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Breast Cancer Research: New Studies Show How Post-Treatment Lifestyle Choices Shape Long-Term Outcomes After Diagnosis
Three studies led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have encouraging implications for patients with breast cancer.
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Rethinking Breast Cancer: Illuminating New Paths to Treatment and Prevention
Clinical trial data can often help scientists find answers in their quest to treat cancers. Sometimes, it can also reveal surprising new evidence about the drivers of disease, illuminating a new tactic for preventing cancer in the first place.
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Antibody-Drug Conjugate Highly Effective in Preventing Recurrence in Patients with Early Stage HER2+ Breast Cancer, Trial Finds
A year of treatment with a medicine made of an antibody and chemotherapy drug has proven highly effective in preventing stage 1 HER2-positive breast cancer from recurring in patients, a team led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers has found.
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Patients With a History of Breast Cancer who Desire Pregnancy
The Breast Oncology Center at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center held multidisciplinary meetings to discuss recommendations for patients with a history of breast cancer who desire pregnancy.
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Most Young Women Treated For Breast Cancer Can Have Children, Study Shows
In a study of nearly 200 young women who have survived breast cancer, most of those who tried to conceive were able to become pregnant and give birth.
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Breast Cancer Trial Aims to Improve Treatment for Men
Over the past 30 years, outcomes have improved dramatically for women with breast cancer. There are many new treatments, including hormone therapies and CDK4/6 inhibitors. In contrast, there has been no improvement in the outcomes for men with breast cancer. And current guidelines don’t support the use of newer therapies in men. Male breast cancer accounts for just 1% of all cases of breast cancer. Advancing care for a rare group requires a focused effort, so Jose Pablo Leone, MD, has invested energy into designing and leading a clinical trial for men with breast cancer.
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Antibody-Drug Conjugates: A Cancer Therapy Revolution
Dana-Farber researchers explore how a novel therapy may benefit patients
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Sacituzumab Govitecan for Metastatic, HR-Positive, HER2-Negative Breast Cancer
The Breast Oncology Center at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center held multidisciplinary meetings on April 5, 2023 to discuss recommendations for the for the use of sacituzumab govitecan in patients with metastatic, HR-positive, HER2-negative breast cancer.
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Shorter Course of Radiation Therapy is Safe for Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer who Have Undergone Mastectomy and Reconstruction
Cancer-related and physical outcomes were similar between longer and shorter regimens, but patients reported less burden on life and finances with shorter treatment regimen.
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Final Overall Study Analysis Continues to Show Benefit of Sacituzumab Govitecan in Advanced HR+ Breast Cancer
A novel antibody-drug conjugate continues to demonstrate superior benefit for patients with HR+, HER2- metastatic breast cancer when compared to standard chemotherapy, according to a new study in The Lancet.
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Elacestrant for Advanced Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer
The Breast Oncology Center at Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center held multidisciplinary meetings on February 24 and May 5, 2023 to discuss recommendations for the use of elacestrant in patients with advanced estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.
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ASCO 2023: Breast Cancer Research Presented by Paolo Tarantino, MD
Data from more than 8,000 patients with stage 1A triple-negative breast cancer finds improved 5-year breast-cancer specific survival in those treated with adjuvant chemotherapy whose tumors measured between 1-2 cm.