Breast Cancer Facts and Figures

October’s oncology coverage highlighted new treatment options in rectal, breast, and prostate cancers, alongside longer-term survival findings and concerns about reduced-frequency immunotherapy.

ESMO 2026 breast cancer updates show ribociclib boosts survival, while immunotherapy and extended endocrine therapy improve end points without longer overall survival.

In an interview with Pharmacy Times, Danielle Roman, PharmD, BCOP, FHOPA, discusses NCCN breast cancer guideline updates involving ESR1 mutation testing, targeted therapies, and pharmacists’ roles in monitoring, patient counseling, and treatment access.

Specialty pharmacy liaisons improve breast cancer care by easing access barriers, managing side effects, boosting adherence, and navigating new therapies and policies.

Six-year NATALEE data show adjuvant ribociclib (Kisqali) plus endocrine therapy improves overall survival in high-risk HR+/HER2- early breast cancer, with pharmacist-led monitoring.

Jai Radhakrishnan, MD, MBBS, MS, FASN, discusses why IgG4-related kidney disease is often missed and what the MITIGATE subgroup data presented at ASN Kidney Week 2026 show.

Pharmacists can help care for patients receiving breast cancer endocrine therapy by identifying fracture risk early and supporting appropriate bone-directed treatment throughout survivorship.

October’s hematology coverage highlighted first-line pirtobrutinib, questions about myeloma treatment duration and early intervention, and pharmacists’ roles in medication safety and access.