Jackelyn B. Payne, MPH, MA, on Fertility Preservation in AYAs with Cancer
December 15th 2020Payne and colleagues indicated that a significant number of adolescent and young adult women are still not being given the information they desire regarding fertility preservation and therefore are not making fully informed treatment decisions.
Ramaprasad Srinivasan, MD, PhD, on the Design of the Study of MK-6482 in VHL-Associated Disease
December 14th 2020Data presented at SUO indicated that MK-6482 demonstrated durable efficacy in patients with Von Hippel-Lindau disease-associated clear cell renal cell carcinoma, pancreatic lesions, and hemangioblastomas by targeting the underlying pathophysiology of the disease.
Albert Rizzo, MD, on the Annual State of Lung Cancer Report
December 12th 2020The American Lung Association’s annual “State of Lung Cancer” (SOLC) report tracked the toll of lung cancer at national and state levels, identifying both promising improvements for the overall population and significant health disparities for racial and ethnic minorities.
Atezolizumab, Chemo Combo Improves Outcomes Without Adding Treatment Burden in Early TNBC
December 11th 2020Neoadjuvant atezolizumab added to nab-paclitaxel followed by doxorubicin plus cyclophosphamide improved pathologic complete responses compared with placebo plus chemotherapy in patients with early triple-negative breast cancer without adding additional treatment burden.
Sacituzumab Govitecan Prompts Clinical Benefit in Metastatic TNBC, Regardless of Trop-2 Expression
December 11th 2020Sacituzumab govitecan (Trodelvy) induced clinical benefit over physician’s choice of therapy in patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer, irrespective of Trop-2 expression, though greater efficacy was observed in those who had a medium or high Trop-2 score.
Pembrolizumab, Chemo Combo Demonstrates Improvement in PFS for Advanced TNBC
December 11th 2020Frontline pembrolizumab (Keytruda) plus chemotherapy for patients with advanced triple-negative breast cancer showed efficacy across key subgroups, including patients with PD-L1 expression by combined positive score.
Ipatasertib, Paclitaxel Combo Does Not Improve PFS in PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN-Altered TNBC
December 11th 2020Treatment with ipatasertib plus paclitaxel (Abraxane) failed to show a significant improvement in progression-free survival versus placebo plus paclitaxel in patients with PIK3CA/AKT1/PTEN-altered locally advanced, unresectable, or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
Eric Schadt, PhD, on Predicting Disease Risk for Patients with Cancer
December 11th 2020The founder and CEO of Sema4 spoke about what health care providers currently lack in preventing and treating diseases and what the reality of early detection and disease prevention can provide to patients with cancer.
Phase 3 Trial Finds Adjuvant Neratinib Shows Promise for Early-Stage HER2+ Breast Cancer
December 11th 2020Fewer deaths and improved cumulative incidence of central nervous system recurrences were shown at 8 years of follow-up with adjuvant neratinib (Nerlynx) compared with placebo in patients with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer following trastuzumab (Herceptin)-based therapy.
Alpelisib/Letrozole Combo Sustains Efficacy in PIK3CA-Mutant HR+, HER2- Advanced Breast Cancer
December 11th 2020Combination treatment with alpelisib (Piqray) and letrozole (Femara) sustained efficacy and did not result in any new safety signals in patients with PIK3CA-mutant HR-positive, HER2-negative advanced breast cancer who received prior treatment with the combination of a CDK4/6 inhibitor and fulvestrant (Faslodex).
Meta-Analysis Reassures Feasibility, Safety of Pregnancy in Breast Cancer Survivors
December 11th 2020Women who survive breast cancer may have more difficulty in becoming pregnant when compared to the general population, and have a risk of preterm labor, but most deliver healthy babies and experience no detrimental effects on their long-term survival.
Phase 2 Trial Suggests Trilaciclib Before Chemo Significantly Improves OS in Metastatic TNBC
December 10th 2020Final data from a phase 2 trial suggested that the administration of trilaciclib before chemotherapy comprised of gemcitabine and carboplatin resulted in a significant improvement in overall survival in previously treated patients with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
Study Finds BluePrint Subtyping May Be Predictor for Pertuzumab Benefit in Early Breast Cancer
December 10th 2020Data from the APHINITY trial suggested that patients with early breast cancer with a HER2 single-activated pathway determined by molecular subtyping using BluePrint assay demonstrated a trend for greater benefit with adjuvant pertuzumab (Perjeta) therapy.
Oral Paclitaxel, Encequidar Combo Associated with Improved Efficacy, Lower Neuropathy Rates in mBC
December 10th 2020Treatment with the combination of oral paclitaxel and encequidar was found to be associated with greater efficacy in patients with metastatic breast cancer, as well as lower rates of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy, compared to intravenous paclitaxel.