Highlights of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2025

The 48th San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) was held at the Henry B Gonzales Convention Center in downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA on 9–12 December 2025. Written by Prof John Benson and Prof Ismail Jatoi, these two papers detail the main highlights from the Symposium.

Highlights of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2025 (Part 1)

The first of a two-part report highlighting important presentations and focuses on lifestyle and risk factors for breast cancer, de-escalation of axillary surgery for both initial staging and management of node-positive disease together with active surveillance for low-risk ductal carcinoma-in-situ.

Benson, J. R., & Jatoi, I. (2026). Highlights of the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2025 (Part 1). Future Oncology, 22(13), 1475–1480. https://doi.org/10.1080/14796694.2026.2668554

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Highlights of the San Antonio breast cancer symposium 2025 (Part 2)

The second of a two-part report covers a range of topics related to indications for pre-operative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), benefits of acupuncture on cognitive function, age as a prognostic factor in younger patients, primary irradiation, antibody-drug conjugates for advanced human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive/negative disease, and selective estrogen receptor down-regulators for early-stage breast cancer.

Benson, J. R., & Jatoi, I. (2026). Highlights of the San Antonio breast cancer symposium 2025 (Part 2). Future Oncology, 22(13), 1481–1485. https://doi.org/10.1080/14796694.2026.2668557 

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