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2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS)

05 December 2017 - 09 December 2017

Statins linked to better breast cancer-specific survival

Jackey Suen, 20180103041543

Women with breast cancer who took statins regularly had significantly better breast cancer-specific survival than those who did not take any statins, a Swedish study has shown. [SABCS 2017, poster P2-13-03]

Acupuncture effectively reduces joint pain among breast cancer patients on aromatase inhibitors

Dr. Joseph Delano Fule Robles, 20171215092659

A recent study presented at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) showed that acupuncture is effective in reducing aromatase inhibitor–induced joint symptoms among breast cancer patients.

Adding trastuzumab to adjuvant chemo does not improve outcomes in HER2-low breast cancer

Christina Lau, 20171215041209

Adding trastuzumab to standard adjuvant chemotherapy does not improve survival or reduce recurrence in patients with early-stage breast cancer expressing low levels of HER2, according to results of a National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project study reported at the 2017 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

Pembrolizumab overcomes trastuzumab resistance in advanced breast cancer

Dr. Joseph Delano Fule Robles, 20171213073227

The phase IB/II PANACEA study recently showed that the addition of pembrolizumab to trastuzumab in patients with trastuzumab-resistant advanced HER2-positive breast cancer resulted in disease control with a tolerable safety profile.

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Switching to ixazomib-based induction feasible, effective in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma

Stephen Padilla, 12 Dec 2019

Transitioning from bortezomib- to ixazomib-based induction is feasible, tolerable and effective in the treatment of community patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), according to a study presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH 2019).

Liquid biopsy identifies prognostic factors, therapeutic targets for prostate cancer

Jackey Suen, 24 Feb 2017

Research on the role of circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) gains momentum, as a new study finds ctDNA assessment promising in the monitoring and prognosis of mCRPC and in identifying new therapeutic targets for the disease.

Immunotherapy-based regimens as evolving strategies for management of metastatic urothelial carcinoma

Dr Margaret Shi, 13 Feb 2020

Immunotherapy-chemotherapy combinations, immunotherapy doublets, and combinations of immunotherapy with novel targeted agents are emerging as strategies for management of metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC) in view of the limitations with chemotherapy and single-agent immunotherapy, said an expert at the Uro-Oncology Asia 2020 conference.