Metastatic Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know

Metastatic breast cancer, otherwise known as stage four breast cancer, is cancer that has spread from the breast to other areas of the body. This most commonly includes the lungs, liver, brain or bones. Some of the topics included in this video are: The four main types of breast cancer Measuring the mutational profile of the disease The use of various tests to select appropriate treatments New treatments for metastatic breast cancer To ask us a question or suggest a topic for a future episode, please visit our homepage and fill out our form at www.cancerinformant.org, or email us your question to [email protected] ----- Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 04:14 - Endocrine Positive Tumors (Luminal A/B) 05:05 - HER2 Positive Tumors 06:12 - Triple Negative Tumors 08:05 - Liquid Biopsy & Cell Free DNA 10:20 - Antibody Conjugates 11:08 - New Developments in Estrogen Therapeutics 11:50 - Microsatellite Instability 12:50 - NTRK Genes 13:18 - The Importance of Molecular Testing 14:12 - Patterns of Metastatic Breast Cancer 15:30 - The Importance of Genetic Testing 17:11 - Novel Treatments 17:33 - Summary