High-Risk Assessment of Early Breast Cancer IV

Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO
  • As with other early breast cancers (eg, hormone-positive or triple-negative), risk for recurrence of a HER2-positive tumor is generally dependent on tumor size, presence of positive axillary lymph nodes, tumor grade, and other histologic and patient factors
  • Before the development of effective anti-HER2 therapies, such as trastuzumab, novel anti-HER2 tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), or antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) HER2 positivity was associated with poor prognosis
  • The degree of HER2 positivity (ie, IHC 2+/FISH amplified vs IHC 3+) is not correlated with recurrence risk, although it may be associated with greater responsiveness to anti-HER2–targeted therapies
  • Patients with early-stage, HER2-positive tumors with clinically positive lymph nodes are candidates for neoadjuvant systemic treatment with chemotherapy and pertuzumab plus trastuzumab
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Published by Rodrigo Arrangoiz MS, MD, FACS, FSSO

My name is Rodrigo Arrangoiz I am a breast surgeon/ thyroid surgeon / parathyroid surgeon / head and neck surgeon / surgical oncologist that works at Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology in Miami, Florida. I was trained as a surgeon at Michigan State University from (2005 to 2010) where I was a chief resident in 2010. My surgical oncology and head and neck training was performed at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia from 2010 to 2012. At the same time I underwent a masters in science (Clinical research for health professionals) at the University of Drexel. Through the International Federation of Head and Neck Societies / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center I performed a two year head and neck surgery and oncology / endocrine fellowship that ended in 2016. Mi nombre es Rodrigo Arrangoiz, soy cirujano oncólogo / cirujano de tumores de cabeza y cuello / cirujano endocrino que trabaja Center for Advanced Surgical Oncology en Miami, Florida. Fui entrenado como cirujano en Michigan State University (2005 a 2010 ) donde fui jefe de residentes en 2010. Mi formación en oncología quirúrgica y e n tumores de cabeza y cuello se realizó en el Fox Chase Cancer Center en Filadelfia de 2010 a 2012. Al mismo tiempo, me sometí a una maestría en ciencias (investigación clínica para profesionales de la salud) en la Universidad de Drexel. A través de la Federación Internacional de Sociedades de Cabeza y Cuello / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center realicé una sub especialidad en cirugía de cabeza y cuello / cirugia endocrina de dos años que terminó en 2016.

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