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SABCS: Pharmas show their working in HR+/HER2- breast cancer

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The San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) has highlighted some of the most promising clinical research being undertaken by drugmakers in the category, with AstraZeneca leading the charge with a trio of major trial readouts. The post SABCS: Pharmas show their working in HR+/HER2- breast cancer appeared first on.

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FDA accepts AstraZeneca’s NDA for breast cancer combination therapy

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The combination therapy is intended to treat hormone receptor (HR)-positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-negative locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer in adult patients, after recurrence or progression on or after an endocrine-based regimen.

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Adding capivasertib to fulvestrant improves progression-free survival of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer

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In patients with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative tumors resistant to aromatase inhibitors, addition of the investigational AKT inhibitor capivasertib to fulvestrant (Faslodex) doubled the median progression-free survival compared with placebo plus fulvestrant in the phase III CAPItello-291 clinical trial, according to results presented (..)

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Genomic assay may predict long-term prognosis in premenopausal patients with HR-positive early-stage breast cancer

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Among premenopausal women with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, early-stage breast cancer enrolled in the SOFT trial, those with a high score on a genomic assay called Breast Cancer Index (BCI) had increased risk of distant recurrence, and those with low BCI benefited more from the addition of ovarian suppression therapy to endocrine therapy after 12 (..)

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AstraZeneca-Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu gets US FDA approval for breast cancer

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The approval was based on findings from the international, randomised, open-label Phase III DESTINY-Breast04 clinical trial. Furthermore, Enhertu’s safety profile was in line with prior clinical trials without any new safety concerns detected. months compared with 5.1 months for the chemotherapy arm. months compared with 16.8

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Novartis touts breast cancer win with “landmark” Kisqali results

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Data from Novartis ’ Phase III NATALEE trial show that adding Kisqali to endocrine therapy lowered the risk of cancer recurrence by 25% in patients with hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/HER2- early-stage breast cancer (EBC).

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Specialised Therapeutics’ breast cancer drug gets Philippines FDA approval

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The company claimed that the utmost benefit is reported in hormone-receptor positive (HR+) women and those who commence treatment with Nerlynx within a year of receiving trastuzumab-based therapy. In a Phase III ExteNET clinical trial, neratinib offered a 34% decline in the risk of recurrence and a 2.3%