Adjuvant Drug Therapy

Older breast cancer patients should not be categorically excluded from adjuvant therapies, including the recommended CDK4/6 inhibitors (CDK4/6i) administered in combination with endocrine therapy. Nevertheless, this population frequently presents with comorbidities that may increase susceptibility to treatment-related toxicities, including impacts on quality of life, which must be carefully considered when selecting therapeutic regimens. Given the limited representation of older patients in the clinical trials behind the recommendations for adjuvant CDK4/6i therapy, coupled with the uncertain magnitude of clinical benefit and the reported rates of toxicity and treatment discontinuation, it is essential to critically evaluate both efficacy and safety in this specific patient subgroup. National and international guidelines recommend the integration of geriatric assessments into routine clinical practice to facilitate individualized treatment decisions; however, such assessments are not yet widely implemented in many oncology departments and are not routinely in use to guide adjuvant CDK4/6i therapy. This study aims to investigate the implementation of geriatric assessments in older breast cancer patients (≥70 years) and to examine multiple dimensions of CDK4/6i treatment in this cohort, including short- and medium-term effects on quality of life, dose intensity, and clinical outcomes. By doing so, the investigators seek to more accurately delineate the benefits and risks of adjuvant CDK4/6i therapy in this specific patient population.

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT) sequential capecitabine versus single-agent capecitabine as adjuvant intensified therapy in patients with high-risk early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) without BRCA mutations. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT) sequential capecitabine improve survival outcomes compared with capecitabine monotherapy in this patient population? 2. What is the safety profile of sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT)-containing adjuvant therapy versus capecitabine monotherapy? Researchers will compare the sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT)-sequential-capecitabine experimental arm with the capecitabine-alone control arm to see if the experimental regimen provides superior adjuvant anti-tumor efficacy with acceptable safety. Participants will be randomized in a 1:1 to Receive assigned study treatment as follows: Experimental arm: Sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT) 4 mg/kg intravenously on Day 1 of each 3-week cycle for 8 cycles, followed by sequential capecitabine at stratified doses; patients with prior PD-1/L1 inhibitor exposure will continue PD-1/L1 inhibitor therapy for up to 1 year Control arm: Capecitabine monotherapy at stratified doses; patients with prior PD-1/L1 inhibitor exposure will continue PD-1/L1 inhibitor therapy for up to 1 year

In Sweden, approximately 7000 women are diagnosed with hormone-sensitive breast cancer annually. According to international and national guidelines, most of these women are recommended anti-hormonal therapy for five to ten years to improve prognosis. Tamoxifen, one of the most widely used anti-hormonal agents globally, reduces the risk of recurrence by 40% and breast cancer mortality by 30%. Tamoxifen is a pro-drug that undergoes hepatic metabolism to form endoxifen and other active metabolites. Variability in metabolic capacity affects therapeutic efficacy: poor metabolisers produce insufficient endoxifen and other active metabolites, risking therapeutic failure, while ultrarapid metabolisers generate excessive amounts, leading to intolerable adverse effects. Today, 30-50% of patients discontinue treatment prematurely due to severe side effects, resulting in suboptimal outcomes. Currently, tamoxifen is uniformly prescribed at a daily dose of 20 mg, and so far, no clinical trials have tested whether individualised dosing could enhance adherence and improve survival outcomes. The primary objective is to evaluate whether individualised tamoxifen dosing reduces discontinuation rates and enhances patient outcomes in breast cancer treatment.

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for over 85% of lung cancers. Approximately 30-40% of East Asian adenocarcinoma patients harbor EGFR mutations. Third-generation EGFR-TKIs achieve a median PFS of about 20 months as first-line therapy, but resistance eventually develops. Studies like MARIPOSA-2 confirm that amivantamab combined with chemotherapy ± lazertinib or immunotherapy regimens (ivucitinib/sintilimab + bevacizumab + chemotherapy) can extend median PFS post-resistance from approximately 4 months to 6-8 months. As a third-generation TKI, befitinib has demonstrated PFS of 16-22 months in both first-line and post-T790M mutation settings. This study aims to further evaluate the feasibility and safety of "pemetrexed + carboplatin followed by befotertinib" for patients resistant to third-generation TKIs.