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Yara Abdou

@yabdoumd

Breast Medical Oncologist | Clinical Trialist and Researcher @UNC_Lineberger | Former @JCO_ASCO Editorial Fellow. Views are my own. 🇺🇸🇸🇾

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linkhttps://www.med.unc.edu/medicine/oncology/people/yara-abdou-md/ calendar_today06-05-2024 01:16:30

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TRADE: Initial dose escalation strategy for adj abemaciclib allowed majority of pts to reach target dose and resulted in fewer treatment discontinuation #ASCO25 #bcsm Erica Mayer OncoAlert Oncology Brothers

TRADE: Initial dose escalation strategy for adj abemaciclib allowed majority of pts to reach target dose and resulted in fewer treatment discontinuation 

#ASCO25 #bcsm 
<a href="/elmayermd/">Erica Mayer</a> <a href="/OncoAlert/">OncoAlert</a> <a href="/OncBrothers/">Oncology Brothers</a>
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SERENA-6: Using Camizestrant to treat emerging ESR1m ahead of disease progression during 1st line therapy of HR+/HER2- mBC ⬆️mPFS1 16m vs 9.2m ⬇️Time to deterioration in QoL ⁉️PFS2 still immature but trend reassuring ❓OS New treatment strategy to optimize 1st line therapy? I

SERENA-6: Using Camizestrant to treat emerging ESR1m ahead of disease progression during 1st line therapy of HR+/HER2- mBC

⬆️mPFS1 16m vs 9.2m
⬇️Time to deterioration in QoL
⁉️PFS2 still immature but trend reassuring 
❓OS

New treatment strategy to optimize 1st line therapy? I
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🚨Key question: “Is more time on treatment worth going through the testing process if it doesn’t help you live longer?” What a spectacular plenary discussion by Angie DeMichele, MD, MSCE, FASCO !!! #ASCO25 #bcsm OncoAlert Oncology Brothers

🚨Key question: “Is more time on treatment worth going through the testing process if it doesn’t help you live longer?”

What a spectacular plenary discussion by <a href="/AngieDemichele/">Angie DeMichele, MD, MSCE, FASCO</a> !!!

#ASCO25 #bcsm
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At #ASCO25 this morning, Yara Abdou (Yara Abdou, MD, MSCR), MD, MSCR, will present at the poster session: (Poster 120) Real-world analysis of characteristics and risk of recurrence in Black patients (pts) with HR+/HER2− early breast cancer eligible for NATALEE. ⌚️: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT

At #ASCO25 this morning, Yara Abdou (<a href="/YAbdouMD/">Yara Abdou, MD, MSCR</a>), MD, MSCR, will present at the poster session: (Poster 120) Real-world analysis of characteristics and risk of recurrence in Black patients (pts) with HR+/HER2− early breast cancer eligible for NATALEE. 

⌚️: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. CT
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DB09: T-DXd + pertuzumab vs THP in the 1st line setting for HER2+ MBC ⬆️mPFS 40.7m vs 26.9m (HR 0.56) ⬆️ORR ⬆️mDOR >3 yrs ⬆️CR 15% vs 8.5% No doubt this is a highly effective regimen—but the toxicity of prolonged T-DXd until progression shouldn’t be overlooked. PROs will be

DB09: T-DXd + pertuzumab vs THP in the 1st line setting for HER2+ MBC 

⬆️mPFS  40.7m vs 26.9m (HR 0.56)
⬆️ORR 
⬆️mDOR &gt;3 yrs 
⬆️CR 15% vs 8.5%

No doubt this is a highly effective regimen—but the toxicity of prolonged T-DXd until progression shouldn’t be overlooked. PROs will be
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DB09: Biomarkers of early progression on THP vs prolonged response will be key to selecting ideal candidates for upfront T-DXd. Precision upfront starts with knowing who needs more! Great discussion by Dr. Isaacs! #ASCO25 #bcsm Oncology Brothers OncoAlert

DB09: Biomarkers of early progression on THP vs prolonged response will be key to selecting ideal candidates for upfront T-DXd. Precision upfront starts with knowing who needs more!

Great discussion by Dr. Isaacs! 

#ASCO25 #bcsm
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At #ASCO25, @YabdouMD reported Black pts with high-risk HR+/HER2 early breast cancer had higher recurrence risk + worse survival compared w/White pts, underscoring the urgent need to improve outcomes/address disparities. #BCSM

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neoCARHP: phase 3 trial of de-escalated neoadjuvant THP with or without carboplatin in HER2+ EBC ➡️non-inferior pCR with THP with better tolerability ❓Survival outcomes #ASCO25 #bcsm OncoAlert

neoCARHP: phase 3 trial of de-escalated neoadjuvant THP with or without carboplatin in HER2+ EBC

