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What systemic therapies would you consider for a patient with HER2 positive breast cancer with progressive brain metastases despite whole brain radiation, but no systemic disease?

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Medical Oncology · Cleveland Clinic Florida
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This is one of the most challenging scenarios that we face in breast oncology . Radiation therapy remains the mainstay of treatment. For patients with progressive brain mets after whole brain radiation, there may be a role for gammaknife.

Regarding systemic therapy, there is a paucity of data regardi...

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