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In Depth 19 Mar 2025

Breast cancer treatments heat up: Five therapies poised to transform patient outcomes

Find out more about the overall breast cancer treatment landscape, as biotech companies make progress with different approaches.

March 19, 2025 - 11 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

Best in Biotech 14 Nov 2024

8 biotech companies advancing new treatments for breast cancer in 2024

Delve into the diverse landscape of breast cancer treatment with nine biotech companies currently developing new treatments.

November 14, 2024 - 12 minutesmins - By Jules Adam

More News! 23 Jul 2024

First AKT-targeting drug capivasertib to hit the market, could it open the door for more?

As AstraZeneca and Astex’s capivasertib gains market presence in breast cancer, could it be the time for AKT inhibitors? Let’s find out!

July 23, 2024 - 7 minutesmins - By Jules Adam

In Depth 13 Oct 2023

How close are we to a cure for metastatic breast cancer?

Currently considered an incurable disease, there is a lot of work being done around developing better treatment options for metastatic breast cancer, and, ultimately, a cure. Numerous promising candidates are in clinical trials, all with the hope of progressing toward U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 2.3 […]

October 13, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

In Depth 3 Aug 2023

How is artificial intelligence rising to the challenge in breast cancer diagnosis?

The scope of artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine has been rapidly expanding in recent years. With AI shaping the way clinical research is conducted, it has also opened doors for quicker drug discovery and diagnostic measures. And in the fight against breast cancer in particular, AI has emerged as a game-changer in digital pathology, revolutionizing […]

August 3, 2023 - 9 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Best in Biotech 18 May 2023

Six women’s health companies you should know about

While sexism exists in all strands of society, where in 2023, women earn 77 cents for every dollar earned by men, studies estimate that it will take the world 257 years to close the gender gap. And the global healthcare industry is partly to blame when it comes to the gaping gender gap. Women have […]

May 18, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By Roohi Mariam Peter

Fluorescence microcopy image of gamma delta T cells (green) attacking cancer cells (blue). To get tot he cancer cells, the immune cells need to navigate through a dense extracellular matrix that surrounds the tumor tissue (red). Image: Katrin Raute / University of Freiburg

News and Trends 4 May 2023

Osteoporosis drug helps T cells fight aggressive breast cancer

Researchers in Germany have discovered a mechanism by which cancer cells escape the immune system – and how to reverse it. Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive and deadly form of breast cancer, with limited treatment options and a high probability of recurrence. Tumor growth and relapse of TNBC are driven by breast […]

May 4, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Vaccines for difficult-to-treat diseases

Best in Biotech 12 Apr 2023

6 new vaccines being developed for difficult-to-treat diseases

There are several promising new vaccine candidates being developed for complex diseases that historically have been extremely difficult to find treatments and cures for. The development of these new vaccines could eventually lead to breakthrough treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, HIV, Parkinson’s disease, Lyme disease, and breast cancer. According to the World Health […]

April 12, 2023 - 10 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

From breast to bone: Refining metastasis drug discovery with a novel organ-on-a-chip device

Understanding invasive cancer progression and metastasis formation are among the core open questions in cancer research. However, the limitations of current models lead to high failure rates in drug development. An EU-funded consortium has designed an organ-on-a-chip approach that could deliver new insights. In metastasis, circulating tumor cells spontaneously shed from the primary site to […]

February 21, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Ute Boronowsky

News and Trends 9 Feb 2023

Cleveland Clinic breast cancer vaccine study moves forward

Researchers from global health system Cleveland Clinic have launched the next step in their novel study of a vaccine aimed at preventing triple-negative breast cancer, the most aggressive and lethal form of the disease. Funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, the new phase 1b study will enroll cancer-free individuals at high risk for developing […]

February 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 31 Jan 2023

Stemline Therapeutics’ breast cancer treatment approved

The Menarini Group, an Italian pharmaceutical and diagnostics company, says that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved ORSERDU for the treatment of postmenopausal women or adult men, with ER+, HER2-, ESR1-mutated advanced or metastatic breast cancer with disease progression following at least one line of endocrine therapy. Stemline Therapeutics, a wholly-owned subsidiary […]

January 31, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 26 Jan 2023

Ibex to collaborate with AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo on AI breast cancer product

Ibex Medical Analytics has announced an agreement with AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo, for the development, clinical validation and early adoption of an AI-powered product to aid pathologists with an accurate and reproducible assessment of HER2 immunohistochemistry (IHC) scoring in breast cancer patients. Scoring of HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) protein expression in breast […]

January 26, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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Breast cancer treatments heat up: Five therapies poised to transform patient outcomes

8 biotech companies advancing new treatments for breast cancer in 2024

First AKT-targeting drug capivasertib to hit the market, could it open the door for more?

How close are we to a cure for metastatic breast cancer?

How is artificial intelligence rising to the challenge in breast cancer diagnosis?

Six women’s health companies you should know about

Osteoporosis drug helps T cells fight aggressive breast cancer

6 new vaccines being developed for difficult-to-treat diseases

From breast to bone: Refining metastasis drug discovery with a novel organ-on-a-chip device

Cleveland Clinic breast cancer vaccine study moves forward

Stemline Therapeutics’ breast cancer treatment approved

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