Posts by: Patricia Inacio, PhD

Patricia Inacio, PhD

Patricia holds a Ph.D. in Cell Biology from University Nova de Lisboa, and has served as an author on several research projects and fellowships, as well as major grant applications for European Agencies. She has also served as a PhD student research assistant at the Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Columbia University, New York.

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020

FDA Gives Breakthrough Device Status to 4D Path’s Breast Cancer Diagnostic Platform

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has designated 4D Path’s software a breakthrough device as a possible way to achieve a faster and more accurate breast cancer diagnosis based on tissue ... Read more

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020

FDA Approves FoundationOne Liquid CDx as Companion Diagnostic Test for Piqray Treatment

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has expanded the approval of Foundation Medicine’s FoundationOne Liquid CDx as a companion diagnostic test for identifying advanced or metastatic breast cancer patients suitable for ... Read more

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020

Signatera Test for Residual Disease Will Be Used in New Phase 2 Breast Cancer Trial

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Signatera, Natera’s personalized test to detect residual signs of cancer in people with solid tumors, will be used in an upcoming Phase 2 trial as a tool to identify patients ... Read more

June 22, 2020June 22, 2020

Pre-Surgical Imfinzi Combo Increases Cancer Eradication Chances in Trial

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Treating high-risk, HER2-negative breast cancer patients before surgery with the immunotherapy Imfinzi (durvalumab) plus Lynparza (olaparib) and chemotherapy increases the probability for complete cancer eradication, according to the results from a ... Read more

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020

Trodelvy Approved for Heavily Pre-treated TNBC Patients in US

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Immunomedics’ antibody-drug conjugate Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) to treat triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) patients who already tried at least two previous therapies for metastatic ... Read more

March 13, 2020March 13, 2020

Platinum Chemo No Better than Standard in BRCA-mutated Early BC, Trial Finds

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Women with newly diagnosed breast cancer who carry a mutation in their BRCA genes may continue to receive the standard pre-surgery chemotherapy regimen used for other breast cancer patients, ... Read more

February 24, 2020March 5, 2020

Magseed Approval Extended in Europe for Soft Tissues, Long-Term Implantation

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Magseed, a small magnetic marker by Endomag designed to accurately mark the site of cancer cells before surgery, is now approved in Europe for use in any soft tissue ... Read more

January 20, 2020January 20, 2020

Leronlimab Combo Shows Promise for Metastatic TNBC in Early Phase 1b/2 Trial Data

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Investigational therapy leronlimab is showing promise as a potential therapy for people with CCR5-positive metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (mTNBC), early data from a Phase 1b/2 clinical trial suggest. The ... Read more

January 10, 2020January 10, 2020

Keytruda, Imprime PGG Combo Increases Overall Survival in Metastatic Triple-negative BC, Data Show

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Treatment with Biothera Pharmaceutical‘s Imprime PGG appears to increase the sensitivity of chemotherapy-resistant metastatic triple-negative breast cancers (mTNBC) to the immune checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab), interim data from a Phase 2 ... Read more

December 17, 2019January 15, 2020

Dosing Complete in Phase 2 Trial Evaluating Lymfactin for BC Treatment-Associated Lymphedema

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Herantis Pharma has completed patient dosing in its Phase 2 trial evaluating the investigational gene therapy Lymfactin for secondary lymphedema — a common complication of breast cancer treatment caused ... Read more