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The addition of the CDK* 4/6 inhibitor ribociclib to endocrine therapy significantly extended overall survival (OS) in premenopausal women with HR+ HER2- advanced breast cancer, as evidenced in the phase III MONALEESA-7** trial.
Women with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer with germline BRCA mutations who relapsed after previously receiving ≥2 lines of chemotherapy demonstrated better objective response rates (ORRs) and progression-free survival (PFS) following treatment with olaparib than platinum-based chemotherapy, according to results of the SOLO3* trial.
Gangliosides and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) play critical roles in early childhood brain development.
Incorporating polygenic risk scores based on 18 SNPs (single nucleotide polymorphisms) into risk stratification for breast cancer will improve screening results, says an expert.
Making genetic testing mainstream, allows more patients to be tested, identifies more carriers and enables appropriate stratification of treatment and outcomes, says an expert.
Women with metabolic syndrome who are diagnosed with early breast cancer may have poorer survival outcomes, according to a study from Italy presented as a poster at SABCS 2018.
Women diagnosed with nonmetastatic breast cancer who were adherent to cardiovascular disease (CVD) medications pre-diagnosis had a high risk of becoming nonadherent post-cancer treatment, with nonadherence increasing their risk of CV events, according to a poster presented at the recent San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS 2018).
