Treatment Options for Luminal B Breast Cancer
The treatment for luminal B breast cancer can vary, depending on certain factors. Some common options include:
– Chemotherapy to get rid of cancerous cells or shrink tumors before surgery
– Radiation therapy to destroy cancerous cells in a particular area
– Surgery, such as mastectomy or lumpectomy to get rid of the tumor
– Medications to block the hormones that help cancer grow, such as letrozole, anastrozole, tamoxifen, fulvestrant, megestrol acetate, and exemestane
– Drugs to target HER2, such as pertuzumab, trastuzumab, tucatinib, lapatinib, neratinib, alpelisib, abemaciclib, or ribociclib [9]
