TRAPANI , Dario

Introduction: Patients with breast cancer (BC) harbouring a germinal BRCA pathogenic variant (gBRCA-PV) may have an enhanced sensitivity to platinum-based chemotherapy (PBC) and PARP inhibitors (PARPi). As reported in ovarian cancer, however, sensitivity and resistance to these treatments could partially overlap. In patients with a gBRCA-PV and...

PURPOSE: The mTORC1 inhibitor everolimus (EVE) in combination with the aromatase inhibitor exemestane (EXE) is an effective treatment for patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative, advanced breast cancer (HR+/HER2- aBC). However, EVE can cause hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia, which could...