Therapeutic resistance and optimal drug sequencing in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer: unmet needs and future perspectives

In the last couple of decades substantial therapeutic improvements deeply influenced the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. The most impactful advancements were obtained especially in the first-line setting, with the trastuzumab/pertuzumab anti-HER2 double blockade, and in the seco...

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Autores: Schettini, Francesco, Giudici, Fabiola, Generali, Daniele
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/217205
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/217205
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Càncer de mama
Metàstasi
Quimioteràpia del càncer
Resistència als medicaments
Administració de medicaments
Breast cancer
Metastasis
Cancer chemotherapy
Drug resistance
Administration of drugs
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Resumo:In the last couple of decades substantial therapeutic improvements deeply influenced the treatment of HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. The most impactful advancements were obtained especially in the first-line setting, with the trastuzumab/pertuzumab anti-HER2 double blockade, and in the second line, with the advent of the potent antibody-drug conjugate trastuzumab deruxtecan. Nevertheless, a careful observation of the patterns of early-progression and long-term effects on overall survival of the most novel agents and combinations, highlights the challenges represented by the emergence of therapeutic resistance and optimal drug sequencing. The integration of sequence studies, tumor-related biomarker development/implementation and understanding of primary mechanisms of resistance to novel anti-HER2 agents, will be the way to move forward to effectively tackle these novel unmet needs.