Breast Cancer: Later Stage Treatment
Breast Cancer
Later Stage Treatment
While there's no cure for metastatic breast cancer, in many cases this disease is highly treatable.
Later Stage Treatment: Stage Four Breast Cancer
Judy Perkins is a name that will be in the medical text books. She is the first person to be declared free of metastatic breast cancer after a course of immunotherapy. That's a big deal. She is what's known in the world of clinical trials as an "exceptional responder." SurvivorNet went to meet Judy about a year ago at her home in Florida and we shot this short documentary. In 2003, Judy was diagno... Read More
Later Stage Treatment: Immunotherapy
CDK 4/6 Inhibitors
A new class of targeted therapy drugs called kinase inhibitors can now help treat some metastatic breast cancers. These drugs target two kinase proteins, called cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6, that normally regulate the cell cycle and division. There are three CDK 4/6 inhibitors available: palbociclib (Ibrance), ribociclib (Kisqali), and abemaciclib (Verzenio). These drugs are primarily used in w... Read More