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CDK4/6 inhibitors
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Mechanisms linking chronic stress to raised metastasis risk discovered
Stress causes neutrophils to form sticky ‘web-like structures’, making body tissues more susceptible to cancer metastasis. The study published in Cancer Cell, 22 February, demonstrated that the stress hormone glucocorticoid…
Adding a CDK4/6 inhibitor to endocrine therapy improves outcomes in HR+ HER2– early-stage breast cancer
Adding the CDK4/6 inhibitor ribociclib to standard-of-care adjuvant endocrine therapy for treatment of hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative early-stage breast cancer reduced risk of recurrence by 25%. The phase III NATALEE study,…