Clinical Roundup

Medicaid expansion may improve cancer care and survival for people with HR-negative, HER2-positive breast cancer

New research published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network found that people with newly-diagnosed hormone receptor-negative, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer were more likely to receive timely, guideline-concordant treatment, and have longer survival in states that participate in Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act.
Drugs & Targets

FDA approves inavolisib + palbociclib + fulvestrant for endocrine-resistant, PIK3CA-mutated, HR-positive, HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer

FDA approved Itovebi (inavolisib) with palbociclib (Ibrance) and fulvestrant for adults with endocrine-resistant, PIK3CA-mutated, hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth-factor receptor 2-negative, locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer, as detected by an FDA-approved test, following recurrence on or after completing adjuvant endocrine therapy.