Would you consider avoidance of AC and proceeding to surgery in a cT2N0 TNBC patient who achieves a significant clinical response to carboplatin, paclitaxel, and pembrolizumab as part of the KEYNOTE-522 regimen?
What scenarios would you do second neoadjuvant treatment vs surgery?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
Full disclosure -- I trained in breast cancer at UCLA, where we generally avoid anthracyclines. The main downside of adding an anthracycline to a taxane-based regimen is the elevated risk of leukemia, myelodysplasia, and congestive heart failure or weakening of the heart long-term. I use neoadj...
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Medical Oncologist at Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University I agree with Dr. @Kelly McCann's response, except ...
I agree with Dr. @Kelly McCann's response, except ...