USES FOR AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE INCLUDING HER2 DIMERIZATION INHIBITOR PERTUZUMAB

• Main Authors: BENYUNES, Mark C, ALAVATTAM, Sreedhara, DE TOLEDO PELIZON, Christina H, KWONG GLOVER, Zephania W, ROSS, Graham A, ALMER, Lukas C, RATNAYAKE, Jayantha, CLARK, Emma I, MITCHELL, Lada, WALKER, Ru-Amir
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 20.09.2023
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; METALLURGY; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; PEPTIDES; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

The present application describes uses for and articles of manufacture including Pertuzumab, a first-in-class HER2 dimerization inhibitor. In particular, the application describes methods for extending progression free survival in a HER2-positive breast cancer patient population; combining two IIER2 antibodies to treat IIER2-positive cancer without increasing cardiac toxicity; treating early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer; treating HER2-positive cancer by co-administering a mixture of Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab from the same intravenous bag; treating HER2-positive metastatic gastric cancer; treating HER2-positive breast cancer with Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab and Vinorelbine; treating HER2-positive breast cancer with Pertuzumab, Trastuzumab and aromatase inhibitor; and treating low HER3 ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer. It also describes an article of manufacture comprising a vial with Pertuzumab therein and a package insert providing safety and/or efficacy data thereon; a method of making the article of manufacture; and a method of ensuring safe and effective use of Pertuzumab related thereto. In addition the application describes an intravenous (IV) bag containing a stable mixture of Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab suitable for administration to a cancer patient.