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Gene Expression Profile Testing Increasing in Breast Cancer
Today - From 2006 to 2008, the use of gene expression profile testing increased, correlating with a decrease in the percentage of women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer receiving adjuvant chemotherapy, according to a study published online May 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

ASCO: Abiraterone Tolerated in High-Risk Prostate Cancer
Today - For men with localized high-risk prostate cancer, neoadjuvant androgen deprivation therapy with abiraterone acetate plus leuprolide acetate is well tolerated and has good pathological complete/near complete response rates, according to a study released May 16 in advance of presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held from June 1 to 5 in Chicago.

ASCO: Dabrafenib/Trametinib Active in Metastatic Melanoma
Today - For patients with V600 BRAF-mutant solid tumors, treatment with the oral BRAF inhibitor dabrafenib and the oral MEK 1/2 inhibitor trametinib is tolerated and has clinical activity in BRAF inhibitor-naive metastatic melanoma, according to a study released May 16 in advance of presentation at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, held from June 1 to 5 in Chicago.

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