichever occurs first), as part of a complete regimen for eBC and regardless of the timing of surgery.1 †Treatment should include standard anthracycline- and/or taxane-based chemotherapy. PHESGO should start on Day 1 of the first taxane-containing cycle and should continue even if chemotherapy is discontinued.1
Other treatment options are available.
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*Both Kadcyla & T-DXd are funded in fast relapsers.
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PHESGO is a fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab-trastuzumab in one vial for subcutaneous use given every 3 weeks.1
Once pertuzumab-based therapy has been safely established, the physician may determine the suitability of administration of PHESGO outside of the clinical setting (e.g. at home) by a healthcare professional (see SmPC section 4.4).1
FeDeriCa was a non-inferiority Phase 3 study assessing the PK, efficacy and safety of PHESGO vs pertuzumab IV-trastuzumab IV in HER2+ eBC.2
Figure adapted from Tan AR, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2021;22(1):85–97.
Key inclusion criteria2
Aged 18 years or older; Operable, locally advanced, or inflammatory HER2+ (IHC 3+ or in situ hybridisation-positive) stage II–IIIC BC with a primary tumour more than 2 cm in diameter, or N+ disease; ECOG performance status 0–1; LVEF ≥55% (by echocardiography or multiple-gated acquisition scan).
Key exclusion criteria2
Previous systemic therapy for treatment or prevention of breast cancer, or radiotherapy for cancer; serious cardiac condition; impaired liver function; inadequate renal or bone marrow function.
Dosing schedule2
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimens
Neoadjuvant HER2 targeted therapy regimens
Adjuvant setting
Figure adapted from Tan AR, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2021;22(1):85–97.
*Per protocol PK population: this population includes only patients who adhered to the pre-specified criteria for the schedule of PK assessments.2
The observed lower limits of the two-sided 90% CIs for the GMR of Cycle 7 serum Ctrough (SC versus IV) were above the pre-specified threshold of 0.8.2
Figure adapted from Tan AR, et al. Lancet Oncol. 2021;22(1):85–97.
*LVEF decline in the neoadjuvant setting (when treatments concomitantly administered with chemotherapy); similar incidence of LVEF decline reported in the adjuvant setting (when PHESGO is administered alone).1 †In the adjuvant setting, PHESGO should be administered for a total of 1 year (up to 18 cycles or until disease recurrence, or unmanageable toxicity, whichever occurs first), as part of a complete regimen for early breast cancer and regardless of the timing of surgery. Treatment should include standard anthracycline- and/or taxane-based chemotherapy. PHESGO should start on Day 1 of the first taxane-containing cycle and should continue even if chemotherapy is discontinued.1
PHranceSCa assessed patient preference for the fixed-dose combination of pertuzumab-trastuzumab for SC injection in patients with HER2+ eBC.3
Figure adapted from O’Shaughnessy J, et al. Eur J Cancer. 2021;152:223–32.
Key inclusion criteria3
Aged 18 years or older; Histologically confirmed HER2+ (locally confirmed IHC 3+ and/or in situ hybridisation-positive) inflammatory, locally advanced or eBC; completed neoadjuvant P-H and chemotherapy and had subsequently undergone surgery for BC; ECOG performance status of 0–1; LVEF ≥55% (by echocardiography or multiple-gated acquisition scan).
Key exclusion criteria3
Previous systemic therapy (including chemotherapy, immunotherapy, HER2-targeted agents, endocrine therapy [selective oestrogen receptor modulators, aromatase inhibitors] and anti-tumour vaccines) for treatment/prevention of BC, except neoadjuvant P, H and chemotherapy for current BC; serious cardiac illness/medical conditions; impaired/inadequate organ/bone marrow function.
Dosing schedule3
*HCPs' perceptions of time indicated that for 140/160 patients (87.5%), PHESGO SC was quicker than IV administration from preparation start to administration completion.3
For patients treated with PHESGO or IV pertuzumab-trastuzumab and chemotherapy across neoadjuvant, adjuvant and metastatic settings:1
The safety profile of PHESGO was overall consistent to the known safety profile of IV pertuzumab-trastuzumab, with an additional ADR of injection site reaction (15.3% vs 0.4%)1
Very common (≥1/10); Common (≥1/100 to <1/10); Uncommon (≥1/1,000 to <1/100); Rare (≥1/10,000 to <1/1,000); Very rare (<1/10,000); Not known (cannot be estimated from the available data).

