ASCO 2023: Treatment De-Escalation and the Role of Age in HER2+ Breast Cancer
Studies presented at ASCO 2023 answered questions about de-escalating treatment and how age impacts outcomes in HER2+ breast cancer.
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Studies presented at ASCO 2023 answered questions about de-escalating treatment and how age impacts outcomes in HER2+ breast cancer.
Ten-year data from the Short-HER trial suggest that 1 year of adjuvant trastuzumab should remain standard care for HER2+ early breast cancer.
Ten-year data from the Short-HER trial suggest that 1 year of adjuvant trastuzumab should remain standard care for HER2+ early breast cancer.
CHICAGO — One-year of adjuvant trastuzumab remains the standard-of-care treatment duration for most patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer, according to study results presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.However, certain patients with low/intermediate HER2-positive early breast cancer may benefit from a shorter, 9-week course of trastuzumab (Herceptin, Genentech), researchers noted.