Breast CAncer

Resistance and Overcoming Resistance in Breast Cancer

Publish Date December 4, 2020

[Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy] This review focuses on understanding how breast cancer responds to treatment and how resistance develops.

Trends in End-of-Life Care in Women With Metastatic Breast Cancer

By

Vicki Moore, PhD

Publish Date November 24, 2020

A recent analysis of insurance claims data revealed trends in ED visits, ICU visits, hospitalizations, and antineoplastic treatment at the end of life in this population.

Managing Oral Mucosal AEs of Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy in Patients With Breast Cancer

By

Susan Moench, PhD, PA-C

Publish Date November 20, 2020

A literature review showed strategies for managing oral mucosal AEs in this patient population, including the role of dentists in a multidisciplinary team.

Textured Breast Implants Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Recurrence

By

Christina Bennett, MS

Publish Date November 19, 2020

The use of textured breast implants for breast reconstruction was associated with increased risk of breast cancer recurrence, warranting further study.

Selective Use of Nodal Irradiation Recommended for Stage I to III Breast Cancer

By

Leah Lawrence

Publish Date November 18, 2020

Use may be best reserved for those at high risk of recurrence.

Keytruda Approved for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

By

Brian Park, PharmD

Publish Date November 17, 2020

The approval was based on data from the phase 3 KEYNOTE-355 trial that pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy in adults with locally recurrent inoperable or metastatic TNBC, who had not been previously treated with chemotherapy in the metastatic setting.

DBT + Synthetic Mammography Better at Repeat Screening

Publish Date November 17, 2020

Cancer detection rate higher for repeat screening with digital breast tomosynthesis + synthetic mammography versus full-field digital mammography.

Mortality Down for Cancer Patients With Medicaid Expansion

Publish Date November 16, 2020

Mortality reduced for patients with newly diagnosed breast, colorectal, lung cancers, mediated by earlier stage of diagnosis.

Delay in Cancer Treatment Linked to Increased Mortality

Publish Date November 12, 2020

Association between delay and increased mortality significant for 13 of 17 indications.

Biomarkers for Inflammatory Breast Cancer: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Utility

Publish Date November 6, 2020

[Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy] This review summarizes current knowledge of predictors and prognostic biomarkers of this rare and highly aggressive subtype of breast cancer.