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How would you treat an elderly patient with borderline cardiac dysfunction who has stage 3 HR+ HER2- breast cancer?

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Medical Oncology · Wisconsin Oncology
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If she has an invasive lobular carcinoma and is a borderline candidate for chemotherapy, can possibly try using neoadjuvant letrazole for 3-6 months with close monitoring with breast MRI every 2 months to make sure there is no progression and assess response. If she is lucky and has CR/PR, then poss...

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Medical Oncology · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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If she is well enough for chemotherapy (based on performance status, end organ function, functional status) and she would benefit from chemotherapy (using an Oncotype or MammaPrint assays), then I would treat with four cycles of docetaxel and cyclophosphamide every 3 weeks with pegfilgrastim support...

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