Challenges in the Field of Hereditary Breast Cancer
Claudine Isaacs, MD, professor, medical Director, Fisher Center for Familial Cancer Research, co-director, Breast Cancer Program, Georgetown University/Lombardi Cancer Center, discusses some of the challenges physicians are facing in the field of hereditary breast cancer.
Claudine Isaacs, MD, professor, medical Director, Fisher Center for Familial Cancer Research, co-director, Breast Cancer Program, Georgetown University/Lombardi Cancer Center, discusses some of the challenges physicians are facing in the field of hereditary breast cancer.
Clinical Pearls:
- Over the last year, more comprehensive panel tests have been developed.
- Physicians are faced with the question of what genetic test to order and how to interpret the results.
- There is also a lack of guidelines explaining to physicians how to manage patients who have genetic mutations that are associated with a lower risk of breast cancer.
Batalini Explores Role of UGT1A1 in Patients Treated With Sacituzumab Govitecan for HR+ MBC
April 22nd 2024During 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.
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