Pegram Expounds on Exciting Developments in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer

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In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Mark Pegram, MD, the Suzy Yuan-Huey Hung Endowed Professor of Medical Oncology and associate dean for Clinical Research Quality at Stanford University School of Medicine and associate director of Clinical Research at the Stanford Comprehensive Cancer Institute (SCCI). Pegram joined us to discuss treatment sequencing in metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer.

Many recent trials and approvals have paved the way for exciting treatment opportunities in breast cancer. For instance, in May 2022, the FDA approved fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki (Enhertu) as a second-line therapy for adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, based on findings from the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast03 trial (NCT03529110). This trial showed that treatment with trastuzumab deruxtecan provided superior progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) compared with ado-trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1; Kadcyla).

In our exclusive interview, Pegram discussed approaches to treatment sequencing, the influence of the DESTINY-Breast03 trial (NCT03529110) on the breast cancer treatment paradigm, and ongoing research in the field.

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