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Updates in HER2+ Breast Cancer from ESMO 2021

Expert oncologists discuss data from several phase 2 and phase 3 trials presented at ESMO 2021 on the use of trastuzumab deruxtecan for HER2-positive breast cancer and how it impacts their practices.

Data from the following clinical trials are discussed:

  • LBA1 - Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) vs trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) in patients (Pts) with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer (mBC): Results of the randomized phase 3 DESTINY-Breast03 study (DESTINY-Breast03)
  • 279P - Trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC): Updated survival results from a phase 2 trial (DESTINY-Breast01)
  • 280P - Intracranial activity of trastuzumab-deruxtecan (T-DXd) in HER2-positive breast cancer patients with active brain metastases: Results from the first stage of the phase 2 TUXEDO-1 trial (TUXEDO-1)
  • HER2CLIMB-04: Phase 2 open label trial of tucatinib plus trastuzumab deruxtecan in patients with HER2+ unresectable locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer with and without brain metastases (trial in progress)
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