Breast cancer
Brain metastases in patients with HER2+ breast cancerRebecca (59 years old)
Rebecca is a 59-year-old scientist and was diagnosed with HER2+ metastatic breast cancer 6 years ago.
- No relevant comorbidities
- Prior systemic treatments:
- Paclitaxel + trastuzumab + pertuzumab
- T-DM1
- Trastuzumab + capecitabine
- Trastuzumab + lapatinib
- Prior local treatment (brain):
- 5 times SRS at different time points
- WBRT 1 year after the last SRS
- ECOG PS: 1
- PET-scan after 6 months of trastuzumab + lapatinib: partial response of the metastatic visceral disease (liver and lung), but a new brain metastasis
- New local treatment of brain metastasis not feasible based on previous radiation treatments