How would you approach further systemic treatment after definitive local treatment for patients with locally advanced TNBC that had early local progression through neoadjuvant AC-T, adjuvant cape and adjuvant RT?

Topics: Breast Cancer • Medical Oncology • Triple negative

Would you incorporate platinum into your treatment or enroll in an adjuvant IO trial?

Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution

If the patient is currently NED, I would not administer further systemic therapy, as there is no evidence that additional treatment will improve outcomes. As oncologists, we are sometimes tempted to 'do something' in situations where we expect the prognosis to be poor, but where there is no evidence...

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Medical Oncologist at Mercy Medical Center - Clinton
Thank you.

Medical Oncologist at University of North Carolina
If I understand correctly, this patient has local ...

Medical Oncologist at Mercy Medical Center - Clinton
Patient underwent mastectomy, NED after surgery, a...

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