In this slide show we highlight some of the top news on breast cancer in 2017, including long-term benefits of mammography, treatment advances, pregnancy in survivors, and more.
Clipping of Lymph Nodes May Aid Axillary Surgery in Breast Cancer
In clinically node-positive breast cancer, clipping of lymph nodes may induce higher rates of sentinel lymph node surgery after neoadjuvant chemotherapy.
Managing CDK4/6 Inhibitor, ADC Toxicity in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Sarah Donahue, MPH, NP, speaks to the importance of communicating potential adverse effects associated with treatments such as CDK4/6 inhibitors to patients with breast cancer.
Survival Outcomes Improve With TIL Presence in TNBC
An increased TIL count in the breast tissue was associated with improved distant recurrence-free survival in patients with triple-negative breast cancer.
HER2CLIMB-02 Trial Shows ‘Interesting Data’ in HER2+ Breast Cancer
Tucatinib plus trastuzumab emtansine shows a progression-free survival improvement in HER2-positive breast cancer in the phase 3 HER2CLIMB-02 trial, says Sara A. Hurvitz, MD, FACP.
71 Utility of Performing Staging MRI in Breast Cancer Patients Over the Age of 75
72 A Novel Biosignature for Early- Stage Invasive Breast Cancer to Predict Radiotherapy Benefit and Assess Recurrence Risk for Patients Treated With Breast- Conserving Surgery