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Using the presence of minimal residual disease to direct Imbruvica plus Venclexta treatment appears to be a feasible option for patients with relapsed/refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Imbruvica, Venclexta Combo Offers Chemotherapy-Free Regimen for Patients with CLL

December 11th 2021, 6:34pm

Recent results demonstrated durable responses and no new side effects for Venclexta plus Imbruvica in pretreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

CAR-T Cell Therapy Bests Standard of Care in Health-Related Quality of Life for Patients With Lymphoma

December 11th 2021, 4:00pm

Patients with large B-cell lymphoma tended to have better quality of life that continued to improve over time after receiving Breyzani compared to those given standard of care.

Lynparza After Chemo May Not Greatly Impact Quality of Life in High-Risk Early Breast Cancer Subset

December 11th 2021, 3:00pm

Although patients treated with Lynparza after chemotherapy may experience side effects such as fatigue and nausea/vomiting, these symptoms resolved after treatment was completed in patients with high-risk early breast cancer.

Triplet Regimen Extends Time Before Brain, Spinal Cord Metastases Worsen in Patients With Breast Cancer

December 10th 2021, 10:00pm

A three-drug regimen was shown to lengthen the amount of time before cancer progressed to the central nervous system — known as central nervous system progression-free survival — in certain patients with breast cancer.

Dose Reduction of Xpovio Improves Safety and Optimizes Patient Outcomes in Myeloma

December 10th 2021, 8:00pm

In recent trial results, a dose reduction of Xpovio (selinexor) was associated with longer progression-free survival and duration of response while also reducing side effects in patients with multiple myeloma.

Experimental Drug Plus Chemo Boosts Survival in HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 10th 2021, 5:00pm

The use of pyrotinib — an experimental drug — plus the chemotherapy capecitabine extended survival compared with Tykerb and capecitabine among patients with pretreated HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Novel Drug Elicits Favorable Outcomes in Advanced, Metastatic TNBC

December 10th 2021, 2:00pm

Early-phase study results showed that treatment with a novel drug elicits promising outcomes in patients with advanced or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.

Immunotherapy Before Surgery May ‘Increase the Chances’ Patients Are Cured of TNBC

December 9th 2021, 10:00pm

Clinical trial results show that adding Keytruda to chemotherapy prior to surgery for triple-negative breast cancer can improve outcomes and hopefully “increase the chances for patients to be cured,” according to an expert.

Study Confirms Adding Ibrance to Endocrine Therapy May Not Improve Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer

December 8th 2021, 10:00pm

The addition of Ibrance to endocrine therapy was not associated with preventing disease recurrence in patients with hormone receptor (HR)–positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)–negative early breast cancer, according to final results of the phase 3 PALLAS trial.

Medication Used to Treat Diabetes Fails to Improve Breast Cancer Outcomes

December 8th 2021, 4:00pm

Researchers hypothesized that metformin — a medication that helps lower insulin levels in patients with diabetes and is associated with inducing weight loss — might improve breast cancer outcomes.

Novel Drug Has Potential to ‘Become New Standard of Care’ in Advanced, ER-Positive Breast Cancer

December 8th 2021, 2:00pm

The use of elacestrant, an investigational therapy, elicited a 30% reduction in the risk of disease progression or death compared with standard of care in a group of patients with estrogen receptor (ER)–positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer.

Novel Drug Combo Doubles Progression-Free Survival in HER2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 7th 2021, 10:00pm

Ibrance plus Faslodex improved progression-free survival in certain patients with metastatic breast cancer, compared with those who continued to receive an aromatase inhibitor.

Black Women With Breast Cancer Have a Higher Risk of Developing Lymphedema Than White Women

December 7th 2021, 4:00pm

Black race is associated with a 3.5-fold increased incidence of lymphedema in women with breast cancer treated with axillary lymph node dissection and radiotherapy, according to recent data.

Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit Outside of Therapy Session: November 13, 2021

November 13th 2021, 2:02pm

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Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit Novel Therapies Session: November 13, 2021

November 13th 2021, 2:01pm

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Educated Patient® Breast Cancer Summit Multi-Disciplinary Approaches to Early-Stage Breast Cancer Session: November 13, 2021

November 13th 2021, 2:00pm

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Educated Patient® Kidney Cancer Summit: October 24, 2021

October 24th 2021, 3:00pm

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Educated Patient® Multiple Myeloma Summit in Partnership with Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami

October 2nd 2021, 2:00pm

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Educated Patient® MPN Summit: August 28, 2021

August 28th 2021, 3:00pm

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Educated Patient® Lung Cancer Summit Basics of Lung Cancer Session: August 14, 2021

August 14th 2021, 5:00pm

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Educated Patient® Lung Cancer Summit Targeted Treatment Session: August 14, 2021

August 14th 2021, 5:00pm

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Educated Patient® Lung Cancer Summit Looking Ahead Session: August 14, 2021

August 14th 2021, 5:00pm

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Educated Patient® Leukemia Summit: July 31, 2021

August 3rd 2021, 3:38pm

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Educated Patient® Skin Cancer Summit: June 26, 2021

June 26th 2021, 2:00pm

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Imfinzi May Contribute to Long-Term Survival Improvements in Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

June 7th 2021, 1:00pm

The long-term follow-up data, according to one of the study’s authors from the Sarah Cannon Cancer Institute, demonstrate “a new benchmark for the standard of care” in the treatment of patients with unresectable stage 3 non-small cell lung cancer.

Aumolertinib Improves Survival in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

June 7th 2021, 12:00pm

Treatment with aumolertinib was associated with prolonged survival in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.

Abecma Continues to Improve Survival in Heavily Pretreated Patients With Multiple Myeloma

June 6th 2021, 8:00pm

After long-term follow-up, the CAR-T cell therapy still boosted survival outcomes in patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma, regardless of the number of prior lines of therapy received.

Retevmo Shows Improvement for Previously Treated Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

June 6th 2021, 7:00pm

Previously treated patients with non-small cell lung cancer tended to have better responses with Retevmo than they did with prior treatments.

Novel Combo Therapy Shows Promise in Certain Patients With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

June 6th 2021, 5:00pm