Breast Cancer
By Phoebe Starr
For the first time, a randomized clinical trial has shown significant tumor shrinkage with a phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitor in patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer. The phase 3 study LORELEI compared neoadjuvant therapy with letrozole plus placebo versus letrozole plus taselisib, a PI3K inhibitor, in this patient population. Read More ›
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.
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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 ›
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.
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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 ›