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Smart drug shows promising results for treatment of metastatic triple-negative breast cancer

https://www.facingourrisk.org/XRAY/smart-drug-metastatic-triple-negative-breast-cancer
Full article: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1814213

THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED on 04/27/20:  Based on the results from the study reviewed in this XRAY, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved sacituzumab govitecan-hizy (Trodelvy), as a treatment for people with metastatic triple-negative breast cancer who have received at least two prior therapies for metastatic disease. 

We report results of an early-stage clinical trial of a new class of drugs for metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). IMMU-132 is a combination of two different molecules: an antibody that targets certain types of cancer and delivers a chemotherapy drug that can kill cancer cells. This study looks at whether IMMU-132 is safe and effective for treating metastatic TNBC. (4/16/19)

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