Posts by Peter W. PENG

Editor’s Note: With China’s rapidly aging population, cancer prevention and treatment face new challenges and opportunities. As the birthplace of modern oncology in China, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and…

For patients with hormone receptor–positive (HR+) early breast cancer, when intensifying adjuvant endocrine therapy with a CDK4/6 inhibitor, should abemaciclib or ribociclib be preferred? At the 2025 Summer Breast Cancer Forum · Northern Salon, Professors Bin Song of Shanxi Bethune Hospital and Yuan Peng of Peking University People’s Hospital debated this question during the “Debate” session. Here, in Oncology Frontier’s “In-Depth” column, they share their perspectives supported by evidence.

The 16th Yan Zhao Breast Cancer Forum was held in Shijiazhuang from August 27–31, 2025. The event was jointly organized by the Breast Cancer Committee of the Hebei Anti-Cancer Association and multiple specialty committees, co-organized by the Beijing Breast Disease Prevention and Treatment Society, and hosted by the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University and the Hebei Breast Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Center. This year’s forum emphasized standardization and innovation in breast cancer diagnosis and treatment, with highlights including guideline roadshows and robotic surgery. During the meeting, Oncology Frontier interviewed the conference chair, Professor Cuizhi Geng of the Fourth Hospital of Hebei Medical University, who shared insights on the forum highlights, the role of guideline dissemination, strategies for regional treatment homogeneity, and the clinical application and challenges of robot-assisted breast surgery.