Mednet Logo

Would you consider treatment with sacituzumab in triple negative metastatic breast cancer if there has been progression on irinotecan?

Given sacituzumab is an antibody drug conjugate of the active metabolite of irinotecan
Community PollStarted

Would prior irinotecan use preclude your use of sacituzumab in TNBC?

20 physicians have voted

Join Mednetto vote and see how they answered.

4 Answers
Mednet Member
Mednet MemberInvited Expert
Medical Oncology · Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Answered on

While I am not aware of any data on the efficacy of sacituzumab govitecan (SG) in such patients, not surprising since irinotecan is not commonly administered to such patients, I would not rule out a trial of this agent. We know that ado-trastuzumab emtansine can be effective in patients progressing ...

Join for free or sign in to see the full answer

Mednet Member
Mednet MemberInvited Expert
Medical Oncology · URMC
Answered on

I do not use irinotecan in TNBC.

Join for free or sign in to see the full answer

Mednet Member
Mednet MemberInvited Expert
Medical Oncology · Sarah Cannon Research Institute
Answered on

I have not yet encountered this in practice as irinotecan isn’t a chemotherapy that is used very frequently in breast cancer. Although the payload is SN-38, with sacituzumab being targeted to the cell via Trop-2, I think it would be reasonable to try with a close follow-up although we do not have sp...

Join for free or sign in to see the full answer

Mednet Member
Mednet Member
Medical Oncology · MD Anderson Cancer Center
Answered on

Irinotecan is not a chemotherapy that most breast oncologists use so we don't have any data on this. I would likely still use Sacituzumab in this space.

Join for free or sign in to see the full answer