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CURE’s metastatic breast cancer page features the latest cancer news and updates on metastatic breast cancer Through articles, videos, podcasts, and more, CURE brings readers the insights of experts, cancer survivors, patients, and advocates to ensure everyone is up to date in metastatic breast cancer.

Novel Therapy Continues to Show Prolonged, Durable Responses and Survival Outcomes in Patients with HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 17th 2020, 10:00pm

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Updated data from the phase 2 DESTINY-Breast01 study continues to show encouraging and durable responses for patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer.

Margenza-Chemo Combo Approved by FDA for Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

December 16th 2020, 9:49pm

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Data from the trial that led to the Food and Drug Administration approval demonstrated that Margenza plus chemotherapy reduced the risk of disease progression or death in patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer by 24%, compared with Herceptin plus chemotherapy.

Tesetaxel with Reduced Dose of Xeloda Improves Progression-Free Survival in Breast Cancer

December 12th 2020, 4:00pm

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Tesetaxel, a novel agent, with Xeloda contributed to a median progression-free survival of 9.8 months, compared with 6.9 months with Xeloda alone, in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Chemotherapy With Endocrine Therapy Shows Clinical Benefit With Improved Survival in Breast Cancer

December 12th 2020, 2:00pm

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Premenopausal women with HR-positive, HER2-negative, lymph node-positive breast cancer and a risk for recurrence experienced benefits with chemotherapy plus endocrine therapy, with improvements in five-year invasive disease-free and overall survival.

Side Effects from Oral Paclitaxel Plus Encequidar May Be Mitigated with Anti-Nausea Medications, Loperamide

December 11th 2020, 9:30pm

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An increase in gastrointestinal side effects were found with the more effective combination of oral paclitaxel and encequidar; however, new safety evaluations demonstrated that various antiemetics can help treat these effects in patients with metastatic breast cancer.

Oral Paclitaxel Combo May Lower Rates of Chemo-Induced Neuropathy in Metastatic Breast Cancer

December 9th 2020, 9:00pm

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In addition to having greater efficacy, the combination of oral paclitaxel and encequidar demonstrated lower rates of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy in patients with metastatic breast cancer compared to intravenous paclitaxel.

What My Grandpa Never Had to Know About My Cancer

November 27th 2020, 5:00pm

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My grandpa always lived life to the fullest, until the day he couldn't. And while he did, he didn't have to know about my cancer diagnosis.

Navigating Cancer, COVID-19 and Holiday Celebrations

November 23rd 2020, 5:00pm

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We miss each other at this desperate time, and we need each other more than ever. But living with cancer creates an extra challenge when navigating celebrating the holidays during COVID-19.

Recalling My Double Mastectomy

November 19th 2020, 5:00pm

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Recalling my double mastectomy for breast cancer treatment and the strange experience it altogether was.

CURE’s Top Stories: October 2020

November 2nd 2020, 4:00pm

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Each month, we take a look back at the most popular CURE® stories. Here are the top five for October 2020.