Immunotherapy
Breast CancerFDA Approvals, News & UpdatesImmunotherapy
In March 2019, the FDA approved Tecentriq (atezolizumab), a PD-L1 inhibitor, in combination with Abraxane (paclitaxel protein-bound), for use in adults with locally advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer whose tumors cannot be removed by surgery and express PD-L1, as identified by an FDA-approved test. This is the first FDA-approved immunotherapy for patients with advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
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Claire White discusses the role of the FDA in evaluating new and promising treatments such as CAR T-cell therapy and the complexity of getting approvals.
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Nurse Navigator Claire White describes the way she tells her patients what CAR T-cell therapy is and how it works.
Breast CancerImmunotherapyMetastatic Breast Cancer
By Dana Taylor
Triple-negative breast cancer has few treatment options. Promising results from recent clinical trials of immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy in patients with metastatic disease may soon change the way this aggressive cancer is treated. Just after this article was written, the FDA approved this combination for patients with triple-negative breast cancer.
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Dr Morganna Freeman explains the difference between immunotherapies and targeted therapies in plain language for patients to easily understand.
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Dr Morganna Freeman breaks down her methods for explaining immunotherapy to her patients.
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Dr Morganna Freeman on the challenge of deciding when to treat a patient with immunotherapy.
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Dr Morganna Freeman considers the future application of treatment modalities and how they might be combined for optimal results.
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Dr Morganna Freeman discusses some of the ways immunotherapy has changed cancer care, including the expectation for long-term survival and how to treat patients in remission.
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Dr Morganna Freeman outlines some of the criteria used in deciding which patients will most benefit from immunotherapy.