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.

Dr Quiroga on the Emergence of HER2-Low in Breast Cancer

September 1st 2023

Dionisia Quiroga, DO, PhD, discusses the emergence of the HER2-low categorization in breast cancer as well as current treatment options for patients with HER2-low disease.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan May Represent Potential Option for HER2-Expressing Solid Tumors

August 28th 2023

Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, discusses the design of the DESTINY-PanTumor02 trial, details the antitumor activity and safety of T-DXd in HER2-expressing solid tumors, and shares additional analyses that will be coming down the pike.

Subcutaneous Trastuzumab Proves Safe and Tolerable in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

August 28th 2023

The safety profile of subcutaneous trastuzumab was consistent with the known profile of intravenous administration of the agent and there were no new concerns related to prolonged exposure in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Neoadjuvant Dendritic Cell Vaccine–Based Regimen Elicits pCRs in Early-Stage HER2+ Breast Cancer

August 23rd 2023

A neoadjuvant treatment regimen consisting of HER2-directed conventional dendritic cell intratumoral therapy plus paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab elicited pathologic complete responses in patients with stage I to III HER2-positive breast cancer.

Frontline Zanidatamab Plus Docetaxel Yields Antitumor Activity, Safety in Advanced HER2+ Breast Cancer

August 21st 2023

The novel HER2-targeted bispecific antibody zanidatamab in combination with docetaxel demonstrated efficacy with a manageable safety profile as first-line treatment in patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer.

Tucatinib/Letrozole/Palbociclib Combination Demonstrates Meaningful Efficacy in HR+/HER2+ mBC

August 16th 2023

Treatment with the all-oral triplet of tucatinib, letrozole, and palbociclib yielded clinically meaningful efficacy results and had an acceptable safety profile in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Tucatinib Plus T-DM1 Improves PFS in Previously Treated HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

August 16th 2023

The combination of tucatinib and ado-trastuzumab emtansine elicited an improvement in progression-free survival compared with placebo plus T-DM1 in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who received previous treatment with a taxane and trastuzumab in any setting.

Dr Lin on the Selection of Systemic Therapy in HER2+ Breast Cancer With Brain Metastases

August 7th 2023

Nancy U. Lin, MD, discusses selecting between systemic vs local therapy for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer displaying central nervous system metastases.

Expanding Definitions of HER2 Expression Mediate the Role of ADCs in Breast Cancer

July 26th 2023

Erika P. Hamilton, MD, discusses the role of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-positive and HER2-low breast cancer; the evolution of CDK4/6 inhibitors in hormone receptor–positive disease; and how genetic testing can match patients with personalized therapies and support further precision medicine research.

Dr Williams on Remaining Unmet Needs in HER2+ Breast Cancer

July 24th 2023

Nicole O Williams, MD, discusses unmet needs for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer and potential future research directions in the space.

Dr Krop on Age-Related Survival Outcomes With T-DXd in HER2+ Breast Cancer

July 21st 2023

Ian E. Krop, MD, PhD, discusses the use of fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki across age groups in the DESTINY Breast trials in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Combination Approaches Are on the Horizon in Later-Line HER2+ Breast Cancer Management

July 18th 2023

Adrienne G. Waks, MD, spotlights the need to understand mechanisms of resistance to second-line HER2-positive breast cancer therapies, chemotherapy-free regimens with later-line treatment potential, and the future of HER2-positive disease management.

HER2+ Breast Cancer Treatment Arena May Redefine the Roles of ADCs and Targeted Agents

July 17th 2023

Adrienne G. Waks, MD, spotlights the role of the HER2CLIMB regimen in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer with brain metastases, discusses unmet needs in the fourth- and later-line settings in HER2-positive disease, and explains the basis for the ongoing HER2CLIMB-02 and HER2CLIMB-04 trials within the broader ADC landscape.

Dr Johnson on Trastuzumab Plus Paclitaxel in HER2+ Breast Cancer

July 13th 2023

Kai Conrad Cecil Johnson, MD, discusses key invasive disease-free survival findings from the final 10-year analysis of the phase 2 APT trial and HER2DX exploratory analyses in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Approved in China for HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer

July 12th 2023

China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved trastuzumab deruxtecan monotherapy in adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low breast cancer who have previously received a systemic therapy in the metastatic setting or whose disease recurred during or within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy.

Pepinemab/Trastuzumab With Dendritic Cell Vaccine and Adoptive T-Cell Therapy Under Evaluation in HER2+ Breast Cancer

July 5th 2023

A treatment regimen consisting of pepinemab plus trastuzumab and a dendritic cell vaccine, followed by autologous CD4-positive T cells, is under investigation in a phase 1 trial in patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.

Neoadjuvant Zanidatamab Shows Early Efficacy, Tolerability in Early-Stage, Node-Negative, HER2+ Breast Cancer

June 14th 2023

Neoadjuvant zanidatamab monotherapy successfully reduced the incidence of residual disease and was well tolerated in treatment-naïve women with node negative, stage I HER2-positive breast cancer, potentially allowing patients to achieve pathologic complete responses in the absence of chemotherapy.

Dr Li on the Investigation of BDC-1001 in HER2-expressing Solid Tumors

June 13th 2023

Bob T. Li, MD, PhD, MPH, discusses the results of a phase 1/2 study of the first-in-class immune-stimulating antibody conjugate BDC-1001 in patients with advanced HER2-expressing solid tumors.

Dr Meric-Bernstam on the Use of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in HER2+ Solid Tumors

June 7th 2023

Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, discusses the phase 2 DESTINY-PanTumor02 trial of trastuzumab deruxtecan in difficult-to-treat HER2-positive solid tumors.

Subcutaneous Pertuzumab/Trastuzumab Combo Continues to Prove Safe, Effective in HER2+ Breast Cancer

June 1st 2023

Subcutaneous delivery of fixed-dose adjuvant pertuzumab plus trastuzumab proved to have favorable tolerability, with a safety profile consistent with that seen with intravenous delivery of the regimen in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.