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For a patient with isolated CNS recurrence of HR+HER2+ breast cancer after completion of adjuvant therapy, what, if any, systemic therapy would you start after completion of local therapy?
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Medical Oncology · Private Practice and Digital Health
It is important to maintain curative intent in this situation. Most typically, patients with ER+/HER2+ (or triple positive breast cancer) are the youngest of all patients with ER+ breast cancer (Alqaisi et al BCRT 2014), and while anti-HER2 therapy is key, it is also critical to emphasize the role o...
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Medical Oncology · University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
This is a difficult situation with limited data. In general, I would not recommend chemotherapy, and would recommend endocrine therapy. If on tamoxifen at time of recurrence, I would consider change to AI (with OFS, if pre-menopausal). I personally would not add neratinib as this has not been studie...