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Abstract 4798: MRI screening for brain metastases (BrM) versus SYMptom-directed brain imaging for patients with triple negative (TN) or HER2+ metastatic breast cancer (MBC): An ad-hoc interim analysis of a randomized phase II pilot study

Abstract

Abstract Background: Patients with HER2+ or TN MBC are at high risk of developing BrM, but the role of MRI screening for early detection of asymptomatic BrM has not yet been established. Methods: We conducted a multicentre phase II pilot study, which randomized patients with TN or HER2+ MBC to 1 year of BrM screening (contrast enhanced brain MRI at baseline, 4, 8, and 12 months) versus a control arm of symptom directed brain imaging (MRI only …

Authors

Jerzak KJ; Shum M; Pond G; Freedman O; Chandhoke G; Conrad T; Brastianos P; Stanisz G; Sahgal A; Warner E

Journal

Cancer Research, Vol. 84, No. 6_Supplement, pp. 4798–4798

Publisher

American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)

Publication Date

March 22, 2024

DOI

10.1158/1538-7445.am2024-4798

ISSN

0008-5472