In patients with both ESR1 and PIK3CA mutations who have progressed on AI+CDK4/6 inhibitor, how are you deciding the treatment/sequence of next-line therapies?
Role of capivasertib vs SERD? What factors help you decide?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
As previously stated, this clinical dilemma is under great debate, but perhaps more clinicians are considering a transition to the oral SERD elacestrant ahead of targeted PI3K inhibitor therapy. We also now have the option to prescribe capivasertib for patients whose tumors harbor an AKT pathway mut...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
In recent months, there have been multiple new drug approvals for patients with metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer who have progressed on standard first-line therapy with an aromatase inhibitor and a CDK4/6 inhibitor. Several agents have recently entered clinical practice which requires specific act...
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Medical Oncologist at Cancer Care Assoc of York Thank you, Dr. @Wander, Dr. @Heeke, and Dr. @West ...
Medical Oncologist at University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics @Seth A. Wander: Awesome summary above, it's excit...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
I am really interested to hear what others are doing in this setting. After progression on CDK 4/6 and an AI, there are several options including alpelisib + fulvestrant per SOLAR-1, capivasertib + fulvestrant per CAPItello-291, elacestrant per EMERALD.In short, in the absence of CI such as poo...
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Medical Oncologist at Herbert-Herman Cancer Center Dr. @Heeke, Dr. @West, and Dr. @Wander, what do yo...
Medical Oncologist at Harvard Medical School Thanks, Dr. @Thomas. I think this is a very intere...
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Community Practice
This is a question that has been popping up. The Oncology Brothers actually asked this question to Dr. @Hope S. Rugo in their Feb. 22nd podcast. She replied that "Fortunately, this combination is somewhat unusual". She also counseled caution in combining Elacestrant and Capivasertib without evi...