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Big takeaway from ASCO: 70 percent of women with early breast cancer don't benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy

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Big takeaway from ASCO:

70 percent of women with early breast cancer don't benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy

By Paul Goldberg

An NCI-sponsored trial showed that up to 70 percent of women with hormone receptor-positive, HER2-negative, axillary lymph node-negative breast cancer would not benefit from chemotherapy.

Conversation with The Cancer Letter Free

Abrams: Only about 20-30 percent of the group might benefit from chemotherapy

By Paul Goldberg

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Sharpless: NCI adds $10 million for NCTN and NCORP trials

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Clinical Free Trials & Tribulations

Searching for Breast Cancer's “Extreme Survivors”

By Mark Burkard

In Brief

J&J Innovation and Boston University form lung cancer research alliance

Kochevar to retire from Colorado Cancer Center

Funding Opportunities

Addario, Van Auken foundations announce 2018 Young Innovators Team Award

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New treatment combination improves outcomes for some patients with colorectal cancer

Exact Sciences, Mayo Clinic identify blood-based DNA biomarkers to diagnose hepatocellular carcinoma

Opdivo demonstrates superior RFS vs. Yervoy for patients with resected stage III or IV melanoma

Opdivo plus Yervoy provide QOL improvements in RCC

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