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ReviewCurrent treatment options in oncology2024

Updates in Systemic Treatment of Hormone Receptor-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer.

Emily Hsu, Sabrina M Arezo, Stephanie L Graff

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Review in Current treatment options in oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Emily HsuLegorreta Cancer Center at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Sabrina M ArezoWarren Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA.
Stephanie L GraffLegorreta Cancer Center at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. Sgraff1@Lifespan.org.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

opinion statementHormone-receptor positive (HR +) and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) negative early breast cancer (eBC) is a heterogeneous disease with several contributing factors for increased risk of recurrence, including tumor features, individual biomarkers, and genomic risk. The current standard approach in the management of HR + /HER2neg eBC includes chemotherapy and endocrine therapy (ET), and additional therapies based on risk profile, menopausal status, and genetics are sometimes appropriate. The risk of recurrence is more pronounced in patients with high-risk eBC including large tumor size, nodal involvement, high proliferative index, and genetic predisposition. In premenopausal patients with high-risk eBC, ovarian function suppression in combination with adjuvant ET improves survival. In postmenopausal patients, extended aromatase inhibitor (AI) therapy can be considered. Recent trials have identified novel treatment approaches to reduce the risk of recurrence in high-risk HR + /HER2neg eBC including the addition of cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitors to adjuvant ET. For patients with germline BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations, adjuvant poly(adenosine diphosphate-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have been shown to improve overall survival (OS). However, despite these recent advances, the risk of recurrence remains substantial, highlighting an area of unmet need. There are several ongoing clinical trials further investigating the role of CDK 4/6 inhibitors and immunotherapy in high-risk HR + /HER2neg eBC.

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Breast NeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCombined Modality TherapyDisease ManagementErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneTreatment OutcomeBiomarkers, TumorERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, EstrogenReceptors, ProgesteroneAdjuvant therapyCyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4/6)Early breast cancer (eBC)Endocrine therapy (ET)Hormone-receptor positive (HR +)ImmunotherapyOvarian function suppression (OFS)

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