Progression of advanced breast cancer not delayed by new combination therapy

Adding the antibody therapy ramucirumab to the chemotherapy drug docetaxel did not delay disease progression for patients with HER2-negative, advanced breast cancer, according to results of a placebo-controlled, randomized, phase III clinical trial presented at the 2013 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium."Patients with metastatic or recurrent breast cancer, as well as those with locally advanced disease that cannot be surgically removed, have no curative options," said John R. Mackey, M.D., professor of oncology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton.
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