Breast Cancer

A majority of patients with large triple-negative breast tumors achieved pathologic complete response when treated with the viral oncolytic talimogene laherparepvec plus neoadjuvant chemotherapy.

The frontline combination of fulvestrant and anastrozole resulted in a sustained benefit in progression-free survival and a significant improvement in overall survival compared with anastrozole alone in patients with postmenopausal, HR–positive metastatic breast cancer, according to long-term results of the SWOG S0226 trial.

Although it has been difficult to identify a specific target for triple-negative breast cancer, several therapeutic classes are showing great promise.

David M. Euhus, MD, director of breast surgery, professor of surgery, Johns Hopkins Medicine, discusses the rarity of angiosarcoma of the breast.

The FDA has proposed amendments to key policies to modernize breast cancer screening and improve mammography services, in order to enable healthcare providers and patients to make more informed medical decisions

Kristin J. Richardson, MD, highlights advances made with CDK4/6 inhibitors in the treatment of patients with hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer and forecasts where treatment is headed in this space.

Kelly Hunt, MD, professor and chair of Breast Surgical Oncology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses treatment approaches for patients with breast cancer who have local regional recurrence.

Ruta D. Rao, MD, highlights the importance of determining risk for recurrence and its impact on conversations about extended adjuvant endocrine therapy and the use of chemotherapy in patients with early-stage HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

William J. Gradishar, MD, discusses the latest updates in HER2-negative advanced breast cancer and the role of molecular assays in this space.

​​John H. Ward, MD, discusses his preferences in multilane testing for patients with hormone receptor–positive, node-negative breast cancer.

Ruta D. Rao, MD, an associate professor at Rush University Medical Center, discusses therapy de-escalation for patients with early-stage hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

A 2018 Giants of Cancer Care® award winner for Supportive, Palliative Geriatric Care, Patricia A. Ganz, MD has spent much of her life working to improve the quality of care for patients with cancer.