Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, is professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology and Oncology at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, where she is also the director of Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education.
Effective and Well-Tolerated Combo in ER+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer
December 13th 2024Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, discusses how the combination of elacestrant and abemaciclib compares with other treatment options for patients with advanced breast cancer, whether estrogen receptor-positive or HER2-negative.
Lessons From EMERALD: Single-Agent Elacestrant for HR+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer
December 11th 2024Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, discusses how elacestrant, an oral selective estrogen receptor degrader, demonstrated superior progression-free survival compared with standard endocrine therapy in patients with ER+/HER2– metastatic breast cancer (MBC) who had previously received CDK4/6 inhibitors in the phase 3 EMERALD trial.
Elacestrant + Targeted Therapy for ER+/HER2– Metastatic Breast Cancer: Early Phase Trial Findings
July 3rd 2024Hope S. Rugo, MD, discusses the ELEVATE trial of elacestrant combined with various targeted therapies for patients with endocrine receptor-positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who have already received endocrine therapy and CDK4/6 inhibitors.
TROPION-Breast01: DatoDXd in Previously Treated Inoperable/Metastatic HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
January 8th 2024Medical oncologists discuss results from the TROPION-Breast01 study investigating Dato-DXd (datopotamab deurxtecan) in patients with previously treated inoperable or metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer.
Results from INAVO120 in PIK3CA-Mutated HR+/HER2- Locally Advanced/Metastatic Breast Cancer
January 8th 2024Hope Rugo, MD, and the Oncology Brothers review results from the INAVO120 trial studying inavolisib in combination with palbociclib and fulvestrant in PIK3CA-mutated HR+/HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
MONARCH 3: First-Line Abemaciclib Plus Nonsteroidal AI for HR+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer
January 8th 2024Experts on breast cancer review the final overall survival results from MONARCH 3 investigating abemaciclib plus a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor as first-line therapy for HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer.
Final iDFS Analysis from NATALEE in HR+/HER2- Early Breast Cancer
January 8th 2024Following SABCS 2023, Hope Rugo, MD, joins the Oncology Brothers, Rahul Gosain, MD, and Rohit Gosain, MD, to discuss the final invasive disease-free survival analysis from the NATALEE trial in HR+/HER2- early breast cancer.