Heather McArthur, MD, MPH

Articles

First-Line HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer Trials in Focus

May 28th 2024

Heather McArthur, MD, emphasizes the influence of recent and ongoing clinical trials, specifically DESTINY-Breast09 and HER2CLIMB-05, in steering the treatment paradigm in 1st-line HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Evolution of the HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer Treatment Landscape

May 20th 2024

Medical experts examine the current standards of care and successive lines of treatment for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, while also addressing the challenges encountered in managing this complex disease.

The Role of HER2 in Breast Cancer and Treatment Goals for HER+ Metastatic Breast Cancer Patients

May 20th 2024

Tiffany A. Traina, MD; Vijayakrishna Gadi, MD, PhD, and Heather McArthur, MD, underscore the importance of testing all early-stage and breast cancer patients for HER2 positivity to inform and guide optimal therapeutic decision-making.

Dr McArthur on Neoadjuvant Pembrolizumab Plus Chemotherapy in ER+/HER2– Breast Cancer

October 23rd 2023

Heather Lynn McArthur, MD, MPH, discusses the primary results from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-756 study of neoadjuvant pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in early-stage, high-risk, estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.

The Future of HER2+ Breast Cancer Treatment

August 24th 2023

Panelists wrap up their discussion on HER2+ breast cancer by summarizing the most exciting recent advances in the field and their hopes for the future of treatment.

Patient Profile 3: Metastatic HER2+ BC

August 17th 2023

Dr Kaklamani presents a profile of a patient with HER2+ breast cancer and liver metastases who had disease progression after first-line chemotherapy and a solitary new brain metastasis after second-line T-DM1.

Patient Profile 2: Early Stage HER2+/HR- BC

August 17th 2023

Melinda L. Telli, MD, presents a profile of a patient with early stage breast cancer with residual nodal disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery, whose tumor was initially HER2+ but became triple-negative after treatment.

Patient Profile 1: Early Stage HER2+/HR+ BC

August 10th 2023

Virginia G. Kaklamani, MD, DSc, presents a patient profile of early stage HER2+ breast cancer with residual nodal disease after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and surgery.

Typical Approaches for Treatment Selection in the Third Line and Beyond

August 10th 2023

Experts share their go-to regimens in the third-line and higher setting of HER2+ metastatic breast cancer, and touch on the factors that support their decision-making.

HER2+ mBC: Emerging Agents in the Third-Line and Higher Setting

August 3rd 2023

Debu Tripathy, MD, discusses novel therapies being developed for later-line treatment of HER2+ mBC.

T-DXd: Updated Results from the DESTINY-Breast Studies and Practical Considerations for Followup

August 3rd 2023

Drs McArthur and Telli discuss recent data updates from the DESTINY-Breast trials of T-DXd, including a pooled analysis, and share best practices for monitoring patients for lung complications.

Remaining Unmet Needs in the Third-Line and Lessons from HER2CLIMB

July 27th 2023

Drs Tripathy and Kaklamani emphasize the most critical unmet needs for patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer in the third-line or higher settings and recap what the field previously learned from the HER2CLIMB trial of tucatinib/trastuzumab/capecitabine.

Ongoing Second-Line Trials in Patients with HER2+ mBC and Expert Clinical Perspective

July 27th 2023

Panelists briefly touch on ongoing trials of second-line tucatinib combination therapy, including HER2CLIMB-02 and HER2CLIMB-05, in patients with or without brain metastases, and offer their clinical perspective which second-line regimens they typically recommend for their patients with HER2+ mBC.

Use of ADCs in the Second-Line Treatment of HER2+ mBC

July 20th 2023

Experts introduce the antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) and trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) and discuss clinical trial findings and potential use in special patient populations, such as those with brain metastases.

Standard-of-Care and Emerging Therapies for First-line Treatment of HER2+ mBC

July 20th 2023

Drs McArthur and Kaklamani expand upon the standard-of care regimens used for first-line treatment of patients with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer (mBC), review clinical data supporting their use, and share excitement for upcoming data readouts on novel regimens in the space.

Data Updates and Ongoing Trials in the HER2+ Adjuvant Space

July 13th 2023

Panelists discuss recent data updates on standard-of-care and emerging regimens for adjuvant treatment of HER2+ eBC, including data presented at the 2023 ASCO meeting, and highlight exciting trials in progress that have not yet read out.

Identifying Patients Suitable for Adjuvant Neratinib

July 13th 2023

Drs Tripathy and McArthur touch on the use of extended adjuvant therapy with neratinib and identify patients who might be suitable for this regimen, including those high-risk patients with residual disease after neoadjuvant therapy.

Adjuvant Therapy Options in HER2+ eBC and Clinical Data on the PH Regimen

July 6th 2023

Virginia G. Kaklamani, MD, DSc, and Melinda L. Telli, MD, review the various adjuvant therapy options available for patients with HER2+ early breast cancer based on stage, risk status, and whether or not they had received neoadjuvant therapy, and then touch on clinical data supporting the use of fixed-dose pertuzumab/trastuzumab (PH) in this setting.

How Does Response to Neoadjuvant Therapy Affect Prognosis and Inform Adjuvant Selection?

July 6th 2023

Dr Tripathy provides clinical insight on how he assesses HER2+ eBC patient response to neoadjuvant therapy, discusses the typical prognosis for those who do or do not have residual disease, and touches on how he might approach adjuvant treatment selection for each.

Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy for HER2+ eBC: Clinical Considerations and Evolving Modalities

June 29th 2023

Panelists expand upon the most important clinical factors that inform selection amongst available systemic therapy regimens in the neoadjuvant setting of HER2+ eBC, comment on the potential for treatment de-escalation in lower-risk patients, and discuss exciting treatments on the horizon.