San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium

Improvement in progression-free and overall survival was shown with sacituzumab govitecan in the phase 3 TROPiCS-02 trial.

Longer follow-up in the phase 3 STIC CTC trial substantiates that the CTC-based choice is safe in patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to investigators.

Treatment with various camizestrant monotherapy doses lead to survival benefit compared with fulvestrant in a post-menopausal patient population diagnosed with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

The combination of palbociclib and fulvestrant beyond progression on prior CDK4/6 inhibitor did not show significant improvements in progression-free survival compared with fulvestrant alone in ER-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer.

Maryam Lustberg, MD, MPH, explains how the HER2 low session during the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

Results from the VERITAC trial presented at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium showed that ARV-471 monotherapy may be active in ER-positive/HER2-negative locally advanced/metastatic breast cancer.

Findings from the phase 3 CAPItello-291 trial show that the combination of capivasertib plus fulvestrant achieved improvement in progression-free survival among patients with hormone-receptor–positive/HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Findings from the HER2CLIMB clinical trial of tucatinib combined with trastuzumab and capecitabine verified the safety of the regimen in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

The use of trastuzumab deruxtecan in the neoadjuvant setting showed promising responses in patients with early-stage breast cancer.

Patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer had better progression-free and overall survival outcomes when given trastuzumab deruxtecan versus capecitabin-based treatment.

According to Ruth O'Regan, MD, BCI is the first genomic assay to demonstrate benefit from ovarian suppression.

Among premenopausal patients, the addition of everolimus to endocrine therapy improved iDFS and OS, which is hypothesis generating, said Mariana Chavez-MacGregor, MD.

The data from 2 years post primary efficacy analysis of monarchE study showed that adjuvant abemaciclib plus endocrine therapy improves invasive disease-free survival.

Residual disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy tumor microenvironment of metastasis doorway density is higher in Black women, potentially explaining poorer outcomes.

Pre- and postmenopausal patient with breast cancer may experience cognitive impairment with chemotherapy and endocrine therapy, according to RxPONDER PRO substudy results presented during SABCS 2022.

Yielding a 46% reduction in the risk of disease progression of death compared with combination chemotherapy, ribociclib plus endocrine therapy may be a new standard of care for patients with pre/perimenopausal HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer

Alexandra S. Zimmer, MD, discusses the safety of the combination of the T-DM1 ado-trastuzumab emtansine and temozolomide, for the prevention of further brain metastases in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer with brain metastases.

In the phase 2 I-SPY 2 platform trial, receipt of targeted neoadjuvant chemotherapy did not appear to be based on race.

Adverse events in patients with high-risk HER2-negative early breast cancer treated with chemotherapy before olaparib may be resolved after therapy is complete.

Alexandra Higgins, MD, discusses when to use ado-trastuzumab emtansine in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, and how to address particular adverse events that patients may develop while on treatment.

Samuraciclib plus fulvestrant demonstrates activity in patients with HR-positive breast cancer who were heavily pretreated with CDK4/6 inhibitors.

Circulating tumor DNA should be used early and often by physcians who treat patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer.

Fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki led to prolonged progression-free survival and higher responses compared with ado-trastuzumab emtansine as second-line therapy in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Data from a pooled analysis confirm that patients who self-identify as Black or Hispanic can safely benefit from treatment with palbociclib plus endocrine therapy for hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

A non-chemotherapy–based targeted regimen comprised of tucatinib, palbociclib, and letrozole was found to prolong central nervous system (CNS) progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive breast cancer.

Compared with tamoxifen, aromatase inhibitors were revealed to be more effective in reducing the rate of recurrence in ER+ breast cancer among premenopausal women receiving ovarian suppression.

Alexandra S. Zimmer, MD, discusses treatment options for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who have developed brain metastasis.

Investigators of the SWOG S1007 RxPONDER trial found a statistically significant improvement in invasive disease-free survival and distant relapse-free survival in premenopausal women who received adjuvant chemotherapy.

Patients with higher Oncotype DX scores are more likely to complete the recommended 5 years of endocrine therapy.

Phase 3 results from a cohort of patients in China show a progression-free survival benefit with entinostat/exemestane.