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How would you treat a patient with ER/PR positive breast cancer with a single site of bone metastasis?

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Medical Oncology · UCSF Medical Center

I would still treat with hormone therapy and a CDK 4/6 inhibitor. Not clear if the question refers to denovo disease or not. I generally do not treat asymptomatic bone mets with radiation, as there are late effects in patients who have a relatively long life expectancy and no data to suggest that ra...

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Medical Oncology · Private Practice and Digital Health
Endocrine therapy is key, a CDK 4/6 inhibitor might best be reserved for resistant disease. These are hormone-dependent indolent cancers typically and an endocrine agent will be sufficient initially.

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