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Rita Nanda, MD, on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: Emerging Therapeutic Strategies

AACR Annual Meeting 2021

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Rita Nanda, MD, of the University of Chicago, discusses the latest data on novel treatment strategies for triple-negative breast cancer, including immune checkpoint, PARP, and ATK inhibitors; antibody-drug conjugates; and targeting the androgen receptor.



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