HER2+ Breast Cancer | Specialty

The OncLive Neoadjuvant HER2+ Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on treatment for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances in both the localized and metastatic settings, and ongoing research in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Experts Navigate the New World of HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

October 19th 2022

Treatment decisions in the second-line setting for patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer are not as cut-and-dried as deciding between which data have the best outcomes.

Neoadjuvant Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin Regimen Has Promising Efficacy in HER2+ Breast Cancer

October 7th 2022

The combination of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab elicited encouraging responses with acceptable safety when given as neoadjuvant treatment in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Expands Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment Landscape Across HER2-Expressing Subtypes

October 7th 2022

Jane Lowe Meisel, MD, discussed the emergence of HER2-low as a new category in breast cancer, outlining the significance of the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast04 trial and the unique qualities of trastuzumab deruxtecan in the HER2-positive and HER2-low populations.

DZD1516 Demonstrates Safety, Early Activity in Heavily Pretreated Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer

October 6th 2022

DZD1516 monotherapy elicited early clinical activity and was found to be well tolerated in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer with or without brain metastases.

Dr. Pakkala on Clinical Trial Enrollment for Patients With Breast Cancer and Brain Metastases

October 5th 2022

Suchita Pakkala, MD, discusses the importance for clinical trial enrollment for patients with breast cancer who have brain metastases.

Dr. Tkaczuk on the Utilization of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in HER2+ Breast Cancer

October 5th 2022

Katherine Tkaczuk, MD, discusses the utilization of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-positive breast cancer.

Pyrotinib Plus Trastuzumab/Docetaxel Prolongs PFS in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

September 28th 2022

The addition of pyrotinib to trastuzumab and docetaxel significantly improved progression-free survival vs trastuzumab/docetaxel alone in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Zanidatamab Zovodotin Showcases Promising Safety, Activity in HER2+ Solid Cancers

September 21st 2022

Zanidatamab zovodotin was found to produce encouraging responses and to have a manageable toxicity profile when used as a monotherapy in heavily pretreated patients with HER2-positive solid cancers.

Abemaciclib Plus Trastuzumab Results in Numerical OS Improvement Vs SOC in HR+, HER2+ Advanced Breast Cancer

September 10th 2022

The addition of abemaciclib to trastuzumab, with or without fulvestrant, provided a numerical overall survival improvement over standard-of-care trastuzumab plus chemotherapy in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive advanced breast cancer, according to data from the monarcHER trial.

Metastatic Breast Cancer Enters a New Era of HER2 Classification

September 2nd 2022

A dramatic presentation at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting changed treatment standards seemingly overnight for women with previously treated metastatic HER2-low breast cancer. However, fundamental questions remain.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Approval for HER2-Low Breast Cancer Sparks Bright Future for ADCs

August 29th 2022

Shanu Modi, MD, discusses the significance of the approval of trastuzumab deruxtecan for patients with HER2-low breast cancer.

UK’s MHRA Extends Conditional Marketing Authorization for Trastuzumab Deruxtecan to Select HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

August 18th 2022

The United Kingdom Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency has extended the conditional marketing authorization of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for single-agent use in adult patients in Great Britain who have HER2-positive unresectable or metastatic breast cancer and have received 1 or more prior HER2-based regimens.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Shakes Up Treatment Possibilities for HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer

August 17th 2022

Katherine Tkaczuk, MD, discusses practice-changing data across breast cancer subtypes that were discussed at the 2022 ASCO Annual Meeting, including data from DESTINY-Breast04 and the phase 3 PALOMA-2 trial, plus the utilization of CDK4/6 inhibitors and PARP inhibitors for select patients with breast cancer.

Dr. Hamilton on Tests to Identify HER2-Low and HER2+ Breast Cancer

August 10th 2022

Erika P. Hamilton, MD, discusses testing used to identify patients with HER2-positive and HER2-low breast cancer.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Approved in Europe for HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer Treated With 1 or More Prior Anti–HER2-Based Regimens

July 19th 2022

The European Commission has approved fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki for use as a single agent in adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who have previously received at least 1 anti–HER2-based regimen.

Europe Validates Marketing Application for Trastuzumab Duocarmazine for Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer

July 18th 2022

The European Medicines Agency has validated the marketing authorization application for trastuzumab duocarmazine for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive unresectable, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Optimized Therapy Requires More Than Binary Understanding of HER2 Positivity in Metastatic Breast Cancer

July 16th 2022

Neratinib-based combinations, antibody-drug conjugates, and bispecific antibodies represent novel and effective treatment options for patients with pretreated HER2-mutant and HER2-low metastatic breast cancer, but the successful integration of these regimens into care will require further investigation into current definitions of HER2 positivity.

Treatment Strategies Evolve With Increased Disease Specification in HER2+ Breast Cancer

July 15th 2022

Adrienne G. Waks, MD, highlights clinical trials that are studying emerging treatment escalation and de-escalation strategies in early stage HER2-positive breast cancer, elaborates on the future of immunotherapy in this setting, and explains the significance of establishing new biomarkers.

Adjuvant Pertuzumab-Based Regimen Sustains Clinical Benefit in 8-Year Follow-Up in HER2+ Early Breast Cancer

July 15th 2022

The addition of pertuzumab to standard adjuvant therapy of trastuzumab and chemotherapy continued to reduce the risk of disease recurrence or death for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer according to data from the third interim overall survival analysis of the phase 3 APHINITY trial.

FDA Accepts BLA for Trastuzumab Duocarmazine for Advanced HER2+ Breast Cancer

July 12th 2022

The FDA has accepted for review a biologics license application for vic-trastuzumab duocarmazine for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.