Educational Objectives
Metastatic Breast Cancer: Scope of the Problem
Metastatic Breast Cancer: General Treatment Considerations
Therapeutic Goals/Endpoints in MBC
MBC: Impact of Chemotherapy
Treatment Options for Advanced Breast Cancer
First-Line Chemotherapy Options
Response Rates with Single-Agent Chemotherapeutic Agents in MBC
Highlights of the Evolution of Taxanes in Oncology
Taxanes in the Treatment of MBC
Conventional Taxanes: Pharmacologic and Pharmacodynamic Differences
Conventional Taxanes: Impact of Solvents
Albumin Role: Natural Carrier of Hydrophobic Molecules in Humans
Increased Intratumoral Concentration With nab-Paclitaxel
Differentiating the Taxanes: Toxicity
Making Taxanes Less “Tax-ing”
Taxane Toxicities
Randomized Comparison Between Taxanes
Taxanes: Premedication Guidelines
Taxane Hypersensitivity Reactions
Anemia
Differentiating the Taxanes: Efficacy
Pivotal Phase III Trials of Paclitaxel Single Agent and Combinations
Pivotal Phase III Trials of Docetaxel Single Agent and Combinations
TAX 311: Paclitaxel versus Docetaxel in Metastatic Breast Cancer
TAX 311: Paclitaxel Versus Docetaxel in Metastatic Breast Cancer – OS
TAX 311: Hematologic Toxicity
TAX 311: Non-Hematologic Toxicity
TAX 311: Quality of Life Analysis
Phase III Trial of nab-Paclitaxel vs Paclitaxel in MBC: Design
Phase III Trial of nab-Paclitaxel vs Paclitaxel in MBC: Results
Phase III Trial of nab-Paclitaxel vs Paclitaxel in MBC: TTP
Phase III Trial of nab-Paclitaxel vs Paclitaxel in MBC: OS
Phase III Trial of nab-Paclitaxel vs Paclitaxel in MBC: OS ( ≥ 2nd-line Patients)
nab-Paclitaxel vs Paclitaxel in MBC: Hematologic Toxicities
nab-Paclitaxel vs Paclitaxel in MBC: Non-Hematologic Toxicities
nab-Paclitaxel vs Paclitaxel in MBC: Neuropathy Resolution
Phase II Study of Weekly nab- Paclitaxel in Taxane-Refractory MBC
Taxanes: Cost-effectiveness Model
Cost-effectiveness Model: Methodology (cont.)
Costs per Cycle
Frequency of Grade 3/4 Toxicities (O’Shaughnessy 2003)
Treatment Costs per Toxicity for Taxane Therapy
Cost-effectiveness Ratios
Model Analysis of Total Costs
Conclusions