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Why CDK4/6 Inhibitors Are Effective in HR-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer
Dr Hope Rugo cites that CDK4/6 inhibitors play a critical role in estrogen signaling and can be very effective in treating metastatic breast cancer when used in combination with hormone therapy. Read More ›

CDK4/6 Inhibitors vs Chemotherapy for Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer
Dr. Hope Rugo attempts to dispel this misconception, citing that endocrine therapy and CDK4/6 inhibitors are well tolerated and don’t have the intensive side effects associated with chemotherapy. Read More ›

What Differentiates Abemaciclib, Ribociclib, and Palbociclib?
Dr Hope Rugo addresses some of the main differences between the 3 CDK4/6 inhibitors that are FDA-approved in HR-positive metastatic breast cancer. Read More ›

Disease Progression with a CDK4/6 Inhibitor plus an Aromatase Inhibitor
Hope S. Rugo, MD, describes how she would treat a patient with HER-positive metastatic breast cancer that has progressed with a CDK4/CDK6 inhibitor plus an aromatase inhibitor. Read More ›

HER2-Positive Breast Cancer and CDK4/6 Inhibitors

The number of cancer survivors is increasing. To keep up with this trend, survivorship care must evolve and become more efficient, insists Jennifer R. Klemp, PhD, MPH, MA, Director, Cancer Survivorship, University of Kansas Cancer Center, Westwood. Read More ›


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