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Experts discuss key takeaways and closing thoughts on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in cancer treatment.

Ronan Kelly, MD, MBA, offers insights on the future for HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugates.

Ronan Kelly, MD, MBA, offers insights on trastuzumab deruxtecan approval as tumor-agnostic HER2-directed therapy.

Key opinion leaders examine promising antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in the pharmaceutical development pipeline.

Expert clinicians offer strategic guidance on optimal sequencing of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) in treatment protocols.

Experts provide clinical insights on the management of emetogenicity in patients receiving antibody-drug conjugates.

A panel of experts discuss hematologic adverse events associated with antibody-drug conjugate therapies.

Key opinion leaders anticipate future developments in HER2-positive breast cancer, and on the potential for translating therapeutic advances from the metastatic landscape into early-stage disease management.

Medical experts delve into the challenges of brain metastases in HER2-positive breast cancer, exploring local therapies for targeting central nervous system metastases and emphasizing the crucial role of multidisciplinary tumor boards, collaboration with colleagues, and referrals to specialized providers in optimizing patient outcomes.

Key opinion leaders revisit the HER2CLIMB trial, providing an in-depth analysis of the latest updates and their implications for the management of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD, presents the case of a 54-year-old woman with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer exhibiting bone, liver, and brain lesions, and key opinion leaders share their perspectives on the most appropriate treatment approaches tailored to the patient's specific disease characteristics and metastatic sites.

Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD, shares his insights on managing patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer who have progressed on second and third-line treatments, stressing the potential benefits of incorporating small molecules, tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), chemotherapy, and enrolling patients in clinical trials to optimize outcomes.

Tiffany A. Traina, MD, addresses adverse event monitoring and the range of adverse events patients may experience with front-line treatments for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, particularly highlighting alopecia and diarrhea as common side effects.

Key opinion leaders explore various therapeutic options for later-line treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, emphasizing the significance of the HER2CLIMB and CLEOPATRA trials, while also drawing comparisons to real-world data to inform clinical decision-making.

Tiffany A. Traina, MD, presents a patient case involving a woman diagnosed with HR-negative, HER2 3+ invasive ductal adenocarcinoma and elaborates on the clinical management approaches employed in her treatment sequencing.

Heather McArthur, MD, emphasizes the influence of recent and ongoing clinical trials, specifically DESTINY-Breast09 and HER2CLIMB-05, in steering the treatment paradigm in 1st-line HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Medical experts examine the current standards of care and successive lines of treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, while also addressing the challenges encountered in managing this complex disease.

Tiffany A. Traina, MD; Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD, and Heather McArthur, MD, underscore the importance of testing all early-stage and breast cancer patients for HER2 positivity to inform and guide optimal therapeutic decision-making.

Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD, and Megan Kruse, MD, discuss the clinical benefits reported with neratinib for the treatment of patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer.

Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD, and Megan Kruse, MD, discuss ongoing research efforts in HER2-positive early breast cancer.

Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD, and Megan Kruse, MD, discuss optimal management for adverse effects related to neratinib for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer.

Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD, and Megan Kruse, MD, discuss unmet needs in the treatment of patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer.

Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD, and Megan Kruse, MD, discuss how standard-of-care treatment has evolved for patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer.

Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD, and Megan Kruse, MD, discuss clinical updates to the management of patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer.

The expert panel discusses ongoing research and offers closing thoughts on the future of HR+/HER2- breast cancer treatment.

Panelists share clinical insight into how to approach treatment selection among ADCs in HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer both now and in the future, given the currently available options and additional ADCs in development.

Dr Gadi discusses recent data updates on the TROP-2–directed antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) sacituzumab govitecan (SG), including analyses performed in patients with HER2-low disease.

Experts on HR+/HER2- breast cancer discuss biomarker testing approaches, including sampling considerations and timing of testing.

Dr Vidal expands on use of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway inhibitors following frontline progression, focusing on the PI3K inhibitor alpelisib for patients with PIK3CA mutations, as well as capivasertib, an AKT inhibitor in development.

A focused discussion on trials that may address disease progression on first-line therapy, including those on ET and CDK4/6 inhibitor rechallenge and novel combination strategies.