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For discussion: do you prescribe/allow vaginal estrogens in patients receiving adjuvant endocrine therapy with aromatase inhibitors? In this Danish observational study, there was not an increased risk of recurrence or mortality with vaginal or systemic hormone therapy, but in a subset of patients using AIs in the adjuvant setting, an increased...

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Effect of curcumin on lipid profile, fibrosis, and apoptosis in liver tissue in abemaciclib-administered rats

Effect of curcumin on lipid profile, fibrosis, and apoptosis in liver tissue in abemaciclib-administered rats

Source : https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01480545.2022.2135007?journalCode=idct20

Abstract Abemaciclib (ABEM) is an important antitumor agent for breast cancer treatment. However, the side-effects of ABEM are unclear in the liver. This study investigated the protective effect of curcumin...


Conclusion: The administration of CURC following ABE may be a therapeutic agent in preventing liver damage.

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Conclusion/Relevance: The kinetics signal of Pertuzumab in combination with Trastuzumab binding to HER2 was detected in real time. Experimental results demonstrated that both Trastuzumab and Pertuzumab can be captured by HER2, but the former was significantly superior to the latter in terms of the target number. Additionally, the binding speed...

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Do body composition parameters correlate with response to targeted therapy in ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer patients? Role of sarcopenia and obesity

Do body composition parameters correlate with response to targeted therapy in ER+/HER2- metastatic breast cancer patients? Role of sarcopenia and obesity

Source : https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.987012/full

PurposeTo investigate the association between body composition parameters, sarcopenia, obesity and prognosis in patients with metastatic ER+/HER2- breast cancer under therapy with cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4/6 inhibitors.Methods92 patients with biopsy-proven...


Clinical Relevance: Sarcopenia and obesity seem to predict negative outcomes in many oncologic entities. Their prevalence and impact in current breast cancer care are promising but still controversial.

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Sacituzumab Govitecan in Hormone Receptor-Positive/Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

Sacituzumab Govitecan in Hormone Receptor-Positive/Human Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor 2-Negative Metastatic Breast Cancer

Source : https://ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO.22.01002

PURPOSE Hormone receptor-positive (HR+) human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative (HER2-) endocrine-resistant metastatic breast cancer is treated with sequential single-agent chemotherapy with poor outcomes. Sacituzumab govitecan (SG) is a first-in-class...


Conclusion: SG demonstrated statistically significant PFS benefit over chemotherapy, with a manageable safety profile in patients with heavily pretreated, endocrine-resistant HR /HER2– advanced breast cancer and limited treatment options.

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    This is an important study demonstrating the effectiveness of sacituzumab in endocrine resistant HR+ breast cancer. I have seen criticisms of this study, since the PFS in the sacituzumab arm Show More