Best Practices for ESR1 Mutation Testing in Patients With Breast Cancer

Elacestrant, a selective estrogen receptor degrader, demonstrated significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) compared with standard-of-care treatments for patients with ER-positive, HER2-negative, ESR1-mutated metastatic breast cancer.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, Emily Goldberg, MS, CGC, a genetic counselor at JScreen, breaks down how genetic screening for breast cancer works and why it is so important to increase awareness and education around these screening tools available to patients who may be at risk for cancer.

Older non-Hispanic Black adults with early-stage breast cancer are less likely to receive timely treatment and guideline-concordant care, increasing their risk of death compared with non-Hispanic White women.

On this episode of Managed Care Cast, we discuss how already wide health care inequities in cancer are becoming much worse because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with guest Monica Soni, MD, associate chief medical officer at New Century Health.

Patients with endocrine-resistant, HER2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer can use the treatment after recurrence or completing adjuvant endocrine therapy.

Here are 5 key points for pre–breast screening preparation that cover the areas of risk assessment, lifestyle adjustments, understanding screening details, managing anxiety, and open provider communication.