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December 10, 2021
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Nivolumab plus ipilimumab shows benefit in metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab shows benefit in metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab induced durable responses among a small cohort of women with high tumor mutational burden metastatic HER2-negative breast cancer, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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December 10, 2021
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Aromatase inhibitors benefit certain premenopausal women with early breast cancer

Aromatase inhibitors benefit certain premenopausal women with early breast cancer

Aromatase inhibitors may reduce breast cancer recurrence compared with tamoxifen for certain postmenopausal women with breast cancer, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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December 10, 2021
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Tumor biology predicts breast cancer treatment outcomes more than race

Tumor biology predicts breast cancer treatment outcomes more than race

Race did not significantly predict response to treatment outcomes among women with high-risk breast cancer, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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December 09, 2021
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Data confirm efficacy of pembrolizumab regimen for certain breast cancer subgroups

Data confirm efficacy of pembrolizumab regimen for certain breast cancer subgroups

The addition of pembrolizumab to first-line chemotherapy conferred clinically meaningful benefit to patients with inoperable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, according to results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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December 09, 2021
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Metformin does not improve outcomes in early breast cancer

Metformin does not improve outcomes in early breast cancer

Metformin did not improve outcomes for most patients with early breast cancer, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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December 09, 2021
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Entinostat plus exemestane improves PFS in hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer

Entinostat plus exemestane improves PFS in hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer

The addition of entinostat to exemestane improved PFS for patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer, according to randomized phase 3 study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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December 09, 2021
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Data further support pembrolizumab regimen for early triple-negative breast cancer

Data further support pembrolizumab regimen for early triple-negative breast cancer

The addition of pembrolizumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy and as monotherapy in the adjuvant setting extended EFS for patients with early triple-negative breast cancer, according to results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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December 08, 2021
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Tamoxifen-induced PI3 kinase pathway activation may increase uterine cancer risk

Tamoxifen-induced PI3 kinase pathway activation may increase uterine cancer risk

Patients with breast cancer who developed tamoxifen-associated uterine cancer had fewer phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway mutations than those with de novo cases, according to results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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December 08, 2021
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Imaging mass cytometry can ‘aid precision immunology’ in cancer research

Imaging mass cytometry can ‘aid precision immunology’ in cancer research

Imaging mass cytometry appeared feasible and allowed for a more comprehensive overview of triple-negative breast cancer heterogeneity at a single-cell level, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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December 08, 2021
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Pyrotinib plus chemotherapy may benefit patients with pretreated HER2-positive breast cancer

Pyrotinib plus chemotherapy may benefit patients with pretreated HER2-positive breast cancer

Pyrotinib plus capecitabine prolonged OS and PFS compared with lapatinib-capecitabine among patients with pretreated HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, according to study results presented at San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

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