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ARVINAS AND PFIZER ANNOUNCE GLOBAL COLLABORATION TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE PROTACĀ® PROTEIN DEGRADER ARV-471

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(NYSE: PFE) today announced a global collaboration to develop and commercialize ARV-471, an investigational oral PROTACĀ® (PROteolysis TArgeting Chimera) estrogen receptor protein degrader. Despite advancements in oncology in recent years, considerable unmet need persists in the treatment of HR+ breast cancer.

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Trodelvy has been Approved for ER+/HER2- Patients with Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancers

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HR+/HER2- breast cancer is the most common type of breast cancer, with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) estimating 287,850 new cases of female breast cancer in 2022 alone. Despite decades of advances, people living with pre-treated HR+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer need new treatment options. months vs. 11.2

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New phase III clinical trial data support the advantage of Rocheā€™s Tecentriq in early-stage carcinoma

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Data from the IMpower010 trial were published simultaneously within the Lancet. In IMpower010, treatment with Tecentriq, following surgery and chemotherapy, reduced the danger of disease recurrence or death (DFS) by 34% (hazard ratio [HR]=0.66, 95% CI: 0.50ā€“0.88) 0.88) in people with Stage II-IIIA NSCLC whose tumours express PD-L1?1%,

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Enhertu granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation in the US for patients with HER2-low metastatic breast cancer

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1-4 Low HER2 expression occurs in both HR-positive and HR-negative disease. 6 Currently chemotherapy remains the only treatment option for patients with HR-positive tumours following progression on endocrine (hormone) therapy. 7 Few targeted options are available for those who are HR-negative.

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AstraZenecaā€™s Enhertu Gets FDA Approved as First Therapy for HER2-Low Breast Cancer

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HER2-low is characterized by the presence of some HER2 proteins on the cell surface, but not enough to be classified as HER2-positive. Prior to the approval of Enhertu, patients in the latter IHC/ISH category were not eligible for HER2-targeted therapies and mainly got endocrine therapy (if HR-positive disease) or chemotherapy.

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News from AACR 2024: Wednesdayā€™s highlights

Drug Discovery World

In clonogenic assay, BRCA2-deficient DLD1 cells were ~15-fold more sensitive to FEN1 inhibition than their isogenic BRCA2-wild-type counterparts (EC50 of 350nM and 5ĀµM, respectively), confirming the increased susceptibility of HR deficient cancer cells to FEN1 inhibition. LAE119 is a potent and selective PARP1 inhibitor and PARP1-DNA trapper.

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Merckā€™s KEYTRUDAĀ® (pembrolizumab) Receives Two New Approvals in Japan

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We are pleased to offer two potential new treatment options with KEYTRUDA for patients in Japan based on compelling data from our clinical trial program,ā€ said Dr. Roy Baynes, senior vice president and head of global clinical development, chief medical officer, Merck Research Laboratories. months (95% CI, 7.6-11.3)