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Less Diarrhea Seen When Neratinib Given in Dose-Escalated Fashion for Breast Cancer

In Clinical Studies News by Barbara Jacoby

By: Christina Bennett, MS From: cancertherapyadvisor.com Administering neratinib in a dose-escalated fashion with optional loperamide was found to reduce the incidence of severe diarrhea in patients with HER2-positive, early-stage breast cancer, according to data from the phase 2 CONTROL trial reported at the 17th St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference 2021. The CONTROL trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02400476) enrolled 563 patients …