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. 2012 Aug 23;107(7):1075–1082. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2012.346

Table 3. Anti-HER2 treatment patterns.

  Anti-HER2 treatment after diagnosis of BM
Anti-HER2 treatment before diagnosis of BM Trastuzumab alone (n=56), n (%) Lapatinib alone (n=30), n (%) Both agentsa (n=28), n (%) No anti-HER2 treatment (n=166), n (%)
Trastuzumab alone (n=153) 26 (9.3) 28 (10.0) 18 (6.4) 81 (28.9)
Lapatinib alone (n=2) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.7)
Both agentsb (n=21) 5 (1.8) 1 (0.4) 2 (0.7) 13 (4.6)
No anti-HER2 treatment (n=103) 25 (8.9) 1 (0.4) 8 (2.9) 69 (24.6)

Abbreviation: BM=brain metastasis.

Note: Results are calculated as a percentage of the analysed population (n=280).

a

Trastuzumab and lapatinib given sequentially (78.6% n=22) or concomitantly (21.4% n=6).

b

Trastuzumab and lapatinib given sequentially (85.7% n=18) or concomitantly (14.3% n=3).