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February 12, 2021 - The European Commission has granted marketing authorization to tucatinib for use in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine in the treatment of adult patients with HER2-positive, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer who have previously received at least 2 HER2-targeted regimens

Sequencing Therapy in R/R HER2+ MBC

Newly FDA Approved Therapies: R/R HER2+ MBC

Dennis J. Slamon, MD, PhD, discusses how his passion for medicine stemmed from a high school biology class, the struggle to develop trastuzumab as a viable drug in HER2-positive breast cancer, and the movie about his research that he didn’t want to see made.

Moving Metastatic Therapy to Early Stage Setting

Hormone Therapy in HER2+ Breast Cancer

Jane L. Meisel, MD, discusses sequencing considerations in the first- and second-line settings of HER2-positive breast cancer.

De-Escalation of Adjuvant Anti-HER2 Therapy and Chemo

Adjuvant Systemic Therapy Data Updates







Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, reflects on key pivotal trials and recent regulatory decisions that have propelled progress in metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.

January 20, 2021 - The antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan has been granted conditional approval in the European Union for use as a single agent in the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who have previously received 2 or more HER2-based regimens.

Adjuvant Systemic Therapy Decision Factors

HR-/HER2+ Early Stage Breast Cancer: Standards of Care

Refining Treatment Approaches for HER2+ Breast Cancer
A discussion on systemic treatment for HER2+ breast cancer and the impact of recent clinical trial data on decision making, including data discussed at the ESMO and SABCS 2020 Annual Meetings.



Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, discusses the expanding HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer treatment arsenal.

Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD, discusses the updated findings from the ExteNET trial, the role of TKIs in treating patients with brain metastases, and unanswered questions that future research efforts should aim to address.

Lecia V. Sequist, MD, MPH, discusses the importance of implementing broad molecular testing in lung cancer.


























































