Are we focused on the wrong risk type in genetic screening?

Breast cancer screening study shows new paths to population screening

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A common perception of genetic screening is that only individuals at high risk of certain diseases will be identified. 

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Cassie Hajek, MD
Medical director, Helix
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Positive high-level results from the Tropion-Breast02 phase III trial showed Datroway (datopotamab deruxtecan-dlnk) demonstrated a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement for the dual primary endpoints of overall survival and progression-free survival compared to investigator’s choice of chemotherapy as first-line treatment for patients with locally recurrent inoperable or metastatic triple-negative breast cancer for whom immunotherapy was not an option.
From left to right: Geoffrey Shapiro, Leif Ellisen and Nancy Lin. Sitting below them is Kornelia Polyak.The Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center,  a cancer research consortium comprised of five of Boston’s academic medical centers, including Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital, has been awarded an NCI grant to continue its Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Breast Cancer.
Cassie Hajek, MD
Medical director, Helix

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