Breast Cancer

This investigation focused on use of additional services and incidence of new diagnoses among women who underwent a breast cancer screening MRI—having a low or average risk of the cancer—compared with a matched cohort who underwent mammography.

This new study used data on women with stage 0 to II breast cancer to investigate their long-term quality of life (QOL) as it related to choice of surgery and the decision to undergo adjuvant radiation therapy.

This subanalysis of data from the ECOG-ACRIN E5103 trial evaluated longer-term quality of life (QOL) at the 18-month mark among patients with lymph node–positive or high-risk lymph node–negative breast cancer (BC) who have completed active treatment.

NCCN guidelines are no longer “a group of monotherapy choices,” but selections that feature partners for endocrine therapy, highlighted William J. Gradishar, MD, of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.

In this new study from Norway, artificial intelligence (AI) was used with mammography screenings to predict risk of breast cancer in women vs double reading of mammographic screening by independent radiologists.

This interim data analysis from the phase 3 DESTINY-Breast03 trial evaluated progression-free survival, overall survival, objective response, and safety between patients with metastatic breast cancer (mBC) progression following previous treatment failure.

The presence of breast arterial calcification may serve as a biomarker for an increased risk of cardiovascular disease among postmenopausal women.

Authors from the Community Oncology Alliance and Avalere Health present data that show breast cancer screening rates recovered more slowly among some racial/ethnic groups following on the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The FDA based its approval on OlympiA trial data, which show the PARP inhibitor has the ability to reduce risks of invasive breast cancer recurrence, second cancers, and death, and to improve overall survival.

This new study focused on the patient perspective following a diagnosis of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a noninvasive type of breast cancer also referred to as stage 0 or pre-cancer, as well as their concerns over follow-up

Debra Patt, MD, PhD, MBA, executive vice president of Texas Oncology, addresses roadblocks to cancer screenings first thrown up by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and that continue to reverberate today.

This new study of women who underwent mammographic screening for breast cancer at a Breast Cancer Surveillance Consortium facility between 2000 and 2018 investigated potential implications of overdiagnosis.

Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP, professor of medicine and human genetics and founding director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health at the University of Chicago Medical Center, explains advancements in BRCA testing and how genetic testing has become standard of care.

This study investigated the relationships seen among premenopausal women with a family history of breast cancer and their breast tissue density as seen at their annual mammographic screening.

Kenneth Cohen, MD, FACP, executive director of clinical research at UnitedHealth Group Research and Development and senior national medical director at OptumCare, discusses areas where low-value care is more prevalent and the shift to high-value care.

A new report from the Republic of Korea compared outcomes among women following neoadjuvant chemotherapy and mastectomy who did or did not receive radiotherapy.

A study from investigators at Fox Chase Cancer Center sought comparative outcomes data on adverse reactions from COVID-19 vaccination among patients with a history of cancer and those undergoing treatment and found equivalent safety outcomes.

Although cardiovascular disease risk is well established in survivors of breast cancer, how cardiotoxicity from treatment influences development of cardiometabolic risk factors is not.

Interim data from a National Cancer Institute Center for Cancer Research study show demonstrated immune reactions in patients with breast cancer following immunotherapy with their own tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL).

This new analysis among patients with stage I to III breast cancer investigated outcomes in connection with 5 care delivery variables: stage I at diagnosis, chemotherapy receipt, radiation therapy receipt, endocrine therapy initiation, and endocrine therapy continuation.

Given the heterogeneous nature of breast cancer, biomarkers evaluated throughout treatment help provide a clearer picture of the treatment paradigm.

A recent report from the CDC details varying incidences of breast cancer among women by demographic characteristics and suggests areas for improvement in treatment and patient education on risk.

Two doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine have reduced efficacy against the Omicron variant; a federal appeals court reinstates the Biden administration’s health care worker vaccine mandate in 26 states; a new combination therapy may reduce breast cancer progression.

Recent surveys shed light on oncologist and patient perceptions of the switch to biosimilars and patient mental health.

Costs of extending human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) therapy for patients with metastatic breast cancer were estimated in a retrospective study.

Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP, professor of medicine and human genetics and founding director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health at the University of Chicago Medical Center, previews her keynote address for the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS).

Collaboration with community partners recognized for patient care excellence.

The WISDOM study—Women Informed to Screen Depending On Measures of risk—was launched to test a personalized approach to screening compared to annual mammograms. Funmi Olopade, MD, FACP, is a professor of Medicine and Human Genetics and founding director of the Center for Clinical Cancer Genetics and Global Health at the University of Chicago Medical Center, and a co-investigator of WISDOM. She is an expert on understanding the etiology and genomic basis of cancer progression in diverse populations and has published extensively on both genetic and non-genetic risk factors for breast cancer. She discussed overcoming early challenges of low enrollment of Black women in the study.

The Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were shown to be 90% effective in preventing infection in a real-world setting; Biden administration urges states to pause reopening plans amid signs of COVID-19 surge; a lawsuit seeks to end the requirement that preventive services be provided free of charge to Americans.

The FDA issues updated guidance on the emergency use authorization (EUA) process for COVID-19 screening tools; Eli Lilly releases patient-reported outcome results for Verzenio (abemaciclib) in breast cancer; COVID-19 vaccines possibly improve long-haul symptoms among patients.