➡️non-inferior pCR with THP with better tolerability 
❓Survival outcomes

#ASCO25 #bcsm
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CompassHER2 pCR: 🔹 pCR rates with THP: ➡️ 44% overall (64% in ER-, 33% in ER+) 🔹 Higher pCR linked to: ➡️ ER 0 or ER+ ≤70% ➡️ HER2 IHC 3+ ➡️ Weekly paclitaxel (vs q3wk docetaxel) 🔹 HER2Dx score: ➡️ Helps predict pCR likelihood 🔹 Takeaway: ➡️ Clinicopathologic + molecular

CompassHER2 pCR:

🔹 pCR rates with THP:
➡️ 44% overall (64% in ER-, 33% in ER+)

🔹 Higher pCR linked to:
➡️ ER 0 or ER+ ≤70%
➡️ HER2 IHC 3+
➡️ Weekly paclitaxel (vs q3wk docetaxel)

🔹 HER2Dx score:
➡️ Helps predict pCR likelihood

🔹 Takeaway:
➡️ Clinicopathologic + molecular
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15-year SOFT/TEXT update: ➡️ 15-yr BCFI: +6.5% E+OFS vs T and +3.7% T+OFS vs T ➡️ No Chemo grp had high (> 94%) 15-yr DRFI and OS regardless of ET ➡️ Largest absolute benefits in 15-yr DRFI and OS with E+OFS vs T+OFS seen in G3 tumors or women < 40 yrs ➡️>=10% BCFI improvement

15-year SOFT/TEXT update:

➡️ 15-yr BCFI: +6.5% E+OFS vs T and +3.7% T+OFS vs T 
➡️ No Chemo grp had high (&gt; 94%) 15-yr DRFI and OS regardless of ET
➡️ Largest absolute benefits in 15-yr DRFI and OS with E+OFS vs T+OFS seen in G3 tumors or women &lt; 40 yrs
➡️&gt;=10% BCFI improvement
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Excellent presentation by Paola Zagami, MD showing OFS + ET improved DFS and OS in a global cohort of young BRCA mutation carriers! Proud of you 👏🏼 👏🏼🤩 #ASCO25 #bcsm OncoAlert Matteo Lambertini, MD PhD

Excellent presentation by <a href="/paolazagam/">Paola Zagami, MD</a> showing OFS + ET improved DFS and OS in a global cohort of young BRCA mutation carriers!

Proud of you 👏🏼 👏🏼🤩

#ASCO25 #bcsm
<a href="/OncoAlert/">OncoAlert</a> <a href="/matteolambe/">Matteo Lambertini, MD PhD</a>
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Congrats to our faculty/trainees who received ASCO Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation awards: @YabdouMD, Career Dev Award Chemtai Mungo,MD,MPH, Career Dev Award Yash Agrawal, MD, Young Investigator Award Jaewon Lee, MD, Young Investigator Award

Congrats to our faculty/trainees who received <a href="/ASCO/">ASCO</a> <a href="/ConquerCancerFd/">Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation</a> awards:
@YabdouMD, Career Dev Award
<a href="/ChemtaiMungo/">Chemtai Mungo,MD,MPH</a>, Career Dev Award
Yash Agrawal, MD, Young Investigator Award
Jaewon Lee, MD, Young Investigator Award
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📣 Powerful work by @YabdouMD at #ASCO25 exposing a critical reality: eligibility alone isn’t equity. In this real-world study, Black women with HR+/HER2− early breast cancer—eligible for ribociclib per NATALEE—still faced worse RFS, DRFS, and OS compared to White women. ⚖️

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Join UNC's Assistant Professor of Medicine Yara Abdou, MD, MSCR on June 12 as she discusses racial inequities and HER2-Negative breast cancer. This group will fill up fast, so make sure you register today graspcancer.org/events/asco25-… #asco2025 #bcsm #registertoday #GRASPPosters #GRASPatASCO

Join UNC's Assistant Professor of Medicine  <a href="/YAbdouMD/">Yara Abdou, MD, MSCR</a> on June 12 as she discusses racial inequities and HER2-Negative breast cancer. This group will fill up fast, so make sure you register today
graspcancer.org/events/asco25-…
#asco2025 #bcsm #registertoday #GRASPPosters #GRASPatASCO
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Sign up for free to read our exclusive June web feature! 🔐 This feature explores the evolution of the HER2-positive #BreastCancer landscape, including data from the phase 3 neoCARHP study and the phase 2 CompassHER2 pCR trial. Yara Abdou, MD, MSCR Paolo Tarantino Jason A. Mouabbi MD

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This feature explores the evolution of the HER2-positive #BreastCancer landscape, including data from the phase 3 neoCARHP study and the phase 2 CompassHER2 pCR trial. <a href="/YAbdouMD/">Yara Abdou, MD, MSCR</a> <a href="/PTarantinoMD/">Paolo Tarantino</a> <a href="/JAMouabbi/">Jason A. Mouabbi MD</a>
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After saying goodbye to anthracyclines— are we ready to also drop the carbo for our patients with stage II HER2+ breast cancer? Check our this discussion with friends and superstar breast oncs Yara Abdou, MD, MSCR Jason A. Mouabbi MD — powered by OncLive.com