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Open AccessTumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in HER2-positive breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and dual HER2-blockade
Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) have been associated with outcomes in HER2-positive breast cancer patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and trastuzumab. However, it remains unclear if TILs could...
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Open AccessUpdated overall survival from the MONALEESA-3 trial in postmenopausal women with HR+/HER2− advanced breast cancer receiving first-line ribociclib plus fulvestrant
The phase III MONALEESA-3 trial included first- (1L) and second-line (2L) patients and demonstrated a significant overall survival (OS) benefit for ribociclib + fulvestrant in patients with hormone receptor–po...
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Open AccessBluePrint molecular subtypes predict response to neoadjuvant pertuzumab in HER2-positive breast cancer
The introduction of pertuzumab has greatly improved pathological complete response (pCR) rates in HER2-positive breast cancer, yet effects on long-term survival have been limited and it is uncertain which pati...
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Open AccessEffect of physical exercise on cognitive function after chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial (PAM study)
Up to 60% of breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy is confronted with cognitive problems, which can have a significant impact on daily activities and quality of life (QoL). We investigated whether e...
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Cumulative risk of skin cancer in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is an inherited cancer syndrome, characterized by an early onset of various types of cancers. LFS is associated with a germline mutation in the TP53 gene. The risk of develo** skin ca...
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Open AccessStudy protocols of three parallel phase 1 trials combining radical radiotherapy with the PARP inhibitor olaparib
Poly (ADP-ribose) Polymerase (PARP) inhibitors are promising novel radiosensitisers. Pre-clinical models have demonstrated potent and tumour-specific radiosensitisation by PARP inhibitors. Olaparib is a PARP i...
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Open AccessSelecting the optimal position of CDK4/6 inhibitors in hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer – the SONIA study: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Combining cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) inhibitors with endocrine therapy is an effective strategy to improve progression-free survival in hormone receptor-positive (HR+), human epidermal growth fa...
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Open AccessNeoadjuvant chemotherapy adaptation and serial MRI response monitoring in ER-positive HER2-negative breast cancer
Changing the neoadjuvant chemotherapy regimen in insufficiently responding breast cancer is not a standard policy. We analysed a series of patients with ‘luminal’-type breast cancer in whom the second half of ...