ERBB2 and inflammatory breast carcinoma: The present paper reviews the currently available data and outlines suggestions from a panel of Canadian oncologists about the use of trastuzumab and other HER2-targeted agents in the neoadjuvant setting.The panel focussed on the use of trastuzumab and other HER2-targeted agents as neoadjuvant therapy in primary operable, locally advanced, and inflammatory breast cancer; and possible choices of chemotherapeutic regimens with trastuzumab.The suggestions described here will continue to evolve as data from current and future trials with trastuzumab and other HER2-targeted agents emerge.