Experimental Vaccine Sparks New Possibilities for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Patients

For Chase Johnson, an unexpected change in her dog’s behavior became a life-altering warning. At 31, Johnson noticed her ...
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First person in the world to get the breast cancer vaccine says it's changed her life. Here's how it works.

Jennifer Davis is the first person to receive the breast cancer vaccine as part of a clinical trial. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) Finding a cure for cancer has been the holy ...
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Wash U vaccine trial shows promising data in preventing breast cancer recurrence

ST. LOUIS – A groundbreaking treatment has been announced for women with an extremely aggressive form of breast cancer. Siteman Cancer Center just released the results of a clinical trial showing a ...
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PDX engraftment predicts high recurrence and poor survival in triple-negative breast cancer

Patient-derived xenografts (PDX) may accurately predict early recurrence and survival outcomes in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), offering a potential tool for tailoring treatment strategies to ...

How to identify and treat triple-negative breast cancer — a rare but aggressive form of cancer

Triple-negative breast cancer does not respond to targeted breast cancer treatments, which limits treatment to primarily chemotherapy for now.
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Multigene Signature Can Help Tailor Chemo for Operable Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Improved 3-year disease-free and recurrence-free survival seen with intensive chemotherapy regimen. HealthDay News — For patients with operative triple-negative breast cancer, a multigene signature ...
Los Angeles Times

Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC): Understanding Diagnosis and Treatment

Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) is one of the most aggresive types of breast cancer. It’s the kind of breast cancer that doesn’t have estrogen receptors, progesterone receptors, and human ...
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‘I was diagnosed with breast cancer in my 30s’: Breast symptoms women should never ignore

Sydney mum Amy Busdon shares her breast cancer story to remind other young women to listen to their bodies and act early.
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Increased Risk of Locoregional Recurrence for Women With T1-2N0 Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Treated With Modified Radical Mastectomy Without Adjuvant Radiation Therapy ...

To evaluate the risk of locoregional recurrence (LRR) associated with locoregional treatment of women with primary breast cancer tumors negative for estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and human ...
Medscape

Debate Over? Data Support Adjuvant Carboplatin in Early TNBC

Adjuvant carboplatin added to standard anthracycline/taxane chemotherapy significantly improves outcomes in early ...
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Merck’s KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Receives Four New Approvals in Japan, Including in High-Risk Early-Stage Triple-Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC)

KEYTRUDA in combination with chemotherapy as neoadjuvant treatment, and then continued as monotherapy as adjuvant treatment after surgery for patients with hormone receptor-negative and human ...
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First person in the world to get the breast cancer vaccine says it's changed her life. Here's how it works.

Finding a cure for cancer has been the holy grail in medicine for years. With the exception of the only two cancer vaccines currently available — one for HPV, strains of which can cause cancer, ...