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Patients with hormone receptor–positive, ERBB2-negative advanced breast cancer experienced significant anti-tumor activity when treated with fulvestrant and palbociclib but did not see an improvement in progression-free survival compared with letrozole and palbociclib .

Patients who were treated with extreme hypofractionation after breast conserving surgery saw no increase in ill-treatment effects compared with those receiving moderate hypofractionation.

Patients with estrogen receptor–positive, HER2-negative advanced or metastatic breast cancer experienced a progression-free survival benefit after being treated with elacestrant.

Investigators compared tradeoffs in breast cancer screening strategies in Black patients vs White patients.

The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer published clinical practice guidelines for treating patients with breast cancer using immunotherapy.

The FDA has given the Ki-67 IHC MIB-1 pharmDx assay a companion diagnostic approval for detecting Ki-67 expression in patients with high-risk early breast cancer who are being considered for treatment with abemaciclib.

Based on a subgroup analysis from the monarchE trial, the FDA approved abemaciclib as adjuvant therapy in women with high-risk early breast cancer

Investigators identified a correlation between financial toxicity significant differences in mental and physical quality of life, and patient satisfaction with breast reconstruction among patients with breast cancer.

Patients with early breast cancer appear to have consistent prognostic value associated with residual cancer burden, regardless of disease subtype.