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Would you hold abemaciclib during adjuvant chest wall/axillary radiation after mastectomy?

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Medical Oncology · Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

I agree. There are some concerns that put cells into cell cycle arrest may also impact the benefits of radiation therapy. So it is recommended to hold abemaciclib during radiation therapy.

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Medical Oncology · Indiana University School of Medicine

Adjuvant abemaciclib should be started after the completion of locoregional therapy as per the monarchE trial. While there is some evidence for CDK4/6 inhibition increasing the anti-tumor impact of radiation, there are also questions of increased radiation toxicity.

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