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Capivasertib + fulvestrant boosts PFS in AI-resistant HR+/HER2– advanced breast cancer
The AKT inhibitor capivasertib, when added to fulvestrant, doubled progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with aromatase inhibitor (AI)-resistant hormone receptor-positive (HR+)/HER2*-negative (HER2–) advanced breast cancer (ABC), results of the phase III CAPItello-291 trial showed.
Adagrasib shows antitumour activity in KRAS G12C-mutant colorectal cancer
Adagrasib appears to have some effect against metastatic, KRAS G12C-mutated colorectal cancer when used in treatment-experienced patients either as oral monotherapy or in combination with cetuximab, according to the results of a phase I-II, open-label study.
Repeat transurethral resection of bladder tumour predicts but does not improve survival
Repeat transurethral resection of bladder tumour prior to radical cystectomy, regardless of whether or not neoadjuvant chemotherapy is administered, does not seem to improve survival in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer, reveals a recent study.
Can breast cancer survivors temporarily stop endocrine therapy to attempt pregnancy?
Young breast cancer survivors could safely temporarily stop adjuvant endocrine therapy (ET) to attempt pregnancy, according to primary results of the POSITIVE* trial presented at SABCS 2022.