Breast Cancer

Raymond Mailhot Vega, MD, MPH, discusses the efficacy of axillary surgery in patients with breast cancer previously given neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to findings from a retrospective analysis.

Focused discussion on treatment guidelines and recommendations for fertility preservation while treating premenopausal patients with breast cancer.

A brief review of monitoring, response assessment, and treatment modification strategies used for patients with breast cancer undergoing OFS. .

VK Gadi, MD, PhD, shares his strategies for managing adverse events related to abemaciclib in the treatment of HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

Experts on HR+/HER2- breast cancer review data updates on adjuvant therapies from the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Nancy U. Lin, MD, provides clinical insights on the treatment of patients with breast cancer brain metastases and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of systemic therapy vs radiation therapy for this population.

Sarah Sammons, MD, discusses the evolving role of CDK4/6 inhibitors in hormone receptor–positive breast cancer, the future of antibody-drug conjugates in triple-negative breast cancer, and the importance of educating patients about their available treatment options so they can share in the decision-making process.

Yuan Yuan, MD, PhD, discusses ongoing investigations at Cedars-Sinai of treatment de-escalation in patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer according to their pathological response.

Although adjuvant treatment with ibandronate plus capecitabine resulted in a numerical improvement in overall survival vs ibandronate alone in elderly patients with moderate or high-risk early breast cancer, this did not reach statistical significance, according to long-term data from the phase 3 ICE study.

Shakeela Bahadur, MD, discusses how recent data have informed the selection of approved CDK4/6 inhibitors in the frontline setting for patients with metastatic hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Ixabepilone produced clinical benefit in patients with metastatic breast cancer selected for treatment with the DRP®-IXEMPRA® companion diagnostic candidate.

Stephanie Graff, MD, and Rachel Layman, MD, discuss the design and results of the monarchE trial, which evaluated abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy for HR+, HER2 negative, node positive, high-risk early breast cancer.

Virginia G. Kaklamani, MD, DSc, and Melinda L. Telli, MD, review the various adjuvant therapy options available for patients with HER2+ early breast cancer based on stage, risk status, and whether or not they had received neoadjuvant therapy, and then touch on clinical data supporting the use of fixed-dose pertuzumab/trastuzumab (PH) in this setting.

Clinical insights on approaches to treating HER2+ metastatic breast cancer with central nervous system involvement.

Expert medical oncologists provide an overview of current endocrine therapy approved for early-stage breast cancer.

Dr Tripathy provides clinical insight on how he assesses HER2+ eBC patient response to neoadjuvant therapy, discusses the typical prognosis for those who do or do not have residual disease, and touches on how he might approach adjuvant treatment selection for each.

Megan Kruse, MD, reviews clinical trial data updates from the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting on HER2+ metastatic breast cancer.

Nuhad K. Ibrahim, MD, discusses the investigation of eftilagimod alpha plus in hormone receptor–positive HER2-negative or HER2-low metastatic breast cancer in the phase 3 AIPAC-003 trial.

Expert perspectives on the appropriate selection and use of OFS in premenopausal patients with breast cancer.

Matteo Lambertini, MD, PhD, and Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc, reflect on the SOFT and TEXT clinical trials to elucidate combination treatment strategies with ovarian function suppression (OFS).

A discussion on the use of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a prognostic biomarker in HR+/HER2- breast cancer.

The expert panel reviews data updates on neoadjuvant therapy in HR+/HR2- early breast cancer and discusses the role of CDK4/6 inhibition in this setting.

The combination of the oncolytic reovirus pelareorep and paclitaxel generated responses in patients with metastatic hormone receptor–positive/HER2-negative breast cancer.

Suzanne B. Coopey, MD, FACS, discusses the benefits seen with the de-escalation of axillary lymph node surgery for patients with breast cancer, as well as current recommendations for the de-escalation or omission of this procedure.

Rachel Layman, MD, describes her impression of the case and discusses risk assessment and a treatment plan for the patient.

Stephanie Graff, MD, presents a clinical case of a patient who is diagnosed with HR+ early-stage breast cancer.

An expert on HER2+ metastatic breast cancer reviews data from the DESTINY-Breast02 and DESTINY-Breast03 trials, which were updated at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Panelists expand upon the most important clinical factors that inform selection amongst available systemic therapy regimens in the neoadjuvant setting of HER2+ eBC, comment on the potential for treatment de-escalation in lower-risk patients, and discuss exciting treatments on the horizon.

Megan Kruse, MD, discusses the evolving treatment landscape for patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer.

Heather McArthur, MD, and Debu Tripathy, MD, lead a discussion on risk stratification and optimizing treatment for HER2+ early breast cancer (eBC), followed by a review of standard-of-care systemic therapy regimens in the preoperative/neoadjuvant setting.