The OncLive Neoadjuvant HER2+ Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on treatment for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances in both the localized and metastatic settings, and ongoing research in HER2-positive breast cancer.
May 16th 2024
Trastuzumab deruxtecan demonstrated superior long-term survival and response rates vs treatment of physician’s choice in HER2-positive breast cancer.
Dr Graff on Data From HER2CLIMB Exploratory Analysis in HER2+ Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases
April 6th 2023Stephanie L. Graff, MD, discusses data from an exploratory analysis of patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and brain metastases enrolled to the phase 2 HER2CLIMB study, and emphasizes the need for such research efforts to move the needle forward for this population.
FDA Accepts BLA for Trastuzumab Biosimilar in HER2+ Breast Cancer, Gastric/GEJ Cancer
April 5th 2023The FDA has accepted a biologics license application for the HLX02, a proposed trastuzumab biosimilar, as adjuvant therapy for patients with HER2-overexpressing breast cancer, HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer, and HER2-overexpressing metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma
Integrating New Standards for Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer
March 20th 2023The first-line standard of care for patients with HER2-postive metastatic breast cancer has long been held by the combination of pertuzumab, trastuzumab, and a taxane established with the publication of data from the CLEOPATRA trial.
Response-Guided Therapy Is the Next Frontier for Tailoring Therapy in HER2+ Breast Cancer
March 10th 2023Lisa M. Carey, MD, ScM, FASCO, discusses upcoming treatments that could impact standard-of-care practices and the continually evolving role of antibody-drug conjugates role in the breast cancer treatment paradigm.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Garners Approval in China for HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
The National Medical Products Administration of China has approved the use of single-agent fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who previously received 1 or more anti–HER2-based regimens.
Dr. Crown on the Investigation of Lapatinib Plus Chemotherapy in HER2+ Breast Cancer
February 3rd 2023John Crown, MB, BCh, BAO, BSc, MD, MBA, discusses the rationale for evaluating lapatinib (Tykerb) with standard trastuzumab/chemotherapy regimen in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, as well as contextualizes results from a phase 2 trial.
Mridula George, MD, discusses the methods used to evaluate cardiotoxicity associated with adjuvant trastuzumab emtansine plus concurrent radiation therapy, and explains implications on the use of trastuzumab emtansine plus radiation in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer.
European Commission Approves Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer
January 26th 2023Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki has received approval in the European Union as a single agent for the treatment of patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low breast cancer who have received prior chemotherapy for metastatic disease or developed disease recurrence during or within six months of completing adjuvant chemotherapy.
Dr. Vicini on the Potential Utility of the DCISionRT Test in HER2+ DCIS of the Breast
January 25th 2023Frank A. Vicini, MD, discusses the potential utility of using the DCISionRT test to determine treatment benefit in the phase 3 NRG-NSABP-B43 trial in HER2-positive ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.
Neoadjuvant Anti-HER2 TKIs Require Further Investigation for HER2+ Breast Cancer
January 17th 2023John Crown, MB, BCh, BAO, BSc, MD, MBA, discusses previous research with anti-HER2 TKIs in HER2-positive breast cancer, expanded on key follow-up data from this phase 2 trial, and emphasized the importance of continued investigation into this underutilized combination.
Real-World Analysis Shows Low Use of Ovarian Suppression in Premenopausal HR+/HER2+ Breast Cancer
January 9th 2023Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH, discusses key results from a retrospective analysis of ovarian suppression in HR–positive, HER2-positive breast cancer, the importance of assessing real-world practice patterns, and the need for continued study of other predictive biomarkers for endocrine therapy in this population.
Neoadjuvant and adjuvant pertuzumab plus trastuzumab with docetaxel continued to show improvements in event-free survival, disease-free survival and overall survival vs trastuzumab/docetaxel and placebo in Asian patients with HER2-positive early or locally advanced breast cancer.
NICE Recommends Trastuzumab Deruxtecan for Previously Treated HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has endorsed trastuzumab deruxtecan for use within the Cancer Drugs Fund for adult patients with HER2-positive, unresectable or metastatic breast cancer following at least 1 anti-HER2 treatment.
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy with dual HER2-blockade of pertuzumab and trastuzumab is well tolerated and increases the rate of pathological complete response in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer compared with regimens that contain trastuzumab only, while being neutral on drug cost.