In this podcast episode, Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, FACP, La-Urshalar B. Brock, FNP-BC, CNM, and Jordan Hill, PharmD, BCOP, discuss the important role of the multidisciplinary team in achieving comprehensive and individualized care of patients with HR-positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer and preexisting comorbidities, including:

• Key Comorbidities in Patients with HR+/HER2- MBC
• Impact of Polypharmacy
• Role of APPs in Comprehensive Care
• Role of CDK4/6 Inhibitors and Other Treatments for HR+/HER2- MBC
• Utility of RWE data
• Communicating Treatment Options With Patients and Caregivers
• Understanding Patient Goals and Coordinating With the Multidisciplinary Team to Individualize Treatment and Maximize Quality of Life

Link to full program:
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In this episode, Catherine Fahey, MD, PhD; Alexandra Leary, MD, PhD; Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD; and Zev A. Wainberg, MD, discuss the evolving safety considerations and future directions of HER2-targeted antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) across genitourinary, gastrointestinal, and gynecologic cancers.

• Toxicity Profiles of HER2-Targeted ADCs: Common and serious adverse events such as ILD/pneumonitis, neuropathy, and cytopenia across ADCs
• On-Target vs Off-Target Effects: How linker design, payload type, and drug-to-antibody ratio (DAR) contribute to toxicity
• Combination Therapy Considerations: Challenges in combining ADCs with immunotherapy or chemotherapy due to overlapping toxicities and tolerability concerns
  

Presenters:

Catherine Fahey, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Oncology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Alexandra Leary, MD, PhD
President, GINECO Group
Co-Director, Department of Medical Oncology
Medical Oncologist Gynecology
Team Leader, Gynecologic Translational Research Lab, INSERM u981
Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France

Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD
Chair, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics
Medical Director, Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy
Nellie B. Connally Chair in Breast Cancer
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Zev A. Wainberg, MD
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Co-Director of GI Oncology
Director, Early Phase Clinical Research Program
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/42iEDjV

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In this episode, Catherine Fahey, MD, PhD; Alexandra Leary, MD, PhD; Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD; and Zev A. Wainberg, MD, explore the mechanisms of HER2-targeted antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) and emerging clinical data with these agents across genitourinary, gastrointestinal, and gynecologic cancers.

• Mechanisms of action of ADCs: how ADCs selectively deliver potent chemotherapy to tumor cells
• Clinical data across tumor types: highlights from recent trials with trastuzumab deruxtecan and exploration of emerging data on agents such as disitamab vedotin
• Challenges and future directions:key considerations for combining HER2-targeted ADCs with immunotherapy or chemotherapy, and sequencing ADC therapies

Presenters:

Catherine Fahey, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Oncology
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Alexandra Leary, MD, PhD
President, GINECO Group
Co-Director, Department of Medical Oncology
Medical Oncologist Gynecology
Team Leader, Gynecologic Translational Research Lab, INSERM u981
Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, France

Funda Meric-Bernstam, MD
Chair, Department of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics
Medical Director, Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy
Nellie B. Connally Chair in Breast Cancer
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, Texas

Zev A. Wainberg, MD
Professor of Medicine and Surgery
Co-Director of GI Oncology
Director, Early Phase Clinical Research Program
Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
UCLA School of Medicine
Los Angeles, California

Link to full program:
https://bit.ly/42iEDjV

To claim credit for listening to this episode, please visit the podcast online at the link above.