Breast Cancer | Specialty

The OncLive Breast Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on various types of breast cancer, including those that are triple negative, hormone receptor positive, and/or HER2 positive. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on treatment advances and ongoing research in breast cancer.

Dr Lloyd on the Effects of ESR1 Mutations on Elacestrant Outcomes in HR+ Advanced Breast Cancer

December 13th 2024

Maxwell Lloyd, MD, discusses a real-world study of elacestrant outcomes based on prior treatment and ESR1 mutation status in HR+ breast cancer.

Palbociclib Plus Anti-HER2 and Endocrine Therapy Prolongs PFS in HR+/HER2+ Breast Cancer

December 12th 2024

Palbociclib plus anti-HER2 and endocrine therapy improved progression-free survival in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Unveiling the Latest in HER2+ Breast Cancer and Beyond With Drs Sara Hurvitz and Neil Iyengar

December 12th 2024

Sara Hurvitz, MD, of Fred Hutch Cancer Center, and Neil Iyengar, MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, sit down with Chandler Park, MD, FACP, to discuss the latest abstracts in breast cancer presented during the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Tamoxifen Reduces Ipsilateral Breast Recurrence in Good-Risk Ductal CIS

December 12th 2024

Tamoxifen reduced the risk of invasive ipsilateral breast recurrence in patients with good-risk ductal carcinoma in situ.

Real-World OS Outcomes Are Similar for Frontline CDK4/6 Inhibitor Combos in HR+, HER2– Breast Cancer

December 12th 2024

Retrospective data showed there was no OS difference between 3 frontline CDK4/6 inhibitor combos in HR-positive breast cancer.

Certain Breast Cancer Subtypes May Derive a Greater Benefit With Ribociclib Combo vs Chemo

December 12th 2024

Patients with luminal B and HER2E breast cancer subtypes may have a greater PFS benefit with ribociclib plus endocrine therapy vs combination chemotherapy.

Dr Ali on the S0221 Trial of Alternative Chemo Dosing Schedules in Breast Cancer

December 12th 2024

Azka Ali, MD, discusses findings from the S0221 trial of alternative adjuvant anthracycline and taxane dosing schedules in high-risk, early breast cancer.

Sharing the Latest in Breast Cancer Care With Drs Rena Callahan and Jame Abraham

December 11th 2024

Jame Abraham, MD, of Cleveland Clinic, and Rena D. Callahan, MD, of UCLA, sit down with Chandler Park, MD, FACP, to discuss the latest abstracts in breast cancer presented during the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Imlunestrant With or Without Abemaciclib Boosts PFS in ESR1+, ER+/HER2– Advanced Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

Imlunestrant with or without abemaciclib improved PFS in select patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer after endocrine therapy.

Neoadjuvant Patritumab Deruxtecan ± Letrozole Shows Efficacy in High-Risk HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

Neoadjuvant patritumab deruxtecan with or without letrozole produced pathologic complete responses in high-risk, HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer.

SHR-A1811 Shows Initial Antitumor Activity, Tolerability in HER2+ Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

SHR-A1811 monotherapy demonstrated high clinical activity and was well tolerated in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Adjuvant Olaparib Maintains iDFS Benefit in BRCA1/2+, HER2– Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

Adjuvant olaparib maintained an efficacy benefit vs placebo in patients with BRCA1/2 mutation–positive, HER2-negative high-risk breast cancer.

Elacestrant Plus Abemaciclib Shows Efficacy in ER+/HER2– Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

Elacestrant plus abemaciclib demonstrated clinically important efficacy in ER-positive/HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Dr Rugo on Elacestrant-Based Combinations in ER+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, discusses updated safety findings from the ELEVATE trial of elacestrant-based combinations in ER+/HER2– metastatic breast cancer.

Risk-Reducing Surgery Improves Survival Outcomes in Younger BRCA+ Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

Risk-reducing surgery improved survival outcomes in younger patients with breast cancer and a germline BRCA mutation.

T-DXd Improves PFS Irrespective of Time to Progression, Type of Endocrine Resistance in HER2-Low/-Ultralow Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

T-DXd improved PFS vs treatment of physician’s choice in hormone receptor-positive, HER2-low/-ultralow metastatic breast cancer.

Elacestrant Shows Tolerability in Combination With CDK4/6, PI3K Inhibitors in Advanced ER+ Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

Elacestrant was partnered with multiple targeted agents across varying dose levels and schedules for patients with estrogen receptor–positive advanced breast cancer.

Dr Kaklamani on the Effects of VAF on Elacestrant Outcomes in ER+ Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

Virginia Kaklamani, MD, DSc, discusses an analysis of ESR1 allelic frequencies in elacestrant-exposed ER+/HER2– metastatic ESR1-mutated breast cancer.

Lancet Breast Cancer Commission Report Addresses Challenges to Reduce Disease Burden

December 11th 2024

Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, highlights key takeaways from the Lancet Breast Cancer Commission Report and the necessary steps forward emphasized in the report.

Dr Bardia on T-DXd Efficacy By Pace of Prior CDK4/6 Inhibitor Progression in Breast Cancer

December 11th 2024

Aditya Bardia, MD, MPH, FASCO, discusses the efficacy of T-DXd in HER2-low/ultralow metastatic breast cancer by disease progression on prior therapy.