[Sacituzumab govitecan in the second line treatment in a patient with triple-negative breast cancer with extensive locoregional recurrence.].

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a heterogeneous disease with an aggressive clinical course and worse outcomes than other breast cancer subtypes. Metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC) is characterized by an aggressive clinical course and unfavorable outcomes, despite the pharmacological treatments used. The present clinical case describes a 35-year-old woman affected by TNBC characterized by rapid and subsequent local, cutaneous and lymph node progression of the disease.

Pyodermitis during Nivolumab Treatment for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Immunotherapy in oncology is replacing traditional therapies due to it specific action and limited side effects. Despite the high efficacy of immunotherapy, side effects such as bacterial infection have been reported. Bacterial skin and soft tissue infections represent one of the most important differential diagnoses in patients presenting with reddened and swollen skin and soft tissue.

Obesity and Breast Cancer: Interaction or Interference with the Response to Therapy?

Background: Aromatase inhibitors (AI) are widely used for treating hormone-sensitive breast cancer (BC). Obesity, however, due to aromatase-mediated androgen conversion into estradiol in the peripheral adipose tissue, might impair AI inhibitory capacity. We aimed at identifying a cut-off of body mass index (BMI) with significant prognostic impact, in a cohort of stage I-II BC patients on systemic adjuvant therapy with AI.