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San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, Dec. 10 to 13
The annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium was held from Dec. 10 to 13 in San Antonio. Attendees included medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, researchers, and other health care p...
SABCS: Adding Camrelizumab to Neoadjuvant Chemo Beneficial in TNBC
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – The addition of camrelizumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy improves pathological complete response for patients with early or locally advanced triple-negative breast cancer,...
SABCS: Risk-Reducing Surgery Improves Outcomes in Young Breast Cancer Patients With BRCA Mutations
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – Risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) are both associated with significant improvements in outcomes among young BRCA carriers with breast cancer,...
SABCS: Chest Wall Irradiation Does Not Impact Survival in Breast Cancer
MONDAY, Dec. 16, 2024 – For patients with intermediate-risk breast cancer, chest wall irradiation (CWI) after mastectomy does not influence 10-year overall survival, according to a study presented...
Breast, Ovary Removal Can Lengthen Lives of Women With Breast Cancer Genes
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – It's a decision no woman wants to have to make, but new research shows that young breast cancer patients with high-risk genes may be able to prevent their cancer from...
SABCS: Omission of Axillary Staging Noninferior for Node-Negative Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, Dec. 13, 2024 – Omission of surgical axillary staging is noninferior to sentinel-lymph-node biopsy for patients with clinically node-negative, T1 or T2 invasive breast cancer, according to a...
Low-Dose Oral Minoxidil Effective for Alopecia in Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – Low-dose oral minoxidil (LDOM) is effective for alopecia in patients with breast cancer, according to a letter to the editor published online Dec. 3 in the Journal of the...
2004 to 2021 Saw Increase in Distant-Stage Breast Cancer Incidence
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – During 2004 to 2021, there was an increase in distant-stage breast cancer incidence rates at presentation, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in Radiology. R....
SABCS: Imlunestrant Tied to Improved PFS for ER-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer With ESR1 Mutations
THURSDAY, Dec. 12, 2024 – For patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative advanced breast cancer, imlunestrant leads to significantly...
More Women Are Being Diagnosed With Breast Cancer at Later Stages
TUESDAY, Dec. 10, 2024 – More breast cancers are being detected later in women, giving the tumors a chance to spread and become life-threatening, a new study finds. This increase in late-stage...
New Therapeutic Vaccine Gives Hope Against an Aggressive Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – An experimental vaccine could offer fresh hope to women diagnosed with an aggressive and hard-to-treat form of breast cancer, new research suggests. The vaccine appears to...
Neoantigen DNA Vaccines Safe, Induce Response in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Nov. 14, 2024 – Neoantigen DNA vaccines are safe and capable of inducing neoantigen-specific immune responses in patients with triple-negative breast cancer, according to a study published...
Inavolisib + Palbociclib-Fulvestrant Improves Survival in Advanced Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 31, 2024 – Inavolisib plus palbociclib-fulvestrant yields significantly longer progression-free survival than placebo plus palbociclib-fulvestrant in patients with PIK3CA-mutated,...
Multigene Signature Can Help Tailor Chemo for Operable Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – For patients with operative triple-negative breast cancer, a multigene signature can help tailor adjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study published online Oct. 23 in...
Guideline-Concordant Care Less Likely With Non-Hispanic Black Race
TUESDAY, Oct. 29, 2024 – For older patients with breast cancer, non-Hispanic Black race is associated with increased odds of not receiving guideline-concordant care (GCC) and less timely initiation...
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