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Biomarker Testing Best Practices in HR+/HER2- Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer

June 26, 2024

Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD, and Erika P. Hamilton, MD, delve into the most clinically significant genomic tests and biomarker assays employed in HR+/HER2- breast cancer, focusing on BRCA mutations, PIK3CA alterations, AKT1 alterations, and PTEN alterations, which play crucial roles in determining prognosis and guiding treatment decisions.

First-Line Treatment Options in HR+/HER2- Locally Advanced and Metastatic Breast Cancer and Challenges with Treatment Resistance

June 26, 2024

Medical experts share their strategies for choosing initial treatment options for HR+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, debating the most effective frontline therapies based on clinical trial evidence, while also discussing their aspirations for a new standard of care, and the challenges of managing disease progression.

Dr Brufsky on the FDA Approval of Capivasertib Plus Fulvestrant in PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN-Altered HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer

December 19, 2023

Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD, FACP, discusses the significance of the FDA approval of capivasertib in combination with fulvestrant for patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer harboring 1 or more PIK3CA, AKT1, or PTEN alterations.