A novel treatment approach that combines a targeted therapy drug with hormone therapy significantly increased the amount of time a person with stage 2 or 3 HR-positive, HER2-negative early breast cancer lives without the cancer returning, according to a phase III trial co-led by UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center investigators.
Shutting down a gene called PRMT5 stopped metastatic estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer cells from growing after they acquired resistance to a standard therapy known as CDK4/6 inhibitors, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers showed in a new study.
