Therapeutic Response Statement (Sensitivity)

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

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

TUKYSA (tucatinib) is indicated in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine for treatment of patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, including patients with brain metastases, who have received prior treatment with trastuzumab, pertuzumab, and trastuzumab emtansine, separately or in combination.

Citation

Seagen Inc. Tukysa (tucatinib) [product monograph]. Health Canada website. https://pdf.hres.ca/dpd_pm/00062119.PDF. Revised July 2021. Accessed June 2025.