The OncLive Neoadjuvant HER2+ Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on treatment for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances in both the localized and metastatic settings, and ongoing research in HER2-positive breast cancer.
September 14th 2024
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes may have prognostic utility for OS outcomes with adjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab in early HER2-positive breast cancer.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Sustains Survival Benefits in HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer
October 21st 2023Treatment with fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki led to sustained improvements in overall survival and progression-free survival vs physician’s choice of treatment in patients with previously treated HER2-low metastatic breast cancer, irrespective of hormone receptor status.
De-Escalation of Therapy Remains a Focus for Early-Stage HER2+ Breast Cancer
Francisco Javier Esteva, MD, PhD, discusses the management of early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer with a focus on de-escalation strategies, emphasizes the ongoing efforts to de-escalate chemotherapy without compromising effective treatments, and expands on the ongoing debate regarding the role of carboplatin in this setting.
Experience Helps Guide ILD Prevention/Management With Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in HER2+ Breast Cancer
Sneha Phadke, DO, MPH, expands on the investigation of trastuzumab deruxtecan as a possible treatment option for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer who have high-risk residual disease following neoadjuvant systemic therapy.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Continues to Reshape HER2+ Breast Cancer Treatment Paradigm
Lubna Chaudhary, MD, MS, discusses how findings from the various DESTINY-Breast trials affected the treatment landscape in HER2-positive breast cancer, the trials’ impact on the treatment arena, the evolving treatment landscape for patients with HER2-positive breast cancer, and the importance of staying updated on new drugs and clinical trials.
Dr Chaudhary on the Utilization of Trastuzumab Deruxtecan in Metastatic HER2+ Breast Cancer
September 29th 2023Lubna Chaudhary, MD, MS, discusses the ongoing investigation and utilization of trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer and compared this agent’s efficacy with that of trastuzumab emtansine.
Trastuzumab Biosimilar Receives CHMP Recommendation for HER2+ Breast and Gastric Cancer
The European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has issued a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization of EirGenix’s biosimilar for trastuzumab for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive breast and metastatic gastric cancers.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan May Represent Potential Option for HER2-Expressing Solid Tumors
August 28th 2023Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD, discusses the design of the DESTINY-PanTumor02 trial, details the antitumor activity and safety of T-DXd in HER2-expressing solid tumors, and shares additional analyses that will be coming down the pike.
Subcutaneous Trastuzumab Proves Safe and Tolerable in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
The safety profile of subcutaneous trastuzumab was consistent with the known profile of intravenous administration of the agent and there were no new concerns related to prolonged exposure in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.
Neoadjuvant Dendritic Cell Vaccine–Based Regimen Elicits pCRs in Early-Stage HER2+ Breast Cancer
A neoadjuvant treatment regimen consisting of HER2-directed conventional dendritic cell intratumoral therapy plus paclitaxel, trastuzumab, and pertuzumab elicited pathologic complete responses in patients with stage I to III HER2-positive breast cancer.
Tucatinib/Letrozole/Palbociclib Combination Demonstrates Meaningful Efficacy in HR+/HER2+ mBC
August 16th 2023Treatment with the all-oral triplet of tucatinib, letrozole, and palbociclib yielded clinically meaningful efficacy results and had an acceptable safety profile in patients with hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.
Tucatinib Plus T-DM1 Improves PFS in Previously Treated HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
The combination of tucatinib and ado-trastuzumab emtansine elicited an improvement in progression-free survival compared with placebo plus T-DM1 in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who received previous treatment with a taxane and trastuzumab in any setting.
Expanding Definitions of HER2 Expression Mediate the Role of ADCs in Breast Cancer
July 26th 2023Erika P. Hamilton, MD, discusses the role of trastuzumab deruxtecan in HER2-positive and HER2-low breast cancer; the evolution of CDK4/6 inhibitors in hormone receptor–positive disease; and how genetic testing can match patients with personalized therapies and support further precision medicine research.
Combination Approaches Are on the Horizon in Later-Line HER2+ Breast Cancer Management
July 18th 2023Adrienne G. Waks, MD, spotlights the need to understand mechanisms of resistance to second-line HER2-positive breast cancer therapies, chemotherapy-free regimens with later-line treatment potential, and the future of HER2-positive disease management.
HER2+ Breast Cancer Treatment Arena May Redefine the Roles of ADCs and Targeted Agents
July 17th 2023Adrienne G. Waks, MD, spotlights the role of the HER2CLIMB regimen in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer with brain metastases, discusses unmet needs in the fourth- and later-line settings in HER2-positive disease, and explains the basis for the ongoing HER2CLIMB-02 and HER2CLIMB-04 trials within the broader ADC landscape.
Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Approved in China for HER2-Low Metastatic Breast Cancer
China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved trastuzumab deruxtecan monotherapy in adult patients with unresectable or metastatic HER2-low breast cancer who have previously received a systemic therapy in the metastatic setting or whose disease recurred during or within 6 months of adjuvant chemotherapy.
Subcutaneous Pertuzumab/Trastuzumab Combo Continues to Prove Safe, Effective in HER2+ Breast Cancer
June 1st 2023Subcutaneous delivery of fixed-dose adjuvant pertuzumab plus trastuzumab proved to have favorable tolerability, with a safety profile consistent with that seen with intravenous delivery of the regimen in patients with HER2-positive breast cancer.
Atezolizumab Plus Trastuzumab/Vinorelbine Elicits Responses in HER2+ Advanced Breast Cancer
Atezolizumab in combination with trastuzumab and vinorelbine generated responses and a tolerable safety profile in patients with HER2-positive, estrogen receptor–negative or ER-positive/PAM50 non-luminal advanced breast cancer, according to data from a prespecified interim analysis of the phase 2 ATREZZO trial.