Breast Cancer Trials20 Juni 2023

Metastatic Breast Cancer & the TUGETHER Clinical Trial: What You Need to Know

Metastatic Breast Cancer & the TUGETHER Clinical Trial: What You Need to Know

Maria Bodnar is a retired nurse, living in Victoria, Australia, with her husband. In 2013, Maria went in for her routine Breast Screen test, and the following day she received a call from one of the nurses asking her to come in so they could review her results, and Maria knew it was breast cancer.

Maria is a participant in the TUGETHER clinical trial, which aims to find out if adding tucatinib and pembrolizumab to the usual treatment given to people with advanced (metastatic) HER2-positive breast cancer slows down the growth of the cancer. We spoke to Maria about her diagnosis and her decision to participate in a clinical trial.

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Guest: Maria Bodnar, Trial Participant

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