BREAST CANCER

Findings from the phase 3 CAPItello-291 trial show that the combination of capivasertib plus fulvestrant achieved improvement in progression-free survival among patients with hormone-receptor–positive/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Findings from the HER2CLIMB clinical trial of tucatinib combined with trastuzumab and capecitabine verified the safety of the regimen in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

According to Ruth O'Regan, MD, BCI is the first genomic assay to demonstrate benefit from ovarian suppression.

Poorer outcomes were shown in Black patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, including in patients with similar 21-gene recurrence scores.

Among premenopausal patients, the addition of everolimus to endocrine therapy improved iDFS and OS, which is hypothesis generating, said Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, MD.

The data from 2 years post primary efficacy analysis of monarchE study showed that adjuvant abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy improves invasive disease-free survival.

Residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy tumor microenvironment of metastasis doorway density is higher in Black women, potentially explaining poorer outcomes.

Pre- and postmenopausal patient with breast cancer may experience cognitive impairment with chemotherapy and endocrine therapy, according to RxPONDER PRO substudy results presented during SABCS 2022.

Yielding a 46% reduction in the risk of disease progression of death compared with combination chemotherapy, ribociclib plus endocrine therapy may be a new standard of care for patients with pre/perimenopausal HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

Lajos Pusztai, MD, DPhil, discusses recent data from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-522 trial of patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Fast track designation has been granted to REM-001 therapy for patients with cutaneous metastatic breast cancer based on positive data from 4 phase 2/3 studies.

Lisa A. Carey, MD, ScM, discusses the recent trends in treatment for triple-negative breast cancer.

Erika P. Hamilton, MD, discusses the key safety and efficacy findings from the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast03 study.

With the addition of eganelisib to atezolizumab plus nab-paclitaxel, patients with metastatic triple negative breast cancer have longer progression-free survival and better response vs atezolizumab and nab-paclitaxel alone.

Erika P. Hamilton, MD, discusses the purpose of a safety follow-up analysis for the DESTINY-Breast03 trial of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Dr Bardia provides his opinion on the current state of the ER+/HER2- treatment landscape and where elacestrant belongs in the current treatment paradigm.

Taking a closer look at the EMERALD trial, Dr Bardia shares key efficacy outcomes from the sub-group analyses 1) of patients with no prior chemotherapy and 2) comparing elacestrant to fulvestrant or AI.

Matthew P. Goetz, MD, discusses the background of the ELAINE-1 study examining lasofoxifene in patients with estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer harboring estrogen receptor 1 mutations.

Dr Bardia discusses the mechanism of action of elacestrant, how elacestrant compares to other SERDS, and introduces the EMERALD trial.

Keerthi Gogineni, MD, MSHP, discusses the use of preoperative chemoimmunotherapy in patients with stage I triple negative breast cancer.

Lajos Pusztai, MD, DPhil, discusses the promise of neoadjuvant immunotherapy trials including the KEYNOTE-522 trial evaluating pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Phase 2 trial of trilaciclib administered prior to sacituzumab govitecan-hziy in patients with unresectable, locally advanced, or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer demonstrates encouraging reductions in adverse events.

In a first-in-human trial, a peptide-drug conjugate showed tolerability and antitumor activity in patients with advanced solid tumors.

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month Kristina Mirabeau-Beale, mD, MPH, and Bridget Koontz, MD, discuss the different types of breast cancer that clinicians need to be aware of.

Deena Mary Atieh Graham, MD, discusses the treatment options for a breast cancer diagnosis and explains how patients are affected after treatment.