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Potential therapeutic targets and repurposed drug identified for endometriosis
Researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have identified two novel potential therapeutic targets and a drug approved for dry eyes that can be repurposed for treatment of endometriosis.
Potential therapeutic targets and repurposed drug identified for endometriosis
23 Jan 2025
Risk-reducing surgeries tied to improved outcomes in BRCA carriers with young-onset BC
A large global study provides evidence that risk-reducing mastectomy (RRM) and/or risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is associated with improved survival outcomes in young women diagnosed with breast cancer (BC) at or before 40 years of age who were harbouring germline BRCA1 and/or BRCA2 pathogenic variants (PVs).
Risk-reducing surgeries tied to improved outcomes in BRCA carriers with young-onset BC
20 Jan 2025
Video may raise awareness, uptake of cervical cancer screening
A 14-minute motivational e-health video has been released. The video aims to educate people on cervical cancer with the intention of increasing the percentage of women going for cervical cancer screening.
Video may raise awareness, uptake of cervical cancer screening
20 Jan 2025
Add-on palbociclib may overcome resistance to anti-HER2 Tx, ET in HR+, HER2+ mBC
The addition of the CDK4/6 inhibitor palbociclib to anti-HER2 and endocrine therapy (ET) significantly improves progression-free survival (PFS) in patients with hormone receptor-positive, HER-positive (HR+, HER+) metastatic breast cancer (mBC) in the first-line setting, according to the results of the phase III AFT-38 PATINA trial.
