Laura Huppert, MD

Dr. Laura Huppert presents key data from the DESTINY-Breast12 study, showcasing the effects of trastuzumab deruxtecan on health-related quality of life and neurological function in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer patients, with findings demonstrating preserved quality of life and neurological stability, regardless of brain metastasis status.

Panelists discuss the key advice they would offer to fellow physicians, nurse practitioners, advanced practice providers, and pharmacists involved in the care of patients on capivasertib, emphasizing best practices for patient management and communication.

Panelists discuss their approach to monitoring and managing hyperglycemia in patients receiving capivasertib and providing education about it, including when to involve endocrinology and how management strategies may differ for patients with preexisting diabetes.

Panelists discuss the strategies they employ to manage adverse events in patients starting capivasertib, including minimizing the risk of diarrhea through dietary considerations and patient education, as well as approaches for monitoring and managing rash associated with the treatment and providing education about it.

Panelists discuss their clinical experiences with capivasertib, focusing on patient tolerability and the management of adverse effects associated with this targeted therapy.

Panelists discuss the findings of the CAPItello-291 trial, which investigated capivasertib combined with fulvestrant in advanced hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer, leading to its approval in November 2023 and highlighting its potential as a new targeted therapy option in the second-line setting due to the prevalence of PIK3CA, AKT1, and PTEN alterations.

Panelists discuss how aberrations in the PI3K/AKT/PTEN pathway drive treatment resistance and disease progression following first-line therapy in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, emphasizing the critical role of repeat biomarker testing to guide ongoing treatment strategies and enhance patient outcomes.

Panelists discuss how to approach selecting first-line treatment options for hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer by providing an overview of standard-of-care options and highlighting the primary considerations that guide treatment selection.

Panelists discuss how biomarker testing plays a critical role in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, emphasizing the timing of testing, the relevance of specific genomic assays, and the significant impact on prognosis and treatment decisions.

Laura A. Huppert, MD, discusses data informing the sequence of immunotherapy and chemotherapy regimens in early-stage triple-negative breast cancer.

The doctors recommend using endocrine therapy-based options first-line when possible, before considering chemotherapy or antibody-drug conjugates, in order to preserve quality of life; they note exceptions could include patients with rapid progression or visceral crisis where immediate chemotherapy may be warranted, and that determining optimal sequencing requires understanding the safety profiles and efficacy data for the available regimens.

The doctors recommend using endocrine therapy-based options first-line when possible, before considering chemotherapy or antibody-drug conjugates, in order to preserve quality of life; they note exceptions could include patients with rapid progression or visceral crisis where immediate chemotherapy may be warranted, and that determining optimal sequencing requires understanding the safety profiles and efficacy data for the available regimens.

The TROPION-Breast01 trial studied the antibody-drug conjugate datopotamab deruxtecan (Dato-DXd) in previously treated HR+, HER2- breast cancer patients and showed improved progression-free survival to 7 months compared to 4.5 months with standard chemotherapy, with less high grade toxicity observed with Dato-DXd.

The EMERALD study showed improved progression-free survival with elacestrant compared to standard endocrine therapy in patients with ESR1 mutations who progressed on prior AI and CDK4/6 inhibitors, with the greatest benefit in those having longer duration of response to first-line therapy.

Laura Huppert, MD, and Yara Abdou, MD, discuss the CAPItello-291 trial which looked at the efficacy of capivasertib, a small molecule AKT inhibitor, in combination with fulvestrant for patients with estrogen receptor positive, HER2 negative advanced breast cancer who had progressed on prior endocrine therapy.

Laura Huppert, MD, and Yara Abdou, MD, review approaches to repeat hormone receptor and HER2 status testing before initiating later lines of therapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Laura Huppert, MD, and Yara Abdou, MD, discuss data from the MAINTAIN trial on ribociclib in combination with endocrine therapy in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Laura Huppert, MD, and Yara Abdou, MD, provide an overview of the treatment landscape for HR+, HER2- advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

Laura A. Huppert, MD, discusses the impact of sequential treatment with fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki and sacituzumab govitecan-hziy on outcomes in patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer, according to findings from a retrospective analysis.

Experts provides an overview of HR-positive , HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer and current treatment approaches.