Breast Cancer

The MONALEESA-7 trial tested the combination of ribociclib with endocrine therapy in premenopausal women with advanced HR-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer.

Ahead of the ASCO Annual Meeting, we discuss the use of germline testing and PARP inhibitors in patients with breast cancer with Jennifer K. Litton, MD.

Ahead of the ASCO Annual Meeting, we discuss the use of genomic profiling to guide treatment decisions for ER+ breast cancer patients with Harold J. Burstein, MD, PhD.

Researchers tested a novel antibody-drug conjugate known as trastuzumab deruxtecan in an expansion cohort of a phase I study of patients with advanced HER2+ breast cancer previously treated with trastuzumab emtansine.

Researchers looked at whether eating a low-fat diet helped improve survival in breast cancer, in a study presented ahead of the ASCO Annual Meeting.

Cancer Network spoke with Ruth Oratz, MD, a medical oncologist at NYU Langone Perlmutter Cancer Center in New York City, about the use of PARP inhibitors for breast cancer.

Researchers tested whether certain patients with HER2-positive breast cancer may eventually be eligible for non-surgical management.

The results of a new study add to the list of benefits seen with exercise among breast cancer survivors: reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Researchers evaluated whether breast cancer patients with hypothyroidism at diagnosis or who develop it later have an increased risk of recurrence or death.

The long-term results of the phase III HannaH trial confirmed the similarity between the subcutaneous and intravenous formulation of trastuzumab in patients with HER2+ breast cancer.

Researchers tested omitting chemotherapy from a treatment regimen involving dual blockade with pertuzumab and trastuzumab in patients with metastatic HER2+ breast cancer.

Researchers will discuss new findings on continuous vs intermittent chemotherapy schedules in advanced breast cancer at the ESMO Breast Cancer Congress.

Researchers tested whether TP53 mutation status can determine the function of estrogen receptor-beta (ESR2) in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

A study of genetic testing in ovarian and breast cancer patients found substantial disparities in testing rates for ovarian cancer patients.

In this slideshow, various clinical guidelines on breast cancer screening are summarized, including the ACP's recent recommendations that have come under some scrutiny.

Dr. McArthur discusses the latest results of immunotherapy trials in the treatment of triple-negative breast cancer.

Cancer Network spoke with Hank Schmidt, MD, about the 10-year follow-up results of the EORTC AMAROS trial of radiotherapy vs surgery of the axilla in breast cancer patients with a positive sentinel node.

The combination of trastuzumab and paclitaxel 'represents an important step forward in de-escalating therapy' for HER2+ breast cancer.

A genomic and proteomic analysis of HER2+ breast cancer cell lines that are resistant to trastuzumab found a deregulation of the cell death pathway known as TRAIL.

Researchers tested whether the use of alternative control probes to classify HER2 status in breast cancer could lead to substantial false positives.

A small early-phase trial tested the addition of the oncolytic virus T-VEC to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

Researchers looked at the role of biomarkers associated with systemic inflammation among patients with triple-negative breast cancer.

The updated version incorporates biologic factors to refine and improve the prognostic stratification of patients with breast cancer.

Among the updates are expanded treatment options, including a recently approved immunotherapy regimen for locally advanced or metastatic disease.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the subcutaneous administration of trastuzumab for patients with HER2-overexpressing breast cancer.