EFFICACY OF ENDOCRINE THERAPY COMBINED WITH TRASTUZUMAB IN PATIENTS WITH RECURRENT OR METASTATIC HR+/HER2+ BREAST CANCER AT K HOSPITAL

Thanh Đức Lê, Thị Lan Nguyễn

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Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of endocrine therapy combined with trastuzumab in patients with recurrent or metastatic HR+/HER2+ breast cancer. Methods: Descriptive retrospective–prospective study on 51 patients with recurrent/ metastatic HR+/HER2+ breast carcinoma treated at K Hospital between 01/2015 and 07/2025. Results: Mean age at diagnosis: 59.0. ORR 21.6%; stable disease 39.2%; CBR 60.8%. Median PFS: 6.5 months. No significant difference between AI vs. fulvestrant or with/without prior neoadjuvant chemotherapy (p > 0.05). Common adverse events: fatigue (9.8%), arthralgia (13.7%), bone pain (11.8%), cardiovascular AE (11.8%), mainly sinus tachycardia. Conclusion: Endocrine therapy plus trastuzumab confers significant clinical benefit with good tolerability, suggesting a feasible treatment option in HR+/HER2+ recurrent or metastatic breast cancer.

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