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February 14, 2020February 26, 2020

AutoNation Donates $720K to Breast Cancer Research Foundation

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As part of its Drive Pink initiative, AutoNation has donated $720,000 to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) to support research aimed at disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment. The funds ... Read more

February 7, 2020

Study of Treatment Aiming to Prevent Advanced Breast Cancer’s Spread to Bone Doses 1st Patient

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GlycoMimetics announced that the first patient with advanced breast cancer has been dosed in a Phase 1b clinical trial investigating the ability of its small molecule inhibitor, GMI-1359, to stop breast ... Read more

February 6, 2020February 12, 2020

Keytruda-Mektovi Combo Deemed Safe in Early Triple Negative Breast Cancer Trial

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A combination of the immune checkpoint inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and the melanoma therapy Mektovi (binimetinib) is safe and well-tolerated by people with advanced triple negative breast cancer, preliminary findings from ... Read more

February 3, 2020

Researcher Awarded $462K NIH Grant to Study Effects of Endocrine Disruptors on Breast Cancer Risk in Young Women

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Research efforts to understand the effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on breast cancer risk in young women have been given a boost with a $462,000 grant from the National Institutes ... Read more

January 31, 2020January 31, 2020

Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank Teams with LifeOmic to Advance Breast Cancer Research

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A partnership between the Susan G. Komen Tissue Bank and LifeOmic, a software company, aims to help researchers globally gain insights into how breast cancer develops, and ways of better treating ... Read more

January 30, 2020February 5, 2020

Ziskin Prize Winners Will Collaborate to Further Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Treating Breast Cancer

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Two prominent breast cancer scientists will use their shared $250,000 Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) grant to collaborate on the development of new therapies for treating breast cancer — and ... Read more

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020

Artificial Intelligence Could Aid in Breast Cancer Screening, Study Shows

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An artificial intelligence model outperformed certified radiologists in diagnosing breast cancer from mammogram images, according to a new study. This suggests that the system could be used in clinical settings to help ... Read more

January 27, 2020

Younger Women Planning Infertility Treatments Should First Receive Mammogram Screening, Study Suggests

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Women under age 40 who plan to use assisted reproductive technology (ART) should first receive mammogram screenings to detect asymptomatic breast cancers that may potentially get worse with infertility treatments, ... Read more

January 24, 2020February 6, 2020

Phase 2 Trial of Triple Combo in Treating Advanced Breast Cancer Opening, Zymeworks Says

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Zymeworks announced the start of a Phase 2 trial examining its experimental cancer treatment ZW25, in combination with Pfizer’s CDK4/6 inhibitor Ibrance (palbociclib) and the hormone therapy Faslodex (fulvestrant), in ... Read more

January 21, 2020February 14, 2020

New Imaging Technique Measures Breast Cancer Metabolism

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A new imaging technique that uses magnetized particles to see in real time which regions of a tumor are active is feasible in breast cancer, a small study shows. The ... Read more