Breast Cancer News

Researchers at Cancer Care Alberta and University of Calgary have demonstrated the value of a cancer symptom algorithm in correctly identifying which patients may be at high risk for an unplanned ED visit.

Bellicum Pharmaceuticals discontinued clinical trials for two investigational chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapies, the company announced today.

Aggressive end-of-life care remains common among older individuals with metastatic cancer despite increased efforts over the past several decades to reduce such interventions, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

Researchers at University of Waterloo have developed an artificial intelligence system, designed in combination with new MRI technology, to identify patients who might benefit from neoadjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer.

High PD-L2 expression occurred in as many as one-third of previously untreated, ER-positive breast tumors and independently predicted early breast cancer recurrence, according to study results published in JCO Precision Oncology.

An artificial intelligence algorithm that uses computational analysis to identify possible therapeutic targets for glioblastoma multiforme and other types of cancer could have broad treatment implications, according to its developers.

NEW ORLEANS — Reduced left ventricular ejection fraction may be tied to adverse changes in muscle quality among patients with breast cancer or lymphoma undergoing cancer treatment with anthracyclines, a speaker reported.

The FDA updated mammography regulations to require facilities to inform patients about their breast density, improve oversight and enforcement of facilities and aid physicians to better categorize and assess mammograms.

Traditional histology typically guides treatment decisions for patients with colorectal cancer and various other malignancies, but it is unable to reveal a tumor’s molecular or structural features.

The FDA is aware of 19 cases of squamous cell carcinoma in scar tissue that forms around breast implants, the agency announced today in a safety communication.