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How would you handle recurring toxicity such as cytopenias for patients receiving subcutaneous pertuzumab/trastuzumab?

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How do you handle recurring toxicity for patients receiving subcutaneous pertuzumab/trastuzumab?

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Medical Oncology · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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SQ HP doesn't cause cytopenias, and it would still be safe to administer SQ HP in the setting of cytopenias, so it hasn't had an impact on my utilization.

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Medical Oncology · University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
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It would not be clear to what extent cytopenias are due to chemotherapy or to HER2 antibody therapy regardless of the route of administration. I would lower chemotherapy dose appropriately, or in early stage breast cancer, if granulocytopenia, would use hematopoietic growth factor therapy. If compli...

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Medical Oncology · Levine Cancer Institute
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I don't anticipate substantial risk of cytopenias with pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and hyaluronidase-zzxf subcutaneous injection versus the IV formulation. If the cytopenias occur concurrent with chemotherapy, I recommend making dose adjustments to the chemotherapy agent(s). If the cytopenias occur in ...

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