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Patients with an aggressive form of breast cancer who are not candidates for immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy showed significantly improved progression-free survival when treated with the antibody drug conjugate sacituzumab govitecan ...
Patients with estrogen-receptor-positive HER-2-negative advanced breast cancer showed significantly improved progression-free survival when treated with an oral combination regimen that includes giredestrant, a novel, next-generation selective ...
Breast, Lung, and Bladder Cancer Phase 3 Trials led by Dana-Farber Presented at ESMO Congress 2025
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute researchers are leading four studies with important new findings in breast cancer, lung cancer, and bladder cancer at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2025 in Berlin, Germany.
New Research Sheds Light on Why Tamoxifen May Lead to Higher Risk of Uterine Cancer
Since its introduction in the 1970s, tamoxifen has significantly improved survival rates for millions of patients with estrogen receptor–positive breast cancer.
Weight Loss Trial Reports Success for Breast Cancer Patients at One Year Mark
Breast cancer patients who participated in a remote weight loss intervention program lost an average of 4.7 percent of their baseline body weight after one year, while those in the education only control group gained an average 1 percent ...
How Dana-Farber Research Delivered New Medicines and Long-Range Hope for a Patient With Metastatic Breast Cancer