February 22, 2021August 24, 2022
Enhertu Approved in UK for Inoperable, Advanced Breast Cancer
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Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) has been granted conditional approval in the U.K. for the treatment of adults with inoperable or metastatic ... Read more
February 18, 2021February 18, 2021
Phase 2 Trial Will Test IRX-2 Combined With Keytruda, Chemotherapy for TNBC
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An open-label Phase 2 clinical trial will test the safety and efficacy of IRX-2, an experimental immunology-based cancer therapy, in ... Read more
February 15, 2021February 15, 2021
Tukysa Combo Approved in EU for Advanced HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
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Seagen’s Tukysa (tucatinib) has been approved by the European Commission (EC) as part of a triple-combination therapy for people with previously ... Read more
February 11, 2021February 11, 2021
Trial Testing AL101 in TNBC Doses First Patient
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The first participant has been dosed in the Phase 2 clinical trial TENACITY, which is evaluating Ayala Pharmaceuticals‘ investigational therapy ... Read more
February 8, 2021February 8, 2021
‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ Data Halts Endoxifen Phase 2 Trial for Invasive Cancer
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After promising results from patients enrolled to date, Atossa Therapeutics halted an Australian Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating its investigative ... Read more
February 4, 2021February 4, 2021
Theralink Begins Testing New Biomarker Assay for Breast Cancer Tumors
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Theralink Technologies announced that it has begun testing its new profiling biomarker assay — a test that could potentially provide ... Read more
February 1, 2021February 1, 2021
US Study Enrolling Women to Help Determine Best Screening Practices
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A national study is seeking women in the U.S. to help determine the safest and best way to screen for ... Read more
January 28, 2021January 28, 2021
Nonprofit Highlights Importance of Global Teamwork for World Cancer Day
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In honor of World Cancer Day on Feb. 4, the Breast International Group (BIG) emphasized the importance of wide-scale cooperation ... Read more
January 25, 2021January 25, 2021
Enhertu Approved in EU for Inoperable, Advanced Breast Cancer
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The European Commission has conditionally approved Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) for adults in the EU with inoperable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer ... Read more
January 21, 2021January 21, 2021
Imagio Imaging System for Breast Cancer Diagnosis Approved by FDA
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Imagio, Seno Medical Instruments’ non-invasive and radiation-free breast imaging technology, has been approved for commercialization by the Center for Devices and ... Read more
January 18, 2021January 18, 2021
Mindfulness Can Alter Brain’s Perception of Pain in Cancer Survivors
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Mindfulness can significantly improve brain health and pain perception in breast cancer survivors, according to a small Canadian study. The ... Read more
January 14, 2021January 14, 2021
Genetic Test for Advanced Breast Cancer Launched in EU
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Roche has launched a diagnostic genetic test to detect mutations in the PIK3CA gene in patients with advanced or metastatic ... Read more

September 21, 2018

Machine-learning Technique May Speed Identifying ER-positive Breast Cancers

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Researchers have developed a technique that showed potential to identify estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancers much faster and easier than current methods, potentially speeding a patient’s diagnosis and advancing the ... Read more

September 19, 2018

Videssa Blood Test Improves Breast Cancer Detection in Post-menopausal Women, Study Shows

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Combining a new blood-based diagnostic test called Videssa Breast with breast imaging can improve breast cancer detection, reduce false diagnosis rates, and avoid unnecessary breast biopsies in women older than ... Read more

September 18, 2018September 14, 2018

Chemo’s Secret Embarrassing Side Effect

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

Oh, crap. It’s that woman, I thought. We were at Lauren’s first football game of the season when I saw a familiar face. It was the face of a friend. ... Read more

September 17, 2018

Online Test Measures Women’s Risk of Cancer Recurrence or Spread After Hormone Therapy

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A newly developed online prognostic tool can determine whether a woman is at high risk of cancer recurrence or spread after receiving the standard five years of hormone therapy, and ... Read more

September 12, 2018

Breast Cancer Patients in Nursing Homes Experience Worse Mortality Rates, Functional Declines After Surgery, Study Finds

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Older women with breast cancer who live in nursing homes experience worse mortality rates and functional declines after cancer surgery, suggesting they should consider other methods of treatment, according to researchers. ... Read more

September 11, 2018September 7, 2018

Barfing in Public and Other Cancer Stories

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

I tried to make it to the bathroom, but I didn’t. Strangers watched me barf. I’d left my wig at home, and I was bald with a few strands of ... Read more

September 10, 2018

Eating Broccoli Sprouts While Pregnant May Help Prevent Breast Cancer in Child Decades Later, Mouse Study Shows

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Eating a diet rich in broccoli sprouts during pregnancy may help prevent breast cancer later in the child’s life — a preventive measure that may be even more effective than the ... Read more

September 7, 2018

Health Canada Approves Perjeta Combo Therapy for Early Breast Cancer After Surgery

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Health Canada has approved the use of Perjeta (pertuzumab) in combination with Herceptin (trastuzumab) and chemotherapy to prevent the recurrence of early breast cancer after surgery. The combination is meant ... Read more

September 5, 2018

PET Tracer Detects Estrogen Receptor Levels Across Breast Cancer Metastases, Study Finds

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A specific PET tracer is able to detect differences in estrogen receptor production throughout the body, and might help guide treatment of breast cancer patients whose cancer has spread, new ... Read more

September 4, 2018August 31, 2018

My Hedge, My Cancer: We’re Both Going to Make It

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

“It’s dead, Mom.” I looked toward my neighbor’s house, which used to be blocked by a wall of solid green. Lauren’s outstretched finger pointed to a row of skeletal shrubs ... Read more

August 29, 2018August 29, 2018

A Primary Breast Cancer Tumor Can Inhibit Cancer Cells from Forming Secondary Tumors, Mice Study Shows

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Some types of breast cancers can prevent the development of secondary tumors elsewhere in the body, a process known as metastasis, through an immune-mediated inflammatory mechanism, an international research team ... Read more

August 28, 2018August 24, 2018

Trading Places with My Husband

A Lump in the Road - A Column by Nancy Brier, Columns

Gary wanted to role play. “Put on a little nurse’s outfit,” he said, in puffs, pants, and grunts. But excruciating pain ruined the moment. He hurt so bad that he ... Read more

Enhertu Approved in UK for Inoperable, Advanced Breast Cancer

Phase 2 Trial Will Test IRX-2 Combined With Keytruda, Chemotherapy for TNBC

Tukysa Combo Approved in EU for Advanced HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Trial Testing AL101 in TNBC Doses First Patient

‘Overwhelmingly Positive’ Data Halts Endoxifen Phase 2 Trial for Invasive Cancer

Theralink Begins Testing New Biomarker Assay for Breast Cancer Tumors

US Study Enrolling Women to Help Determine Best Screening Practices

Nonprofit Highlights Importance of Global Teamwork for World Cancer Day

Enhertu Approved in EU for Inoperable, Advanced Breast Cancer

Imagio Imaging System for Breast Cancer Diagnosis Approved by FDA

Mindfulness Can Alter Brain’s Perception of Pain in Cancer Survivors

Genetic Test for Advanced Breast Cancer Launched in EU