Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

This therapeutic response statement supports the relationship that HER2-positive status confers therapeutic sensitivity to Capecitabine, Neratinib in patients with Invasive Breast Carcinoma.

This statement is based on a regulatory approval from the Health Canada:

NERLYNX (neratinib) is indicated in combination with capecitabine for the treatment of patients with metastatic HER2-overexpressed/amplified breast cancer, who have received two or more prior anti-HER2-based regimens in the metastatic setting.

Citation

Knight Therapeutics Inc. Nerlynx (neratinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00062158.PDF. Revised July 2021. Accessed June 2025.