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Evaluating the effectiveness of fulvestrant plus capivasertib in patients with aromatase inhibitor-resistant estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Evaluating the effectiveness of fulvestrant plus capivasertib in patients with aromatase inhibitor-resistant estrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer.

Posted by on Dec 30, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness of fulvestrant (Faslodex) plus capivasertib (AZD5363) in patients with aromatase inhibitor-resistant estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) and HER2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer (BC). The data showed that fulvestrant plus capivasertib significantly improved the survival outcomes in these...

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Comparing the safety of palbociclib combined with fulvestrant or letrozole in HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer

Comparing the safety of palbociclib combined with fulvestrant or letrozole in HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer

Posted by on Dec 30, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the safety profile of palbociclib (Ibrance) combined with either fulvestrant (Faslodex) or letrozole (Femara) in patients with hormone-receptor-positive (HR+) and HER2 negative (HER2 -) advanced breast cancer (BC). The data showed that both palbociclib regimens were safe and tolerated in these patients with some...

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Comparing the effectiveness and safety of combined therapy of pertuzumab with trastuzumab versus single trastuzumab therapy in patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer

Comparing the effectiveness and safety of combined therapy of pertuzumab with trastuzumab versus single trastuzumab therapy in patients with HER2-positive advanced breast cancer

Posted by on Nov 14, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell The study compared the effectiveness and safety of pertuzumab (Perjeta) and trastuzumab (Herceptin) combined therapy with trastuzumab alone in patients with HER2-positive (HER2+) advanced breast cancer (BC). The study found that the combined therapy was more effective and well tolerated compared to single therapy in...

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Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of elacestrant versus standard hormonal therapy in patients with ER+/HER2- advanced BC.

Evaluating the effectiveness and safety of elacestrant versus standard hormonal therapy in patients with ER+/HER2- advanced BC.

Posted by on Oct 7, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety of elacestrant (RAD1901) versus standard hormonal therapy in patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) and HER2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer (BC). The data showed that elacestrant significantly improved survival without cancer worsening with manageable side effects in these...

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Evaluating the long-term effectiveness and safety of palbociclib plus fulvestrant treatment in patients with HR+/HER2- advanced BC.

Evaluating the long-term effectiveness and safety of palbociclib plus fulvestrant treatment in patients with HR+/HER2- advanced BC.

Posted by on Sep 18, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the long-term effectiveness and safety of palbociclib (Ibrance) plus fulvestrant (Faslodex) in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) and HER2-negative (HER2-) advanced breast cancer (BC). The data showed that adding palbociclib to fulvestrant was safe and significantly improved the overall survival over the...

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Evaluating the impact of immunetherapy on COVID-19 outcomes in patients with cancer.

Evaluating the impact of immunetherapy on COVID-19 outcomes in patients with cancer.

Posted by on Sep 1, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the impact of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) on COVID-19 outcomes in patients with cancer. The data showed that the use of ICI treatment before COVID-19 infection does not affect the disease severity or survival outcomes. This study supports the continued use of ICIs in cancer patients during the pandemic. Some...

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New standard of treatment for metastatic breast cancer

New standard of treatment for metastatic breast cancer

Posted by on Jul 17, 2022 in Blog, Breast cancer |

Each year in the United States, approximately 264,000 women and 2,400 men are diagnosed with breast cancer. Of those people, about  30% will go on to develop metastatic breast cancer (cancer that has spread beyond the breast, often to the brain, lungs, bones, or liver). Biopsies of breast cancer tissue determine if the surface of the cancer cells...

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Adding pembrolizumab before and after surgery for early triple-negative breast cancer

Adding pembrolizumab before and after surgery for early triple-negative breast cancer

Posted by on Jun 30, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study aimed to investigate pembrolizumab (Keytruda) before and after surgery in patients with early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC).  This study concluded that the addition of pembrolizumab to chemotherapy before surgery and after surgery for TNBC improved the survival without complications from TNBC in these...

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Aromatase inhibitors versus tamoxifen for premenopausal women with hormone positive early-stage breast cancer treated with ovarian suppression.

Aromatase inhibitors versus tamoxifen for premenopausal women with hormone positive early-stage breast cancer treated with ovarian suppression.

Posted by on Jun 26, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study compared the effectiveness of aromatase inhibitors (AIs) versus tamoxifen (Nolvadex) for the treatment of premenopausal patients with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) early-stage breast cancer (BC) treated with ovarian suppression. The data showed that AIs significantly reduced the risk of BC recurrence compared...

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Evaluating the role of vitamin D supplementation in patients with breast cancer receiving doxorubicin chemotherapy.

Evaluating the role of vitamin D supplementation in patients with breast cancer receiving doxorubicin chemotherapy.

Posted by on Jun 26, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell The study investigated the effects of vitamin D (Vit D) supplementation in patients with early breast cancer receiving doxorubicin (DOX; Adriamycin)-based chemotherapy. The results showed that patients taking DOX plus Vit D had improved heart-related blood markers. Some background The main treatment for early...

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Extending therapy with aromatase inhibitors to 10 years in postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer.

Extending therapy with aromatase inhibitors to 10 years in postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive early-stage breast cancer.

Posted by on Jun 5, 2022 in Breast cancer | 0 comments

In a nutshell This study evaluated the effectiveness and safety outcomes of extending treatment with letrozole (Femara), an aromatase inhibitor, to 10 years in postmenopausal patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) early-stage breast cancer (BC). The data showed that extending treatment with letrozole to 10 years significantly improved the...

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