Is there a role for the neoadjuvant use of CDK 4/6 inhibitors with endocrine therapy in patients with well differentiated and/or invasive lobular histology who desire breast conservation?
The use of neoadjuvant CDK 4/6 inhibitors is not standard of care, but there are clinical trials looking at this question and patients who are chemotherapy adverse are asking about this option.
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Medical Oncology · H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida
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The role of neoadjuvant CDK4/6 inhibitors has been explored in multiple phase 2 trials including the neoMONARCH and PALLET trials. The data from these studies suggest that abemaciclib and palbociclib are active in ER+ early stage breast cancers by causing a more complete arrest of tumor cell prolife...
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