News tagged with metastatic breast
NEDD9 protein supports growth of aggressive breast cancer
Oct 02, 2009 |
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Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have demonstrated that a protein called NEDD9 may be required for some of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer to grow. Their findings, based on the study of a mouse model of breast ...
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Sep 05, 2008 |
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Women with hormone-receptor positive, metastatic breast cancer may take medications for years to help keep their cancer at bay, but when the tumor becomes resistant to anti-hormonal drugs, treatment with chemotherapy becomes ...
HER2 levels may aid in treatment selection for metastatic breast cancer
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Findings published in the December 1, 2008, issue of Clinical Cancer Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, show lapatinib benefits women with HER2-positive breast cancer, while women with H ...
Small molecule inhibitor shows promise in trastuzumab-resistant metastatic breast cancer
May 28, 2009 |
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Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers report that a combination of trastuzumab and neratinib (HKI-272) a novel small molecule inhibitor of the HER2 receptor (ErbB2) appears active in women with HER2-positive metastatic breast ...
Estrogen pills can benefit women with metastatic breast cancer
Dec 11, 2008 |
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For breast cancer survivors, the idea of taking estrogen pills is almost a taboo. In fact, their doctors give them drugs to get rid of the hormone because it can fuel the growth of breast cancer. So these women would probably ...
