Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, and Lisa A. Carey, MD, on Innovations in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
2014 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Lisa Carey, MD, of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, discuss:
- The TNT trial comparing docetaxel to carboplatin
- The CALGB trial on response rates after neoadjuvant chemo with or without carboplatin or bevacizumab
- Pembrolizumab in a phase Ib study
Charles E. Geyer, Jr, MD, FACP
Charles E. Geyer, Jr, MD, FACP, of Massey Cancer Center, discusses findings from abstract S3-02, “NSABP B-36: A randomized phase III trial comparing six cycles of fluorouracil (5-FU), epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide (FEC) to four cycles of adriamycin and cyclophosphamide (AC) in patients with node-negative breast cancer.”
Lisa A. Carey, MD
Lisa A. Carey, MD, of UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, offers her thoughts on abstract S1-09, "A phase IB study of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer," presented by Rita Nanda, MD.