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Researchers Uncover Key Actor in Spread of Breast Cancer to the Brain
When breast cancer metastasizes, it often heads for the brain, where it can be exceptionally difficult to root out. The key to preventing the spread of the cancer, or thwarting it if it does reach the brain, is to understand the mechanism ...
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Expanding Possibilities - Researchers Dive Deep to Identify Exceptional Responders
In 2020, data from a clinical trial of patients with metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer caught the attention of Dana-Farber breast oncologist Heather Parsons, MD, MPH. She noticed what she describes as a "long tail."
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Three studies led by Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers have encouraging implications for patients with breast cancer.
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A drug that delivers chemotherapy directly to tumors has shown impressive activity against some of the hardest-to-reach cancer cells: those that have spread to the brain in patients with advanced HER2-positive breast cancer.
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Comprehensive Cancer Research from Dana-Farber Leads ESMO Congress 2024
Innovations in breast cancer, targeted therapies, antibody drug conjugates, and kidney cancer
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Rethinking Breast Cancer: Illuminating New Paths to Treatment and Prevention
Clinical trial data can often help scientists find answers in their quest to treat cancers. Sometimes, it can also reveal surprising new evidence about the drivers of disease, illuminating a new tactic for preventing cancer in the first place.
