Breast Cancer

No treatment-related discontinuations have been observed related to Bria-IMT treatment for hormone receptor–positive breast cancer.

Neil M. Iyengar, MD, discussed the most prevalent discussions and exciting updates from the 2025 Miami Breast Cancer Conference.

Race, education, and arm pain were found to influence acupuncture expectancy in patients who are survivors of breast cancer.

Identifying biologic mechanisms driving symptoms may be necessary to develop therapies that reduce symptom burden for patients with breast cancer.

The developer will conduct a US feasibility test to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the SIRA RFA Electrosurgical Device in patients who require breast-conservation surgery.

Palbociclib with endocrine therapy did not improve outcomes in hormone receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer but improved invasive DFS in lobular disease.

Results from the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast06 trial demonstrated that trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) monotherapy improved progression-free survival over chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer.

At 5 years, 100% of patients with breast cancer who did not receive surgery had ipsilateral breast tumor relapse-free survival.

Clara Bodelon, PhD, MS, discussed her recently published study which found that the greatest physical health declines in patients who survived breast cancer stemmed from chemotherapy.

Timely guideline-concordant care may mitigate racial and ethnic disparities in overall survival among patients with inflammatory breast cancer.

The safety profile of vepdegestrant in ER–positive/HER2– breast cancer was consistent with its observed profile in previous studies.

Despite a relatively small, though increasing, level of focus in oncology, radiation-induced heart damage in breast cancer is a relevant clinical problem that needs more attention.

A multidisciplinary care approach should be utilized when discussing sexual health with survivors of breast cancer.

The test led to a modification in treatment plan for 48.1% of those with stage I to III HER2-positive breast cancer, 73.5% of which were reductions.

Breast MRI in patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer increased mastectomy rates and biopsy needs.

Findings from the COMET trial support the potential safety and acceptability of active monitoring among patients with ductal carcinoma in situ.

The assistance of AI-based computer-aided detection for mammogram screenings did not impact recall rates in a radiologist’s standard single reading.

Patients with breast cancer who received endocrine therapy alone had improved physical health outcomes compared with those who received chemotherapy.

Axillary management of patients with breast cancer such as sentinel lymph node biopsy have evolved substantially over the past 30 years.

Data from the DESTINY-Breast06 trial support the positive opinion on trastuzumab deruxtecan as a treatment in HER2-low or HER2-ultralow breast cancer.

Pathologic complete response rates with the atezolizumab combination were higher for patients with PD-L1–negative disease in the phase 2 ATHENE trial.