Conference Highlights: EULAR 2019
New research and recommendations were presented at EULAR 2019, the European League Against...
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Meeting Coverage
ASCO 2019: It Really Is All About the Targets
A quick run through the highlights and the headlines from the world’s biggest cancer meeting....
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Conference Highlights: ADA 2019
New research was presented at ADA 2019, the 79th Scientific Sessions of American Diabetes...
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ASCO 2019: Investigational AKT Inhibitor Holds Promise in ER+ Disease
Potency is clear, but for capivasertib, toxicity is an issue CHICAGO – In a small study of...
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ASCO 2019: Test All Triple Negative Breast Cancer Patients for PD-L1
Latest analysis from IMpassion trial confirms need for testing CHICAGO— One of the repeated themes...
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ASCO 2019: Palbociclib Extends PFS in Young Women with HR+/HER2 Metastatic Breast Cancer
Korean study is first to show palbociclib benefit in premenopausal women CHICAGO—A second trial of...
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ASCO 2019: NALA III Results Find ‘Modest Benefit’ for Neratinib Plus Capecitabine in Metastatic Breast Cancer
Findings hint at CNS benefit for neratinib By Peggy Peck, Editor-in-Chief, BreakingMED CHICAGO —A...
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ASCO 2019: A Metavivor Offers Advice to Clinicians Treating Metastatic Breast Cancer
‘Don’t call my disease chronic.’ By Peggy Peck, Editor-in-Chief, BreakingMED CHICAGO — Kelli Davis...
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ASCO 2019: SOPHIA Findings Pave Way for a New Tx Option in HER2+ Metastatic Breast Cancer
Benefit greatest in CD16A-158F carriers By Peggy Peck, Editor-in-Chief, BreakingMED CHICAGO...
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ASCO 2019: CDK4/6 Inhibitors New Standard of Care for First-Line Tx
MONALEESA-7 results push the practice change needle By Peggy Peck, Editor-in-Chief, BreakingMED...
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ASCO 2019: Researchers Hunt for Breast Cancer Resistance Genes
Pathways that get around PARP inhibitors explored CHICAGO – The cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6...
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ASCO 2019: Right to Try Act a Dud?
After a year, just 2 cases reported by FDA CHICAGO —At the one-year mark, the Right to Try Act,...
Read MoreASCO 2019: Adding Clinical Risk to Gene Scoring Predicts Likelihood of Breast Cancer Recurrence
More from TAILORx investigators By Peggy Peck, Editor-in-Chief, BreakingMED CHICAGO — Clinical risk — high versus low risk — integrated into a genomic risk model is prognostic of distant recurrence of breast cancer in women...
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ASCO 2019: Olaparib Finds a Place to Treat Prostate Cancer
DNA repair mechanism damage targeted in advanced disease CHICAGO — Patients diagnosed with...
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ASCO 2019: Men and Women Doctors Report Sexual Harassment
New survey highlights suspected financial impact CHICAGO – Gynecologic oncologists report that...
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ASCO 2019: FDA Launches Project Facilitate to Ease Access to Novel Agents
But the FDA wants to know outcomes for patients taking unapproved drugs CHICAGO — The FDA says it...
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ASCO 2019: New Agent Targets Metastatic Bladder Cancer
Metastatic disease responds to enfortumab vedotin CHICAGO – A new agent that acts as a smart bomb...
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ASCO 2019: Laparoscopy for Liver Mets Equals Open Surgery
Colon cancer spread excised in minimally invasive procedure CHICAGO – In cases where colon cancer...
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ASCO 2019: PARP-Inhibitor Achieves ‘Complete Response’ in Pancreatic Cancer
BRCA was the key to success CHICAGO — Pancreatic cancer trials don’t report complete responses,...
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ASCO 2019: Studies Offer Evidence—ACA Improves Care
Too little, too late to save Obamacare? CHICAGO — As the nation prepares to once again litigate...
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