Breast Cancer

Susan Dent, MD, delves into treatment approaches for triple-positive breast cancer in the second-line and beyond, highlighting findings from the DESTINY-Breast03 trial.

Carey Anders, MD, and Susan Dent, MD, discuss the role of radiotherapy in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and brain metastases.

Treatment with second-line vepdegestrant in those with advanced breast cancer is currently under evaluation as part of the phase 3 VERITAC-2 trial.

Screening frequency appears to be a weak risk factor for advanced breast cancer, with obesity in post-menopausal and dense breasts in pre-menopausal patients being more prominent factors.

Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, discusses the management of adverse events in patients with HER2+ breast cancer, and the Oncology Brothers provide closing thoughts on the entire discussion.

Medical oncologists discuss the various treatment options for patients with metastatic HER2+ breast cancer and where they fit into the treatment algorithm.

The Oncology Brothers and Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, discuss clinical approaches to treating patients with locally advanced HER2+ breast cancer.

Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, joins the Oncology Brothers, Rahul Gosain, MD, and Rohit Gosain, MD, to provide clinical insights on treatment practices for patients with early-stage HER2+ breast cancer.

High-grade adverse effects with zanidatamab plus palbociclib and fulvestrant seem to be uncommon in patients with HER2-positive, hormone receptor–positive, metastatic breast cancer, according to Sara Hurvitz, MD, FACP.

A panel of medical oncologists provides insights on managing toxicities in patients with triple-negative breast cancer who are receiving antibody-drug conjugates.

Ruth M. O’Regan, MD, and Anna Weiss, MD, discuss treatment paradigms for patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer and the role of surgery.

The expert panel provides clinical insights on treating patients with high-risk or locally advanced triple-negative breast cancer.

Ruth M. O'Regan, MD, and Anna Weiss, MD, join the Oncology Brothers, Rahul Gosain, MD, and Rohit Gosain, MD, to discuss the treatment of early-stage node-negative triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Data from a case control study highlight a decrease in the risk of breast cancer among those with increasing sex hormone binding globulin concentrations.

Sarah Donahue, MPH, NP, speaks to the importance of communicating potential adverse effects associated with treatments such as CDK4/6 inhibitors to patients with breast cancer.

Black male patients with breast cancer appear to experience worse survival outcomes compared with White patients when controlling for clinicopathological variables, according to Jason (Jincong) Q. Freeman, MPH, MS.

Results from the ECOG-ACRIN E4112 trial appear to support the use of DCIS scores for identifying patients with breast cancer who may be eligible to omit radiotherapy following MRI-guided surgery.

The FDA has set a Prescription Drug User Fee Act date of June 29, 2024 for SH-105 as a treatment for patients with ovarian cancer or breast cancer.

Data from the phase 2 A-PLUS trial indicate that bevacizumab plus chemotherapy prior to whole brain radiotherapy may be an efficacious systemic strategy for intractable brain and extracranial metastases stemming from breast cancer.

Providers should inform patients with breast cancer that selecting later-line therapies following prior treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitors is a “developing area,” says Abigail M. Johnston, JD.

Tucatinib plus trastuzumab emtansine shows a progression-free survival improvement in HER2-positive breast cancer in the phase 3 HER2CLIMB-02 trial, says Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, FACP.

Sarah Donahue, MPH, NP, discusses her strategy for administering doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and antiemetics to manage nausea following trastuzumab deruxtecan therapy for patients with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer.

Fatigue and mouth sores are some of the common adverse effects associated with treatment using palbociclib or ribociclib, says Sarah Donahue, MPH, NP.

Treatment with CDK4/6 inhibitors does not appear to result in severe neutropenic fever compared with chemotherapy for breast cancer, according to Sarah Donahue, MPH, NP.

Susan Dent, MD, delves into the exploration of front-line treatment options for triple-positive breast cancer and examines strategies for restaging in the event of disease progression after first-line therapy.