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.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Plus Endocrine Therapy Demonstrates Antitumor Activity in HER2-Low/HR+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 7th 2023

Anastrozole or fulvestrant plus fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki demonstrated encouraging antitumor activity in patients with chemotherapy-naïve, HER2-low hormone receptor–positive metastatic breast cancer.

T-DXd Yields Early Activity in HER2+/HER2-Low Breast Cancer With Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis

December 7th 2023

Treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan generated clinical responses in patients with HER2-low or HER2-positive advanced breast cancer with pathologically confirmed leptomeningeal carcinomatosis.

Datopotamab Deruxtecan Prolongs PFS in HR+/HER2- Inoperable or Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 7th 2023

Datopotamab deruxtecan resulted in a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival compared with chemotherapy among patients with previously treated, hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative inoperable or metastatic breast cancer.

Inavolisib Plus Palbociclib and Fulvestrant Improves PFS in PIK3CA-Mutated HR+ Breast Cancer

December 7th 2023

The addition of inavolisib to palbociclib and fulvestrant improved progression-free survival vs palbociclib and fulvestrant alone in select patients with PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Disparities in Survival Outcomes Revealed With BluePrint and MammaPrint Subtyping in HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

December 7th 2023

Precise stratification of hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer using BluePrint and MammaPrint assays revealed comparable 3-year recurrence-free survival rates between Black and White patients despite observed racial differences in the distribution of molecular subtypes.

Freeman on Mortality Differences Across Racial Groups in Male Patients With Breast Cancer

December 6th 2023

Jason Jincong Freeman, discusses mortality differences across various racial groups in male patients with stage I, II, or III breast cancer.

Dr Parsons on the Correlation Between Liquid Biopsy and HER2 Status in Breast Cancer

December 6th 2023

Heather A. Parsons, MD, MPH, discusses the correlation between liquid biopsy and HER2 status in breast cancer, according to data from a novel epigenomic platform.

Maintenance Pembrolizumab/Olaparib Misses Survival End Points in Locally Advanced or Metastatic TNBC

December 6th 2023

Pembrolizumab plus olaparib did not improve progression-free or overall survival vs pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with locally recurrent inoperable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who received induction pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy.

Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Plus Chemo Improves pCR Across Key ER+ Breast Cancer Subgroups

December 6th 2023

The addition of pembrolizumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by adjuvant pembrolizumab plus endocrine therapy improved pathologic complete responses in key subsets of patients with early-stage, high-risk, estrogen receptor–positive/HER2-negative breast cancer enrolled in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-756 trial.

Capivasertib Maintains QOL Benefit Vs Placebo in HR+/HER2– Advanced Breast Cancer

December 6th 2023

Capivasertib plus fulvestrant did not negatively affect quality of life compared with placebo plus fulvestrant in patients with aromatase inhibitor–resistant, hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

AI Assistance Proves Safe, Decreases Time and Cost Burden of Sentinel Lymph Node Detection in Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 6th 2023

Utilizing an artificial intelligence–assisted workflow to detect sentinel lymph node metastases in patients with breast cancer was deemed safe according to current diagnostic standards and reduced the need for immunohistochemistry and its associated financial burden.

Ribociclib Plus Endocrine Therapy Improves PFS and OS in Elderly Patients With HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

December 6th 2023

The combination of ribociclib and endocrine therapy led to an improvement in progression-free survival and overall survival vs placebo plus endocrine therapy in patients with hormone receptor-positive/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer across all age groups.

Reviewing Best Practices in the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer: Post-Surgery Outcomes in Stage IV Disease

December 5th 2023

In this final episode of OncChats: Reviewing Best Practices in the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer, Gladys Giron, MD, FACS, and Cristina Lopez-Peñalver, MD, shed light on clinical outcomes following surgery of the primary tumor in patients with stage IV breast cancer.

Dr Tarantino on the Potential Significance of SGN-B7H4V in Breast Cancer

December 4th 2023

Paolo Tarantino, MD, discusses ongoing investigations into the use of antibody-drug conjugates targeting B7-H4 vedotin, highlighting their potential significance for the treatment paradigm in breast cancer.

Dr Mayer on the Use of CDK4/6 Inhibitors in HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

December 1st 2023

Erica L. Mayer, MD, MPH, discusses findings from research investigating CDK4/6 inhibitors in patients with hormone receptor (HR)–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Closing Thoughts on Evolving Antibody-Drug Conjugate Landscape

December 1st 2023

The expert panel concludes the program with key takeaways and closing thoughts on the evolving antibody-drug conjugate space.

Dr Sparano on Advances in Breast Cancer Screening, Treatment, and Drug Development

December 1st 2023

Joseph A. Sparano, MD, FACP, discusses developments in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.

FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Zotatifin Plus Fulvestrant/Abemaciclib in ER+/HER2– Breast Cancer

November 30th 2023

The FDA has granted fast track designation to zotatifin for use in combination with fulvestrant and abemaciclib as second- or third-line therapy for the treatment of patients with estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following treatment with endocrine therapy and a CDK4/6 inhibitor.

ADC Choices Require Discretion in HER2-Negative MBC

November 30th 2023

With multiple antibody drug conjugate options now available for patients with HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer, clinicians must consider a variety of factors when selecting and sequencing therapies.

Reviewing Best Practices in the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer: Opportunities for Stage IV Disease

November 28th 2023

In this fourth episode of OncChats: Reviewing Best Practices in the Surgical Management of Breast Cancer, Gladys Giron, MD, FACS, and Cristina Lopez-Peñalver, MD, discuss how to appropriately manage patients with stage IV breast cancer and outline when surgical approaches may be appropriate for this population.