Opinion|Videos|January 11, 2024

HER2CLIMB-02: Tucatinib and T-DM1 for Previously Treated HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Author(s)Rohit Gosain, MD, Rahul Gosain, MD, Daniel G. Stover, MD

Daniel Stover, MD, and the Oncology Brothers review results from HER2CLIMB-02, a randomized, double-blind phase 3 trial of tucatinib and T-DM1 in patients with previously treated HER2+ metastatic breast cancer.

Episodes in this series

Daniel Stover, MD; Rahul Gosain, MD; and Rohit Gosain, MD, presenting slides

EP. 1 Sub-Analysis from APHINITY on Adjuvant Pertuzumab and Trastuzumab in HER2+ Breast Cancer

Daniel Stover, MD; Rohit Gosain, MD; and Rahul Gosain, MD, presenting slides

EP. 2 Update from KATHERINE on Adjuvant T-DM1 for Residual Invasive HER2+ Early Breast Cancer

Daniel Stover, MD; Rohit Gosain, MD; and Rahul Gosain, MD, presenting slides

EP. 3 HER2CLIMB-02: Tucatinib and T-DM1 for Previously Treated HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

Rahul Gosain, MD, and Rohit Gosain, MD, the Oncology Brothers

EP. 4 Key Takeaways from SABCS 2023 in HER2+ Breast Cancer

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