Emerging therapies for breast cancer

J Hematol Oncol. 2017 Apr 28;10(1):98. doi: 10.1186/s13045-017-0466-3.

Abstract

HER2 and CDK4/6 are undoubted two most important biological targets for breast cancer. Anti-HER2 treatments enhance objective response and progression-free survival/disease-free survival as well as overall survival. Three CDK4/6 inhibitors consistently improve objective response and progression-free survival; however, overall survival data are waited. Optimization of chemotherapy and endocrine strategies remains an unmet need. Check point inhibitor-based immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy is a promising field, especially for triple-negative breast cancer.

Keywords: ADC; Breast cancer; CDK4/6 inhibitors; Fulvestrant; Nab-paclitaxel; PARP inhibitors; PD1 and PD-L1 antibodies; SERD.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Breast Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Drug Carriers
  • Estradiol / analogs & derivatives
  • Estradiol / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Fulvestrant
  • Humans
  • Immunoconjugates / therapeutic use
  • Immunotherapy / trends
  • Immunotherapy, Adoptive
  • Molecular Targeted Therapy / trends
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Neoplasm Proteins / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Piperazines / therapeutic use
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors / therapeutic use
  • Pyridines / therapeutic use
  • Therapies, Investigational*
  • Tubulin Modulators / pharmacology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • Drug Carriers
  • Immunoconjugates
  • Neoplasm Proteins
  • Piperazines
  • Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors
  • Protein Kinase Inhibitors
  • Pyridines
  • Tubulin Modulators
  • Fulvestrant
  • Estradiol
  • palbociclib