Third Swiss Annual Meeting on HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Recent Advances and New Challenges

The development of antibody-based therapies has transformed the treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. More recently, HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have demonstrated efficacy in HER2-negative breast cancer patients who had a certain level...

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Main Authors: Marcus Vetter, Christian Kurzeder
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Language:English
Published: THE HEALTHBOOK COMPANY LTD. 2024-09-01
Series:healthbook TIMES. Oncology Hematology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.36000/HBT.OH.2024.21.152
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description The development of antibody-based therapies has transformed the treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. More recently, HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have demonstrated efficacy in HER2-negative breast cancer patients who had a certain level of HER2 expression (HER2 low). The Third Swiss Annual Meeting on HER2-positive breast cancer held in Basel, Switzerland, on April 11, 2024, has brought together leading experts in the field of oncology to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in this clinical setting. This paper summarizes the key messages from the meeting. PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE **Peer reviewers:** Two anonymous peer reviewers Received on June 12, 2024; accepted after peer review on September 23, 2024; published online on September 30, 2024.
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spelling doaj-art-6a2059984f5a4a3587bce3d6f0d665a22025-01-17T12:15:35ZengTHE HEALTHBOOK COMPANY LTD.healthbook TIMES. Oncology Hematology2673-21062024-09-01213Third Swiss Annual Meeting on HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Recent Advances and New ChallengesMarcus VetterChristian KurzederThe development of antibody-based therapies has transformed the treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive breast cancer. More recently, HER2-directed antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) have demonstrated efficacy in HER2-negative breast cancer patients who had a certain level of HER2 expression (HER2 low). The Third Swiss Annual Meeting on HER2-positive breast cancer held in Basel, Switzerland, on April 11, 2024, has brought together leading experts in the field of oncology to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in this clinical setting. This paper summarizes the key messages from the meeting. PEER REVIEWED ARTICLE **Peer reviewers:** Two anonymous peer reviewers Received on June 12, 2024; accepted after peer review on September 23, 2024; published online on September 30, 2024.https://doi.org/10.36000/HBT.OH.2024.21.152
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title Third Swiss Annual Meeting on HER2-Positive Breast Cancer: Recent Advances and New Challenges
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