BREAST CANCER

During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Ruth M. O'Regan, MD, led a discussion on whether to order next-generation sequencing and/or circulating tumor DNA testing for a patient with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer after progression in the first article of a 2-part series.

Finalized breast cancer screening recommendations from the United States Preventive Services Task Force suggest women aged 40 to 74 should get a mammogram every other year.

Although immune checkpoint inhibitors have become a cornerstone of therapy across cancer settings, their use in most breast cancer settings has fallen short.

New data from the DESTINY-Breast06 trial indicate that trastuzumab deruxtecan could become a new standard of care for patients with HER2-low and HER2-ultralow metastatic breast cancer.

Anne O’Dea, MD, discusses factors that contribute to second-line treatment selection and offers clinical insights on improving outcomes for patients being treated for breast cancer.

Expert perspectives on safety data from the EMERALD subgroup analysis, highlighting endocrine therapy–related adverse effects and supportive care strategies.

Dr O’Dea provides an overview of the EMERALD trial investigating elacestrant in patients with ER+/HER2- advanced breast cancer and discusses subgroup analysis data and their clinical implications.

A hematologist-oncologist discusses the importance of biomarker testing in breast cancer, provides clinical insights on how to prioritize different testing assays, and outlines the roles of circulating tumor DNA and repeat testing.

Anne P. O'Dea, MD, presents the case of a 49-year-old woman with HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer and offers initial impressions on the patient’s risk and prognosis.

During a Community Case Forum live event in partnership with The Arizona Clinical Oncology Society, Felipe Batalini, MD, discussed the TROPiCS-02 trial of sacituzumab govitecan and the impact of the UGT1A1 status on adverse event frequency.

During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, moderated a discussion on treatment options for a patient whose breast cancer recurred several years after adjuvant therapy.

Rebecca A. Shatsky, MD, looks to the future of HER2+ breast cancer treatment, highlighting unmet needs in the therapeutic space.

The FDA has approved Lumisight and the Lumicell Direct Visualization System for fluorescence imaging in adult patients with breast cancer.

Dr Shatsky provides clinical insights on treatment sequencing for patients undergoing treatment for HER2-positive breast cancer.

An expert on HER2+ breast cancer discusses exciting advancements in the treatment landscape, highlighting the DESTINY-Breast03 trial and trastuzumab deruxtecan.

During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Mark Pegram, MD, discussed the value of testing for UGT1A1 status in patients receiving sacituzumab govitecan for hormone receptor–positive breast cancer in the second article of a 2-part series.

Rebecca A. Shatsky, MD, discusses the KATHERINE trial investigating adjuvant trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in patients with residual invasive HER2+ breast cancer following neoadjuvant therapy.

Dr Shatsky discusses pertuzumab as a treatment for patients with HER2+ breast cancer, highlighting its mechanism of action as a HER2 dimerization inhibitor and updated data from the APHINITY trial.

The biologics license application from the FDA is supported by data from the phase 3 TROPION-Breast01 trial of datopotamab deruxtecan in HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Mark Pegram, MD, discussed the TROPiCS-02 trial of sacituzumab govitecan in hormone receptor–positive breast cancer in the first article of a 2-part series.

A medical oncologist provides a comprehensive overview of HER2-targeting agents in breast cancer and considerations to factor into treatment decisions.

In this feature, Targeted Oncology spoke to experts in breast cancer treatment on the trends in management of toxicity with the growing drug class of antibody-drug conjugates.

Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc, explores strategies for mitigating fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and other toxicities and adverse events that may arise when patients receive endocrine therapy in combination with CDK4/6 inhibitors.

Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc, discusses the impact of the Phase III EMERALD trial results on the treatment landscape of HR+/HER2-low metastatic breast cancer, emphasizing the importance of selecting optimal drug combinations while minimizing toxicity profiles.

Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc, presents a case of metastatic breast cancer, initially responsive to first-line aromatase and CDK4/6 inhibitors, that progressed after 32 months. She explores using biomarker testing to identify ESR1 and other actionable mutations potentially causing endocrine resistance, guiding the transition to second-line therapy.