Breast Cancer
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Adjuvant chemo tied to better survival in low-risk node-positive breast cancer
The survival advantage was present in all patients under 50 years old.
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Exciting advances in HR-positive breast cancer: Top five picks from SABCS
Treatments meet unmet need and address unanswered questions.
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Breast conservation safe option in multisite breast cancer
After 5 years of follow-up, just 3% of women experienced a local recurrence.
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CTC-guided therapy beats physician choice in metastatic breast cancer
A blood test that measures CTC could overrule physician’s choice and improve overall survival.
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Cancer researcher banned from federal funding for faking data in nearly 400 images in 16 grant applications
The former basic medical sciences professor will be banned from receiving federal grants for a decade.
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Women can safely interrupt endocrine therapy to pursue pregnancy
The study included more than 500 premenopausal women from 20 countries who received at least 18 months of endocrine therapy for HR+ breast cancer...
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Key research on TNBC: Top five picks from SABCS
A study on the impact of platinum therapy on long-term TNBC outcomes ranks among the most popular.
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Capivasertib/fulvestrant improves progression free survival in breast cancer
The combination of the investigational AKT inhibitor capivasertib and estrogen receptor antagonist fulvestrant, doubled progression-free survival...
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Gene signature may spare some breast cancer patients from radiation
The POLAR 16-gene mRNA signature accurately identified patients who were unlikely to benefit from radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery.
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High response rates with T-DXd in early HER2-low breast cancer
Nearly 70% of patients with hormone receptor-positive breast cancers with low levels of HER2 had pathological response to the antibody-drug...