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

August 10, 2020August 27, 2020

FDA Will Review Two New Applications Seeking Keytruda Approval for TNBC

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted to review two new Merck applications requesting the approval of Keytruda (pembrolizumab) for the treatment of patients with different forms of ... Read more

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020

Fewer, Higher Doses of Radiation Therapy Safe for Early Breast Cancer

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For people with early breast cancer, delivering radiation therapy in fewer, larger doses does not increase the risk of long-term side effects from treatment, a new study demonstrates. The study, ... Read more

July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

Devyser’s Gene Screening Test for Breast, Ovarian Cancers Approved in Europe

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Devyser’s hereditary breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) test has received a CE mark from the European Commission and is now approved as a diagnostic test for both cancers in Europe. The CE mark is ... Read more

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020

EU Certifies Software That Assesses Short-term Breast Cancer Risk

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ProFound AI Risk, a diagnostic tool that estimates the risk of breast cancer over a two-year period following a mammogram, has received a CE mark from the European Commission. The CE mark ... Read more

July 16, 2020July 16, 2020

Trodelvy Better Than Chemo at Prolonging Survival in Advanced TNBC, Trial Shows

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Immunomedics has announced that its Phase 3 ASCENT trial of Trodelvy (sacituzumab govitecan) met its main goal of demonstrating that the medication is superior to standard chemotherapy at delaying disease ... Read more

July 13, 2020July 13, 2020

Diet Rich in Fiber Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk, Pooled Data Show

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A diet high in total fiber appears to lower the risk of breast cancer for both pre- and postmenopausal women, researchers who pooled data from 20 observational studies reported. This association was ... Read more

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

EMA Grants Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Accelerated Assessment for Advanced HER2-positive Breast Cancer

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated Daiichi Sanyoko‘s marketing authorization application for trastuzumab deruxtecan (DS-8201) for the treatment of inoperable or metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer, the company announced. The ... Read more

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Tecentriq-Chemo Combo Ups Percentage of TNBC Patients With No Cancer at Surgery

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When given alongside chemotherapy, Tecentriq (atezolizumab) increases the percentage of people with early triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) who show no signs of cancer during tumor removal surgery, a Phase 3 trial ... Read more

July 1, 2020July 1, 2020

FDA Approves Phesgo as Injection Treatment for HER2-positive Breast Cancers

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Phesgo, an under-the-skin injection of Perjeta (pertuzumab) and Herceptin (trastuzumab) with hyaluronidase, as a faster and more convenient alternative to treat people with HER2-positive ... Read more

June 30, 2020June 30, 2020

FDA’s New ‘Project Patient Voice’ to Share Symptoms Data From Cancer Trials

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched an initiative called Project Patient Voice to create a publicly available information bank describing patient-reported symptoms from cancer trials for marketed ... Read more

June 29, 2020June 29, 2020

Cancer Vaccine Combo to be Tested in Triple Negative Breast Cancer

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UbiVac and Bristol Myers Squibb have announced plans to collaborate on a clinical trial to test whether a combination therapy approach can boost cancer immunity in patients with advanced triple ... 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 Phase ... 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