San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS)

Since 1977, the Symposium’s mission has been to provide state-of-the-art information on breast cancer research. From a 1-day regional conference, the Symposium has grown to a 5-day program attended by a broad international audience of academic and private researchers and physicians from over 90 countries.

The Symposium aims to achieve a balance of clinical, translational, and basic research, providing a forum for interaction, communication, and education for a broad spectrum of researchers, health professionals, and those with a special interest in breast cancer.

Dr Hope Rugo discusses studies that are aiming to evaluate the effect that CDK4/6 inhibitors have on patients with HER2+ breast cancer. Read More ›

Dr Hope Rugo provides an overview of some hot topics being covered at SABCS 2017 in the areas of hormone therapy, immunotherapy, neoadjuvant therapy, and more. Read More ›

Dr Matthew Goetz reviews what differentiates abemaciclib, the latest CDK4/6 inhibitor FDA-approved for HR+ metastatic breast cancer, from ribociclib and palbociclib. Read More ›

Researchers have identified a CDK4/6 inhibitor–sensitive E2F4 gene expression signature in estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers resistant to aromatase inhibitors that can potentially identify patients with ER-positive breast cancer who are candidates for adjuvant therapy with CDK4/6 inhibitors in combination with antiestrogens. Read More ›

Abemaciclib, but not ribociclib or palbociclib, exhibits inhibition of CDK4/6 plus kinases other than CDK4/6, and induces cell death rather than cytostasis, which may be therapeutically advantageous in patients with hormone receptor‒positive breast cancer that is generally resistant to CDK4/6 inhibitors. Read More ›

Triplet therapy consisting of an mTOR inhibitor, a CDK4/6 inhibitor, and an estrogen receptor (ER) antagonist such as fulvestrant may be optimal in treating hormone receptor–positive metastatic breast cancer, especially in the setting of CDK4/6-resistant tumors. Read More ›

A comparison of the relative efficacy of combination hormone therapies in hormone receptor‒ positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (MBC) suggests that everolimus/exemestane may be the most effective treatment option available. Read More ›

Despite international guidelines and data that show CDK4/6 inhibitors plus aromatase inhibitors can improve overall response rates, overall survival, and progression-free survival in patients with metastatic breast cancer, there is a lasting belief among patients that chemotherapy is the preferable course of treatment. 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 Matthew Goetz addresses the prospect of utilizing CDK4/6 inhibitors to treat patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, stating early data indicate that CDK4/6 inhibitors may have some antitumor activity in HER2+ breast cancer. Read More ›

The phase 1b trial of the insulin-like growth factor ligand-neutralizing antibody xentuzumab and the CDK4/6 inhibitor abemaciclib, plus endocrine therapy, is designed to evaluate safety, tolerability, and preliminary efficacy in patients with locally advanced or metastatic hormone receptor (HR)-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer. Read More ›

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