Pemetrexed: A promising new treatment for breast cancer

2002 ◽  
Vol 29 (2 Suppl 5) ◽  
pp. 36-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joyce A. O'Shaughnessy ◽  
Alessandra Gennari ◽  
PierFranco Conte
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
New Treatment

Immunotherapy: New insights in breast cancer treatment

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Bader Alshehri
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Immune Response ◽  
Immune System ◽  
Cancer Treatment ◽  
Immune Evasion ◽  
Breast Tumor ◽  
Parp Inhibitor ◽  
Breast Cancer Treatment ◽  
New Treatment

Breast cancer being the most malignant and lethal disease persistent among women globally. Immunotherapy as a new treatment modality has emerged in understanding the loopholes in the treatment of breast cancer which is mainly attributed to the potential of tumor cells to evade and survive the immune response by developing various strategies. Therefore, improved understanding of the immune evasion by cancer cells and the monoclonal antibodies against PD- and PD-L1 can help us in the diagnosis of this malignancy. Here in this article, I have highlighted that in addition to focusing on other strategies for breast cancer treatment, the involvement of immune system in breast cancer is vital for the understanding of this malignancy. Further, the complete involvement of immune system in the relapse or recurrence of the breast tumor and have also highlighted the role of vaccines, PD-1 and CTLA-4 with the recent advances in the field. Moreover, in addition to the application of immunotherapy as a sole therapy, combinations of immunotherapy with various strategies like targeting it with MEK inhibitors, Vaccines, chemotherapy and PARP inhibitor has shown to have significant benefits is also discussed in this article.

scholarly journals Resistance to CDK4/6 Inhibitors in Estrogen Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (22) ◽  
pp. 12292
Author(s):  
Erin R. Scheidemann ◽  
Ayesha N. Shajahan-Haq
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Cell Cycle ◽  
Estrogen Receptor ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Acquired Resistance ◽  
Alternative Methods ◽  
Cycle Progression ◽  
Estrogen Receptor Positive ◽  
New Treatment ◽  
Methods Of Treatment

Estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer is the most common form of breast cancer. Antiestrogens were the first therapy aimed at treating this subtype, but resistance to these warranted the development of a new treatment option. CDK4/6 inhibitors address this problem by halting cell cycle progression in ER+ cells, and have proven to be successful in the clinic. Unfortunately, both intrinsic and acquired resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors are common. Numerous mechanisms of how resistance occurs have been identified to date, including the activation of prominent growth signaling pathways, the loss of tumor-suppressive genes, and noncanonical cell cycle function. Many of these have been successfully targeted and demonstrate the ability to overcome resistance to CDK4/6 inhibitors in preclinical and clinical trials. Future studies should focus on the development of biomarkers so that patients likely to be resistant to CDK4/6 inhibition can initially be given alternative methods of treatment.

scholarly journals Opportunities for metastatic triple negative breast cancer therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-81
Author(s):  
Inna P. Ganshina ◽  
Olga O. Gordeeva ◽  
Mariam S. Manukyan
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Triple Negative Breast Cancer ◽  
Triple Negative ◽  
Treatment Options ◽  
Parp Inhibitors ◽  
Treatment Results ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Biological Heterogeneity ◽  
New Treatment

Metastatic triple negative breast cancer (mTNBC) is a difficult task for the chemotherapist in view of the disease aggressiveness, biological heterogeneity of the tumor, as well as the limit of therapy options. The approved modern drugs, such as immunotherapy and PARP inhibitors, have improved the treatment results in women with mTNBC. However, not all women are the candidates for this kind of therapy due to the lack of suitable points of application. In this context, high hopes are placed on the new treatment options currently being studied in clinical trials. The review summarizes data on advanced drugs that have demonstrated their efficacy in this multiplex group of women, but not yet registered at the territory of the Russian Federation Russian Federation, and will allow us to form an idea of the future algorithm of treatment of women with mTNBC.

scholarly journals Melatonin Does Not Alter Cell Proliferation in Metastatic Breast Cancer Cells

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (25) ◽  
pp. 1567
Author(s):  
Gamze Tanriover ◽  
Sayra Dilmac ◽  
Nuray Erin
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Metastatic Breast Cancer ◽  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Breast Cancer Cells ◽  
Chemotherapeutic Agent ◽  
Metastatic Breast ◽  
Cancer Treatments ◽  
Anti Oxidant ◽  
New Treatment ◽  
Oxidant Effect

Breast cancer treatments continue to be investigated with supported by new treatment methods. Melatonin is a hormone that can be effective in the treatment of breast cancer due to its anti-oxidant effect. Melatonin had previously shown to inhibit proliferation of cancer cells. In this study, we aimed to determine the effect of melatonin on the proliferation of metastatic breast cancer cells in comparison to doxorubicin, a well-known chemotherapeutic agent. Doxorubicin inhibited proliferation of metastatic breast cancer cells while melatonin has no effect. We are currently examining the effects of melatonin and doxorubicin combination therapy on metastatic breast cancer cells.

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