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Improving Prediction of Advanced Breast Cancer Among Women of Different Races and Ethnicities

December 25, 2023

Regular screenings may decrease the chance of diagnosis of advanced breast cancer in some women and lead to a 20% reduction in breast cancer mortality. However, the chances of being diagnosed with advanced breast cancer are higher among women who are Black or Hispanic/Latinx, overweight, or obese.

Dr Huppert on Sequential Treatment with T-DXd and Sacituzumab Govitecan in HER2-Low Breast Cancer

December 21, 2023

Laura A. Huppert, MD, discusses the impact of sequential treatment with fam-trastuzumab deruxtecan-nxki and sacituzumab govitecan-hziy on outcomes in patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer, according to findings from a retrospective analysis.

Maintenance Pembrolizumab/Olaparib Misses Survival End Points in Locally Advanced or Metastatic TNBC

December 06, 2023

Pembrolizumab plus olaparib did not improve progression-free or overall survival vs pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in patients with locally recurrent inoperable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who received induction pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy.

Dr Aredo on the Molecular Distribution of Screening-Eligible Patients With NSCLC

September 28, 2023

Jacqueline Aredo, MD, MS, discusses findings from a study assessing the molecular distribution of driver mutations and tumor suppressor gene mutations in patients with non–small cell lung cancer who are eligible for lung cancer screening.

Zolbetuximab Could Alter Frontline Treatment Paradigm for CLDN18.2+ Gastric/GEJ Cancer

September 28, 2023

Andrew Ko, MD, FASCO, highlights what the potential approval of zolbetuximab could mean for the first-line treatment paradigm for patients with CLDN18.2-positive gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinoma and detailed other ongoing research in the gastrointestinal cancer space.

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