Dr. Hans-Christian Kolberg on Safer Chemotherapy for Patients with HER2-positive Early Breast Cancer
Hans-Christian Kolberg, MD, doctor of Medicine, Marien Hospital Bottrop in Bottrop, Germany, discusses neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, carboplatin, and weekly trastuzumab for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer.
Hans-Christian Kolberg, MD, doctor of Medicine, Marien Hospital Bottrop in Bottrop, Germany, discusses neoadjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, carboplatin, and weekly trastuzumab for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer.
Holberg points out that the neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen is beneficial for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer because the toxicity is reversible. Stronger regimens with potentially greater toxicities should be saved for later use, should the patient experiences progression, he adds.
Therapy Changes for Metastases and Toxicity Discussed in Breast Cancer
September 5th 2024During a Case-Based Roundtable® event, Ian Krop, MD, PhD, and event participants discussed how different types of metastases and treatment toxicity would affect therapy given to patients with triple-positive breast cancer in the second article of a 2-part series.
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