Larry Wickerham, MD, and Harry D. Bear, MD, PhD, discuss three clinical trials:
• B-40, the only study to combine neoadjuvant and adjuvant chemotherapy with bevacizumab
• B-51, on radiation to the chest wall
• Alliance trial, on lymph node dissection
Clifford A. Hudis, MD, FACP, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses findings from abstract P5-19-09, “Stage 1 results from MDV3100-11: A two-stage study of enzalutamide, an androgen receptor inhibitor, in advanced androgen receptor–positive triple-negative breast cancer,” presented by Tiffany A. Traina, MD.
Jack Cuzick, PhD, of the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, discusses abstract S3-07, "16-year long-term follow-up of the IBIS-I breast cancer prevention trial."
Ian E. Krop, MD, PhD, of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, discusses abstract S2-02, “The FERGI phase II study of the PI3K inhibitor pictilisib (GDC-0941) plus fulvestrant vs fulvestrant plus placebo in patients with estrogen receptor–positive, aromatase inhibitor–resistant advanced or metastatic breast cancer: Part I results.”
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.
Lisa A. Carey, MD, of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, addresses further analysis of data from abstract S4-05, “Impact of intrinsic subtype by PAM50 and other gene signatures on pathologic complete response rates in triple-negative breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy with or without carboplatin or bevacizumab: CALGB 40603/150709,” presented by William M. Sikov, MD.
