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Paolo Tarantino: Evolutions in the treatment of HER2+ breast cancer
Jan 25, 2025, 16:19

Paolo Tarantino: Evolutions in the treatment of HER2+ breast cancer

Paolo Tarantino, Research fellow at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, shared an article by Tess A. O’Meara on LinkedIn:

“Frontline treatment for HER2+ metastatic breast cancer has remained mostly unchanged for over a decade. Just to be revolutionized over one single year:

  • First, the EMERALD trial at ASCO24, showing non-inferiority of an eribulin (vs taxane) backbone for HP.
  • Then, PATINA, stunning the SABCS24 auditorium with the longest PFS ever seen for this disease, through the addition of palbociclib.
  • And soon, DESTINY-Breast-09, with the highly anticipated substitution of first-line chemo with an ADC (T-DXd).

This all means huge opportunities for patients, but also relevant challenges to make the most adequate therapeutic choice in a rapidly evolving landscape.

In our latest JCO editorial, accompanying the brilliant EMERALD trial publication, Tess O’Meara, and I review these evolutions in the treatment of HER2+ breast cancer, suggesting a framework to select the most appropriate first-line treatment.

Read it here.”

Lessons From Taxanes Versus Eribulin for First-Line Metastatic Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2–Positive Breast Cancer in the EMERALD Study.

Authors: Tess A. O’Meara and Paolo Tarantino

Paolo Tarantino: Evolutions in the treatment of HER2+ breast cancer