Metastatic Breast Cancer
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When to treat, delay, or omit breast cancer therapy in the face of COVID-19
Two groups have released recommendations for treating breast cancer patients during the pandemic.
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CLEOPATRA: Pertuzumab has long-term benefit in HER2+ breast cancer
Adding pertuzumab to trastuzumab and docetaxel as first-line therapy for metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer reduced the risk of death by 31%...
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HRQOL deteriorates after disease progression in metastatic cancer
The association between progression and global HRQOL was of greatest magnitude in lung and pancreatic cancer.
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FDA approves neratinib in combination for metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer
Neratinib (NERLYNX) is approved for use in combination with capecitabine for adults with advanced or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer who...
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Metastatic breast cancer lesions immunologically depleted compared with primary
In an analysis of the immune microenvironment of breast cancer tissue samples, metastatic breast cancer lesions were relatively inert compared...
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Lower CTC count IDs indolent MBC disease subset
A CTC count less than 5 per 7.5 mL of blood in MBC patients indicates an indolent disease subset, pooled data from two large cohorts show.
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FDA expands indication for ribociclib for advanced breast cancer
Approval of the CDK 4/6 inhibitor was expanded to include the treatment of pre/perimenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative, in...
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FDA approves abemaciclib for advanced breast cancer
The indication for the CDK4/6 inhibitor includes treatment in combination with fulvestrant and as a single agent.
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HER2 status differed between primary tumor and CTCs in 18.8% of women with MBC
The probability of HER2 status discordance decreased with increasing age, but increased with primary tumors that were hormone-receptor positive,...
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VIDEO: Dr. William J. Gradishar shares breast cancer take-aways from ASCO 2017
Expert provides take-home messages on pertuzumab, PARP inhibitors, and CDK4/6 inhibitors.