Vepdegestrant + Ibrance continue to show clinical benefit for ER+/HER2- breast cancer in phase Ib trial

Pfizer seeks to improve breast cancer outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
With help from Conquer Cancer’s EveryGrant and ASCO’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Council, Pfizer awards grants to seven countries

Pfizer External Research & Grants’ “Improving Breast Cancer Quality of Care via Meaningful Capacity Building in Sub-Saharan Africa,” powered by EveryGrant, has announced grants totaling more than $900,000 for addressing inequities and improving the quality of breast cancer care in Sub-Saharan Africa.

May 30, 2025

Vol.51 No.21

By Claire Marie Porter

Clinical Roundup

Most Americans unaware of cancer risks associated with drinking alcohol

Alcohol is a leading preventable cause of cancer, but public awareness of the connection remains strikingly low in the U.S., with just 40% of American adults recognizing alcohol as a cancer risk, according to a new study from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.

May 30, 2025

Vol.51 No.21

Cancer Policy

Legislation to increase access to breast and cervical cancer screening introduced in the Senate

Legislation aimed at increasing access to breast and cervical cancer screening was introduced May 22 in the U.S. Senate. The bipartisan Screening for Communities to Receive Early and Equitable Needed Services, or SCREENS, for Cancer Act would reauthorize the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, or NBCCEDP, for fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

May 23, 2025

Vol.51 No.20

Clinical Roundup

Breast implant closes reconstruction gap for patients after mastectomy

Johnson & Johnson MedTech on May 13 announced the U.S. launch of MENTOR MemoryGel Enhance Breast Implants, filling a critical gap in comprehensive breast cancer care for women who have undergone a mastectomy.

May 16, 2025

Vol.51 No.19

Clinical Roundup

Incidence rates of some cancer types have risen in people under age 50, NCI study shows

Researchers at NCI have completed a comprehensive analysis of cancer statistics for different age groups in the United States and found that from 2010 through 2019, the incidence of 14 cancer types increased among people under age 50.

May 09, 2025

Vol.51 No.18

Clinical Roundup

Enhertu demonstrates superior efficacy over standard of care in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer

The DESTINY-Breast09 phase III trial of AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu is the first trial in more than a decade to demonstrate superior efficacy across a broad HER2-positive metastatic patient population versus current first-line standard of care.

April 25, 2025

Vol.51 No.16

Vepdegestrant + Ibrance continue to show clinical benefit for ER+/HER2- breast cancer in phase Ib trial

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Vepdegestrant + Ibrance continue to show clinical benefit for ER+/HER2- breast cancer in phase Ib trial

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Pfizer seeks to improve breast cancer outcomes in Sub-Saharan AfricaWith help from Conquer Cancer’s EveryGrant and ASCO’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Council, Pfizer awards grants to seven countries

Most Americans unaware of cancer risks associated with drinking alcohol

Legislation to increase access to breast and cervical cancer screening introduced in the Senate

Breast implant closes reconstruction gap for patients after mastectomy

Incidence rates of some cancer types have risen in people under age 50, NCI study shows

Enhertu demonstrates superior efficacy over standard of care in HER2+ metastatic breast cancer

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Pfizer seeks to improve breast cancer outcomes in Sub-Saharan Africa
With help from Conquer Cancer’s EveryGrant and ASCO’s Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Council, Pfizer awards grants to seven countries