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Using genomics to match treatments improves outcomes for certain patients with metastatic breast cancer

Dec 15, 2021

The use of multigene sequencing as a therapeutic decision tool improved the outcomes for patients with metastatic breast cancer when the genomic alterations identified were ranked in the I/II tiers of...

Loss of ASXL1 tumor suppressor promotes resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors.

Dec 15, 2021

The pathways leading to CDK4/6 inhibitor resistance are not yet clear. Using a technique called ‘accelerated mutagenesis’, researchers unraveled the role of ASXL1 loss. Initial findings in ER-posi...

Black women are more likely to develop lymphedema following breast cancer treatment

Dec 15, 2021

Development of breast cancer-related lymphedema is not equally distributed between races. Black women experienced higher rates of breast cancer-related lymphedema than White women, results of a prospe...

Promising anti-tumour activity of the CDK7-inhibitor samuraciclib (plus fulvestrant) in pre-treated ER-positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer

Dec 15, 2021

Efficacy of second-line treatment option for patients with ER-positive/HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer who progress on an aromatase inhibitor plus CDK4/6 inhibitor is poor. In a first-in-human ...

ctDNA is prognostic and predictive for response to ribociclib/letrozole

Dec 15, 2021

The phase 3 BioItaLEE trial demonstrates that pre-treatment circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and early dynamics of ctDNA represent promising prognostic and predictive biomarkers in patients with HR-posit...

Olaparib is well tolerated as an additional adjuvant treatment

Dec 15, 2021

Adjuvant treatment with the PARP inhibitor olaparib showed beneficial effects for patients with BRCA1/2 mutations and high-risk, HER2-negative, early-stage, primary breast cancer. In addition, patient...

Neratinib/trastuzumab is clinically active in patients with heavily pre-treated, metastatic, HER2-mutated breast cancer.

Dec 15, 2021

Both patients with heavily pre-treated HR-positive/HER2-negative, HER2-mutated, metastatic breast cancer and patients with heavily pre-treated HER2-mutated metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TN...

How tamoxifen (sometimes) induces uterine cancer: affecting the PI3K pathway

Dec 15, 2021

Long-term use of tamoxifen is associated with an increased risk for the development of uterine cancer. New research shows that tamoxifen directly activates a signaling pathway (PIK3) that is a well-kn...

Aromatase inhibitors outperform tamoxifen in reducing recurrence in pre-menopausal women

Dec 15, 2021

In pre-menopausal women with early-stage, ER-positive breast cancer, adjuvant ovarian suppression can be combined with tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor. A meta-analysis of 4 randomized controlled t...

Taxane with or without anthracycline?

Dec 15, 2021

Taxane with or without anthracycline reduces the recurrence rate of early-stage breast cancer. A meta-analysis based on data of 18,203 participants now demonstrates anthracycline/taxane to reduce the ...

Outcomes of Women Undergoing Excision of the Retained Cervix

Dec 15, 2021

For a study, the researchers wanted to describe the rationale for and complication rates of retained cervix excision following supracervical hysterectomy. In the 2010–2014 National Inpatient Samp...

Habitus and Pelvic Floor Symptoms and Support 1 Year Postpartum

Dec 15, 2021

For a study, researchers wanted to determine the relationship between habitus measurements, pelvic floor support, and symptoms in primiparous women 1 year following term vaginal birth.  The study ...

Bladder Instillations With Triamcinolone Acetonide

Dec 15, 2021

For a study, researchers wanted to see if adding triamcinolone acetonide to a regular bladder installation solution may help in the treatment of interstitial cystitis–bladder pain syndrome. This was...

A Randomized Controlled Trial For Pretreatment With Mifepristone Compared With Misoprostol Alone for Delivery After Fetal Death Between 14 and 28 weeks of Gestation

Dec 15, 2021

To evaluate the effectiveness of mifepristone pretreatment with misoprostol alone for termination of pregnancy following the fetal demise in the second trimester was the study’s aim.  This prosp...

Head-to-head comparison of trastuzumab deruxtecan and trastuzumab emtansine favors the first

Dec 14, 2021

Both adjuvant therapy with trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) and trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) have shown to improve progression-free survival in patients with HER2-positive, metastatic breast cancer. In...

Updated results from RxPONDER confirm importance of menopausal status on treatment efficacy

Dec 14, 2021

The phase 3 RxPONDER trial evaluated the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy followed by endocrine therapy in women with HR-positive, HER2-negative, early-stage breast cancer and 1–3 positive nodes. Up...

Superior Hypogastric Plexus Block to Reduce Pain After Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Dec 14, 2021

The purpose of this study was to see if a superior hypogastric plexus block done during a laparoscopic hysterectomy lowers postoperative discomfort. A multicenter, randomized, single-blind, control...

Time of the Second Stage of Labor in Women Delivering Twins

Dec 13, 2021

The research was conducted to compare the length of the second stage of labor in twin and singleton gestations and evaluate the length of the second stage of labor in twin births. The retrospective...

Comparing Racial–Ethnic Guideline-Adherent Gynecologic Cancer Care

Dec 13, 2021

To compare non-Hispanic White women with racial-ethnic minority women in the equal-access Military Health System in terms of receipt of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guideline–adherent t...

Medication Abortion With Pharmacist Dispensing of Mifepristone

Dec 13, 2021

The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and acceptability of mifepristone abortion medicine provided by pharmacists. From July 2018 to March 2020, researchers performed a prospective...

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