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Panelists discuss how the October 2024 FDA approval of inavolisib in combination with palbociclib and fulvestrant for HR positive (HR+)/ HER2 negative  (HER2-) metastatic breast cancer with a PIK3CA mutation marks a pivotal advancement in precision medicine, highlighting how agents like such as inavolisib, capivasertib, elacestrant, and alpelisib have transformed treatment approaches and expanded therapeutic options for patients.

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Panelists discuss how this patient was admitted after the day 1 dose of talquetamab for observation for CRS and ICANS. Patients such as this are given a 0.01-mg/kg dose on the first day, a 0.06-mg/kg dose on day 3, and a 0.04-mg/kg dose on day 5 if there are no issues. The patient is then monitored for 48 hours and is discharged before getting the 0.08-mg/kg dose.

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Panelists discuss how patient 1 is a 76-year-old female with unknown- stage R-ISS, oligosecretory IgG-K/KLC MM currently treated with talquetamab. One year following the talquetamab initiation, she is in VGPR/MRD- (likely CR or sCR as IFE positive is LLC and she has KLC). To spare toxicity physicians have decreased her dosing to monthly, starting with cycle 14 day 1.

Panelists discuss the adverse effects experienced by a patient undergoing treatment with capecitabine (Xeloda), trastuzumab (Herceptin), and tucatinib (Tukysa), along with the strategies employed to manage those adverse effects, while also addressing patient follow-up procedures, including the frequency of visits, typical labs and imaging ordered, concerning symptoms and lab results, and the outcomes of the patient's most recent follow-up appointment.

Panelists discuss how patients are prepared for treatment, the adverse effects associated with different agents and combination regimens that they educate patients about, the process of administering treatment for HER2+ breast cancer, and the overall approach to monitoring and managing adverse effects throughout the treatment journey.