A phase II study of abemaciclib, a cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and CDK 6 inhibitor, met its primary endpoint of reducing expression of Ki67, a biomarker of cell proliferation, after two weeks of treatment.
Venkata Lokesh BattulaClinton YamA multidisciplinary team of researchers at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and MD Anderson Cancer Center has been awarded a $7.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to fund a novel clinical trial targeting one of the most aggressive and hard-to-treat forms of breast cancer: metastatic triple-negative breast cancer.
