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Breast Cancer

Payer Perspective of Coverage on Cancer Therapies

The role of PI3 kinase inhibition in various settings in metastatic breast cancer and a payer perspective on differentiating breast cancer at various stages of disease progression.

Payer Coverage on Repeat Biopsy in MBC

Testing patients who have received CDK4/6 inhibitors in metastatic breast cancer (MBC) as well as testing patients with ctDNA upon disease progression with a single gene test versus NGS.

Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Wins Rapid Approval for HER2-Low Breast Cancer

August 6th 2022, 8:24pm

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The approval came exactly 2 months after results from the landmark DESTINY-Breast04 trial showed that the antibody drug conjugate reduced the risk of disease progression or death by 50% compared with chemotherapy for HER2-low patients with both hormone receptor (HR)–positive and HR-negative disease.

Dr Debra Patt on Capturing the HER2-Low Population

July 24th 2022, 2:16pm

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Understanding that patients who are HER2-low are different from patients who are HER2-positive and -negative means having the right way to evaluate and identify these patients, explained Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Texas Oncology.

Dr Hope S. Rugo Discusses Clinical Trial Minority Recruitment, PALOMA-2 Findings

June 16th 2022, 10:26am

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Hope S. Rugo, MD, FASCO, is professor of medicine and the director of the Breast Oncology and Clinical Trials Education program at the University of California San Francisco Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. She discusses her experience with palbociclib and letrozole in advanced breast cancer.

Dr Debra Patt Addresses the Importance of Cancer Screening Awareness, Strong Health Care Infrastructure

May 11th 2022, 9:17pm

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Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Texas Oncology, discusses how community oncology practices have heightened their outreach efforts to entice patients back in for cancer screenings and the importance of thinking outside the box to overcome staffing shortages in the oncology space.

Ribociclib Data Show Reduced Mortality Risk in HR+/HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer

May 9th 2022, 2:02pm

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Officials from Novartis emphasized that the ribociclib-fulvestrant combination is the only one in the CDK4/6 inhibitor class to demonstrate an overall survival benefit when used in a first-line setting among postmenopausal women.

FDA Approves Enhertu for Use in Metastatic Breast Cancer

May 5th 2022, 4:57pm

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This approval of trastuzumab deruxtecan (Enhertu) follows the March release of data from the DESTINY-Breast03 trial on the anti-HER2 monoclonal antibody, also a HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugate, which indicated superior outcomes vs trastuzumab emtansine.

Dr Hatem Soliman Explains Short-, Long-term Treatment Priorities for Metastatic Disease

May 3rd 2022, 6:45pm

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The intent of metastatic disease treatment is palliative, not curative, so we try to prolong life and provide quality of life as much as we can, said Hatem Soliman, MD, medical director of the Clinical Trials Office, Moffitt Cancer Center.

Contributor: Helping Women of Color Achieve a Healthier Future

April 27th 2022, 6:43pm

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To achieve health equity, experts from CVS Health discuss why we must invest in programs that improve access to health care for historically marginalized communities, address social determinants, boost health education, increase representation in all levels of health care delivery, widen access to clinical trial research, and more.

Dr Hatem Soliman Addresses the Economic Burden of Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment

April 25th 2022, 2:46pm

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The financial toxicity of newer metastatic breast cancer (MBC) treatments is a significant concern and requires stakeholders to work together to find the best value- and evidence-based treatments for patients, said Hatem Soliman, MD, medical director, Clinical Trials Office, Moffitt Cancer Center.

Dr Debra Patt: The True Impact of the Pandemic on Cancer Screenings, Diagnoses Is Not Yet Known

April 23rd 2022, 12:41pm

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Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Texas Oncology, addresses how the pandemic may have influenced cancer screening and diagnosis rates.