Recommendation of 1L HER2+ mBC Maintenance

Consensus StatementQuality of EvidenceStrength of Rec.Key Ref
1. Patients with hormone receptor–positive (HR+), HER2‑positive metastatic breast cancer who have achieved disease control after first‑line induction therapy (6-8 cycles of taxane/trastuzumab/pertuzumab) should continue trastuzumab/pertuzumab (IV or SC) plus endocrine maintenance therapy and consider the addition of palbociclibIA1
2. Patients with HER2‑positive metastatic breast cancer who have achieved disease control after first‑line induction therapy (taxane/trastuzumab/pertuzumab) should continue trastuzumab/pertuzumab (IV or SC) maintenance therapy and consider the addition of tucatinibIA2
  1. Metzger O et al. N Engl J Med. 2026 Jan 29;394(5):451-462. (Palbociclib for Hormone-Receptor–Positive, HER2-Positive Advanced Breast Cancer | New England Journal of Medicine)
  2. Dieras V, et al. J Clin Oncol. 2025 Dec 10:JCO2502600. (HER2CLIMB-05: A Phase III Study of Tucatinib Versus Placebo in Combination With Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab as First-Line Maintenance Therapy for HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer | Journal of Clinical Oncology)

(2026 UPDATE)