Immunotherapy works with the body’s immune system to find, attack, and kill cancer cells. These drugs can work in different ways. Some boost the immune system, so it can fight cancer better. Other immunotherapy drugs help the immune system better recognize cancer cells. This is the latest type of immunotherapy to treat metastatic breast cancer.

Targeted therapy uses drugs to target specific changes in cancer cells that help them grow, divide, and spread. Targeted therapy drugs are designed to be more precise. They fight cancer cells while causing less harm to other cells in the body. There are different types of targeted therapy. You may get targeted therapy alone or in combination with other treatments, like chemotherapy or hormonal therapy. These are the latest types of targeted therapies that are available to treat metastatic breast cancer. New treatments become available all the time, so this may not be a complete list.

Hormone therapy is used to treat breast cancers that are ER+ or PR+. These drugs are usually given by pill, but some can be given by injection. You may take other treatments at the same time as these drugs. These are the latest types of hormone therapies to treat metastatic breast cancer. New treatments become available all the time, so this may not be a complete list.

There are the latest chemotherapies that are available to treat metastatic breast cancer. In this list, you will find need-to-know details and potential side effects. New treatments always become available so this may not be a complete list.