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New research results for patients with breast and HPV-associated throat cancers are the highlights among 23 presentations by ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group researchers at the 2021 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, occurring virtually June 4-8. The National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, funded these studies.
Breast Cancer
Platinum chemotherapy fails in phase III trial for triple-negative breast cancer, basal-like subtype
Abstract 605: About 80% of triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) are a subtype called basal-like. Typically, patients with TNBC receive chemotherapy before surgery to shrink the tumor(s). The presence of residual cancer in the breast after chemotherapy signals a higher likelihood that the cancer will progress after surgery. A previous clinical trial demonstrated that additional capecitabine chemotherapy after surgery helps decrease the chance of recurrence. Yet, although capecitabine he