[HTML][HTML] ESMO expert consensus statements (ECS) on the definition, diagnosis, and management of HER2-low breast cancer

P Tarantino, G Viale, MF Press, X Hu… - Annals of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-low breast cancer has recently emerged
as a targetable subset of breast tumors, based on the evidence from clinical trials of novel …

[HTML][HTML] Targeted therapy for breast cancer: An overview of drug classes and outcomes

AT Jacobs, DM Castaneda-Cruz, MM Rose… - Biochemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The last 25 years have seen significant growth in new therapeutic options for breast cancer,
termed targeted therapies based on their ability to block specific pathways known to drive …

Tucatinib vs placebo, both in combination with trastuzumab and capecitabine, for previously treated ERBB2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer in patients with …

NU Lin, RK Murthy, V Abramson, C Anders… - JAMA …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance It is estimated that up to 50% of patients with ERBB2 (HER2)-positive metastatic
breast cancer (MBC) will develop brain metastases (BMs), which is associated with poor …

[HTML][HTML] Tucatinib versus placebo added to trastuzumab and capecitabine for patients with pretreated HER2+ metastatic breast cancer with and without brain …

G Curigliano, V Mueller, V Borges, E Hamilton… - Annals of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background In the primary analysis of the HER2CLIMB trial, tucatinib added to trastuzumab
and capecitabine significantly improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival …

Zanidatamab, a novel bispecific antibody, for the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic HER2-expressing or HER2-amplified cancers: a phase 1, dose-escalation …

F Meric-Bernstam, M Beeram, E Hamilton… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background HER2-targeted therapies have substantially improved outcomes for patients
with HER2-positive breast and gastric or gastro-oesophageal junction cancers. Several …

[HTML][HTML] Development and validation of the new HER2DX assay for predicting pathological response and survival outcome in early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer

A Prat, V Guarneri, T Pascual, F Braso-Maristany… - …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Both clinical and genomic data independently predict survival and treatment
response in early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer. Here we present the development …

[HTML][HTML] Estrogen/HER2 receptor crosstalk in breast cancer: combination therapies to improve outcomes for patients with hormone receptor-positive/HER2-positive …

M Pegram, C Jackisch, SRD Johnston - NPJ Breast Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
The human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) is overexpressed in 13–22% of
breast cancers (BC). Approximately 60–70% of HER2+ BC co-express hormone receptors …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating tumor DNA reveals complex biological features with clinical relevance in metastatic breast cancer

A Prat, F Brasó-Maristany, O Martínez-Sáez… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Liquid biopsy has proven valuable in identifying individual genetic alterations; however, the
ability of plasma ctDNA to capture complex tumor phenotypes with clinical value is unknown …

[HTML][HTML] How we treat patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer

G Nader-Marta, D Martins-Branco, E De Azambuja - ESMO open, 2022 - Elsevier
HER2-positive breast cancer represents 15%-20% of breast malignancies and is
characterized by an aggressive behavior and high recurrence rates. Anti-HER2-directed …

[HTML][HTML] Current biological, pathological and clinical landscape of HER2-low breast cancer

H Zhang, Y Peng - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The breakthrough in developing novel HER2-targeting antibody drug
conjugates and identifying their clinical benefits in HER2-low breast cancer will dramatically …