What chemotherapeutic regimen would you use to treat locally recurrent TNBC?
Originally received anthracycline and taxane based regimen.
Would you use carbo/paclitaxel or capecitabine or a different approach?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Triple Negative Breast Cancers are sensitive to DNA-damaging agents so I would be inclined to use carbo/taxol or cisplatin/gemcitabine regimen. There are several points that I consider important to make"
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Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Hi Anthony
You are correct, in the absence germ mutation of BRCA gene olaparib will not be effective. Whereas if the tumor has a somatic mutation then the combination of carboplatin and a Parp inhibitor Is likely to be effective. I said this in my answer.
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