Advancements in Treatment Strategies for HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer: Insights from Experts at the Duke Cancer Center

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In this Cancer Network Around the Practice program, Susan Dent, MD discusses the case of a 66-year-old patient with grade 3 triple-positive breast cancer who presents with multiple liver and bone metastases after front-line treatment with trastuzumab and letrozole.

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