Sara A. Hurvitz, MD

Patient advocate Erika Rich compares initial symptoms that prompted her to seek a medical evaluation with symptoms commonly associated with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

A discussion regarding treatment advances in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, a heterogeneous disease.

CancerNetwork® sat down with Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, at the 2021 ASCO Annual Meeting to talk about multidisciplinary care with geriatrician oncologists and the use of age-based analyses for diagnosis and following up of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.

Key opinion leaders discuss recent advancements and future directions in the HER2+ breast cancer space.

Expert panelists react to polling questions and give their input on the management both symptomatic and asymptomatic interstitial lung disease in HER2+ breast cancer, also touching on this impact in the era of COVID-19.

Experts discuss the careful monitoring of potential interstitial lung disease symptoms, how they proceed if symptoms progress, and how they handle this in patients who are asymptomatic.

Experts in breast cancer respond to polling questions surrounding the recognition of pneumonitis and interstitial lung disease.

A panel of experts weighs in the challenges of optimally sequencing therapy for patients with HER2+ breast cancer.

Experts provide insights on clinical decision-making in the setting of patient with HER2+ breast cancer.

Key opinion leaders explore the appropriateness of prophylactic therapy for brain metastases and share their thoughts on best practices.

An expert panel of breast oncologists discusses factors they consider when deciding whether to screen a patient with HER2+ breast cancer for brain metastases.

Adam Brufsky, MD, PhD, presents the case of a 37-year-old woman with HER2+/HR- metastatic breast cancer and polls the audience about screening for brain metastases.

Recommendations for managing 2 patient cases specific to HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer and optimizing therapy for specific patient populations within the HER2-positive space based on emerging treatments and changes to standards of care.

Without question, targeted therapies have revolutionized the treatment of cancer across histologies.

CancerNetwork speaks with Dr. Sara Hurvitz, director of the breast cancer program at the University of California in Los Angeles. Dr. Hurvitz is actively involved in translational phase I/II breast cancer clinical trials as well as in research to better define distinct types of breast tumors to better design novel targeted therapies.