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Ciara C. O’Sullivan, MD, MBBCh, on HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Expert Commentary on Treatments Under Study

2024 ASCO Annual Meeting

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Ciara C. O’Sullivan, MD, MBBCh, of Mayo Clinic, discusses three studies of treatment for patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer and their clinical implications: the EMERALD trial of eribulin and taxane; the Patricia Cohort C trial of palbociclib plus trastuzumab and endocrine therapy; and DB07 on trastuzumab deruxtecan with or without palbociclib.



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