
Opinion|Videos|September 18, 2024
Expert Perspectives: T-DM1 Adverse Events Overview and Management Strategies
Panelists discuss how management and monitoring for pneumonitis and cardiotoxicity in trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) is similar to trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), while also emphasizing the need for awareness of adverse effects such as peripheral neuropathy, thrombocytopenia, and hepatotoxicity, along with strategies for their management and when to consider therapy modifications.
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Video content above is prompted by the following:
In terms of pneumonitis and cardiotoxicity, is your management and monitoring relatively the same to trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd)?
- What other pertinent adverse effects (AEs) of trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) should practicing oncologists be aware of?
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Thrombocytopenia
- Aspartate aminotransferase/alanine aminotransferase elevations
- Let’s dive deeper into managing some of these T-DM1–related AEs; how do you manage the following:
- Peripheral neuropathy
- Thrombocytopenia: When do you delay/hold/discontinue therapy?
- Hepatotoxicity: When do you delay/hold/discontinue therapy?
Please comment on any other treatment-resistant AEs with T-DM1 seen in your clinical practice.
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