Breast Cancer

High-grade immune-related adverse effects occurred in 18.9% of older patients with early-stage breast cancer treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors, according to a multi-institutional study.

Adjuvant olaparib continued to show a strong efficacy benefit in patients with BRCA1/2 mutation–positive, HER2-negative high-risk breast, according to 6-year data from the OlympiA trial.

Neoadjuvant patritumab deruxtecan demonstrated comparable responses with lower high-grade adverse effects in patients with high-risk, HR–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

Imlunestrant, alone or in combination, may provide an all-oral, targeted therapy option following progression for patients with ESR1-mutant, ER-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Most patients with triple-negative breast cancer experienced a protocol-defined immune response with an investigational vaccine, phase 1 data showed.

Surveyed individuals who identified as a racial or ethnic minority reported difficulties discussing cancer diagnosis and treatment.

With newer breast cancer treatments, it’s essential that nurses and APPs educate themselves and advocate for their patients.

Docetaxel was associated with lower rates of peripheral neuropathy compared with paclitaxel for Black patients with breast cancer.

A nurse practitioner discusses how breast cancer treatment can impact sexual health, and how nurses and APPs can guide patients through these effects.

Here’s a roundup of FDA approvals in the oncology space from October 2024.

While pregnancy-associated cancer risks increased with age, breast cancer during pregnancy tended to not impact obstetric risk.

Advanced practice providers discuss the second-line use of elacestrant in patients with co-mutated, ER+, HER2—advanced or metastatic breast cancer

A nurse practitioner discusses ASCO’s recommendations of CDK4/6 inhibitors—namely abemaciclib and ribociclib—in certain high-risk breast cancer settings.

Oncology nurses play a crucial role in monitoring the severity and frequency of treatment-related symptoms, particularly nausea.

Testing for ESR1 mutations is essential after ER-positive HER2-negative breast cancer progressed.

The DetermalO identified patients with early-stage triple-negative breast cancer who would benefit from presurgical atezolizumab plus carboplatin and nab-paclitaxel.

Inavolisib plus palbociclib and fulvestrant was approved for the treatment of PIK3CA-mutant, HR-positive, HER2-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.

A nurse practitioner discussed considerations for managing aromatase inhibitor-related joint pain in patients with breast cancer.

Oncology nurses should inform patients about adverse events and the signs of interstitial lung disease before treating their breast cancer with T-DXd.

Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitors plus chemotherapy also improved efficacy outcomes in PD-L1-positive/ERBB2-negative tumors.

Guiding treatment via response predictive subtype could be beneficial for identifying patients with high-risk breast cancer who may respond to Dato-DXd plus durvalumab.

During a Community Case Forum series, breast cancer experts discussed the importance of testing for ESR1 mutations, in particular with the use of elacestrant, in HR-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.

Trastuzumab deruxtecan improved time to deterioration for pain and other categories, in patients with HER2 low/ultralow breast cancer.

Breastfeeding is feasible for patients with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer who are undergoing a break of endocrine therapy.

The Food and Drug Administration approved ribociclib plus an aromatase inhibitor for hormone receptor (HR)–positive, HER2-negative stage II and III early breast cancer that has a high risk of recurrence.