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Imaging study solves a long-standing gap in metastatic breast cancer research and care

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A prospective, multicenter cancer clinical trial by the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) has validated an improved method for predicting treatment benefits in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+) metastatic breast…

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Blood Clots in Ulcerative Colitis; AI Tool for MASH; Stomach Cancer Screening?

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(MedPage Today) -- Risk of venous thromboembolism and cardiovascular events in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients on advanced therapies were lower with vedolizumab (Entyvio) compared with TNF inhibitors in a real-world analysis from Japan;…

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Preoperative radiation may enhance treatment response in patients with HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer

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Preoperative radiation improved T-cell infiltration (TCI) in patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer when administered in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and chemotherapy and led to improved…

Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy may be safe for some early-stage breast cancer patients

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Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer did not compromise regional control or survival after a median five years of…

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Roche's Oral Breast Cancer Drug Shows 30% Drop In Recurrence In Patients With Early Disease

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Roche's giredestrant cut recurrence risk by 30% in the phase 3 lidERA study, showing strong benefits in early ER-positive breast cancer with a consistent safety profile.

Triplet Delays Breast Cancer Progression in First-Line Maintenance Setting

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(MedPage Today) -- SAN ANTONIO -- Adding tucatinib (Tukysa) to first-line maintenance therapy with trastuzumab and pertuzumab (Perjeta) significantly improved progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast…

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Sentinel lymph node biopsy may be safely omitted in some patients with early-stage breast cancer: Phase III trial

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Skipping sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) in patients with clinically node-negative, hormonal receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer did not compromise regional control or survival after a median five years of…

Breast MRI may be safely omitted from diagnostic workup in certain patients with early-stage, HR-negative breast cancer

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Patients with stage 1 or 2, hormone receptor (HR)-negative breast cancer had similar five-year rates of locoregional recurrence whether or not they underwent preoperative breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in addition to diagnostic…

Preoperative radiation may improve antitumor immune response in most common form of breast cancer

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Preoperative radiation improved T-cell infiltration (TCI) in patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer when administered in combination with pembrolizumab (Keytruda) and chemotherapy and led to improved…

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Interventions to treat valvular heart disease in cancer patients significantly improve survival

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Valvular heart disease, identified through cardiovascular imaging, is common in cancer patients. Interventions to treat valvular heart disease significantly improved survival.

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Valvular heart disease is common in cancer patients but interventions can improve survival

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Valvular heart disease, identified through cardiovascular imaging, is common in cancer patients. Interventions to treat valvular heart disease significantly improved survival.

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Russia unveils first test batches of cancer vaccine

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The personalized, AI-assisted vaccine developed in Russia is designed to target malignant tumors using the patient’s genetic data Read Full Article at RT.com

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Penn Middle donates 175 tote bags to local cancer patients

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About 55 Penn Middle School students and staff packed and donated tote bags for local cancer patients in honor of late teacher, Jackie Landram.

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Breast cancer blood test breakthrough could ‘transform’ survival chances in Britain

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British scientists have developed a pioneering blood test to boost survival chances by quickly identifying breast cancer types so patients can quickly be put on the best treatment

Wednesday, Dec 10

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Innovative new cancer treatment hailed as an ‘extraordinary achievement’

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In early studies, some patients with no remaining treatment options achieved deep remissions

New cancer therapy brings remission for patients with deadly T-cell leukemia

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A small group of patients with an otherwise incurable form of T‑cell leukemia have seen their cancer driven into remission by an innovative form of immune therapy.

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Watch Out for Bleeding in These Cancer Patients on Extended Anticoagulation

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(MedPage Today) -- ORLANDO -- Researchers identified four predictors of clinically relevant bleeding in patients receiving extended anticoagulation with apixaban (Eliquis) for cancer-associated venous thromboembolism (VTE).

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New cancer therapy brings remission for patients with deadly T-cell leukaemia

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A breakthrough therapy is driving aggressive leukaemia into remission. Here’s what the headlines don’t tell you about life after treatment.

Addition of tucatinib to the standard of care delays disease progression in HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer

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Adding tucatinib (Tukysa) to first-line maintenance therapy with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and pertuzumab (Perjeta) delayed disease progression in patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, potentially extending time off…