*Shows pooled data from the overall treatment period in CLEOPATRA (data cut off 11 February 2014; median number of cycles of pertuzumab was 24); and from the neoadjuvant treatment period in NEOSPHERE (median number of cycles of pertuzumab was 4, across all treatment arms) and TRYPHAENA (median number of cycles of pertuzumab was 3–6 across treatment arms); from the treatment period of APHINITY (median number of cycles of pertuzumab was 18) and from the overall treatment period of FeDeriCa (median number of cycles of PHESGO was 18). †Shows PHESGO data from the overall treatment period of FeDeriCa (median number of cycles of PHESGO was 18) ‡ADRs reported in the post marketing setting of pertuzumab and trastuzumab IV. §Including ADRs with a fatal outcome have been reported. ¶For the overall treatment period across the 5 studies (CLEOPATRA, NEOSPHERE, TRYPHAENA, APHINITY, FeDeriCa). The incidence of left ventricular dysfunction and cardiac failure congestive reflect the MedDRA Preferred Terms reported in the individual studies. #No events of Interstitial lung disease were reported in the FeDeriCa study but these events have been observed with trastuzumab. ||Observed with PHESGO only (subcutaneous administration related). The higher frequency observed in the adjuvant phase is related to a longer period of treatment when PHESGO is administered as monotherapy.
Please see the SmPC for further details prior to initiating therapy.
Left ventricular dysfunction (including congestive heart failure)
Dose modification for left ventricular dysfunction
Patients with metastatic breast cancer
Patients with early breast cancer
Injection-related reactions/infusion-related reactions
Hypersensitivity
Febrile neutropenia
Diarrhoea
Pulmonary events
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Indications and prescribing information
In HER2+ eBC, PHESGO is indicated for use in combination with chemotherapy in:
In HER2+ mBC, PHESGO is indicated for use in combination with docetaxel for adult patients with HER2+ metastatic or locally recurrent unresectable breast cancer, who have not received previous anti-HER2 therapy or chemotherapy for their metastatic disease.
PHESGO Prescribing Information and details of the enhanced pregnancy prevention programme
Kadcyla, as a single agent, is indicated for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with HER2+ eBC who have residual invasive disease, in the breast and/or lymph nodes, after neoadjuvant taxane-based and HER2-targeted therapy.
Kadcyla, as a single agent, is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with HER2+, unresectable locally advanced or mBC who previously received trastuzumab and a taxane, separately or in combination. Patients should have either received prior therapy for locally advanced or metastatic disease, or developed disease recurrence during or within six months of completing adjuvant therapy.
Product information
Herceptin is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with HER2+ eBC:
Herceptin is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with HER2+ mBC:
Herceptin should only be used in patients with metastatic or early breast cancer whose tumours have either HER2 overexpression or HER2 gene amplification as determined by an accurate and validated assay.
In eBC, PERJETA is indicated for use in combination with trastuzumab and chemotherapy in:
In mBC, PERJETA is indicated for use in combination with trastuzumab and docetaxel in adult patients with HER2+ metastatic or locally recurrent unresectable breast cancer, who have not received previous anti-HER2 therapy or chemotherapy for their metastatic disease.
AC, doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide; ADR, adverse drug reaction; BC, breast cancer; C, cycle; CI, confidence interval; Ctrough, serum trough concentration; D, day; ddAC, dose-dense doxorubicin + cyclophosphamide; DRFI, distant relapse-free interval; eBC, early breast cancer; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; EFS, event-free survival; ESMO, European Society for Medical Oncology; GI, gastrointestinal; GMR, geometric mean ratio; H, trastuzumab; HCP, healthcare professional; HER2, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; HR, hormone receptor; IDFS, invasive disease-free survival; IHC, immunohistochemistry; IV, intravenous; LVD, left ventricular dysfunction; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; mBC, metastatic breast cancer; MedDRA, Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities; N, node; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; NYHA, New York Heart Association; OS, overall survival; P, pertuzumab; pCR, pathological complete response; PK, pharmacokinetics; PPQ, Patient Preference Questionnaire; qw, every week; q2w, every 2 weeks; q3w, every 3 weeks; SAE, serious adverse event; SC, subcutaneous; SLNB, sentinel lymph node biopsy; SmPC, Summary of Product Characteristics; TASQ, Therapy Administration Satisfaction Questionnaire; tpCR, total pathological complete response.