Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 819: Early Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Conventional Treatment and Emerging Therapeutic Landscapes

Cancers, Vol. 12, Pages 819: Early Triple Negative Breast Cancer: Conventional Treatment and Emerging Therapeutic Landscapes Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers12040819 Authors: Anna Diana Francesca Carlino Elisena Franzese Olga Oikonomidou Carmen Criscitiello Ferdinando De Vita Fortunato Ciardiello Michele Orditura Triple negative breast cancers (TNBCs) are characterized by worse prognosis, higher propensity to earlier metastases, and shorter survival after recurrence compared with other breast cancer subtypes. Anthracycline- and taxane-based chemotherapy is still the mainstay of treatment in early stages, although several escalation approaches have been evaluated to improve survival outcomes. The addition of platinum salts to standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) remains controversial due to the lack of clear survival advantage, and the use of adjuvant capecitabine represents a valid treatment option in TNBC patients with residual disease after NACT. Recently, several clinical trials showed promising results through the use of poly ADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and by incorporating immunotherapy with chemotherapy, enriching treatment options beyond conventional cytotoxic agents. In this review, we provided an overview on the current standard of care and a comprehensive update of the recent advances in the management of early stage TNBC and focused on the latest emerging biomarkers and their clinical application to select the best therapeutic stra...
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