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ASCO Annual Meeting 2012: Largest study on women with breast cancer treated with PI3K inhibitors

ASCO Annual Meeting 2012: Largest study on women with breast cancer treated with PI3K inhibitors.

– The study was presented at the annual meeting of ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) revealing findings surrounding the largest sample of breast cancer patients treated with this group of drugs.

– This research presented at ASCO was honored through a Merit Award from the Conquer Cancer Foundation — testament to its high quality and important scientific interest.

 

Discovery of mechanisms predicting response to new treatments in colon cancer

The Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO) identifies biomarkers that predict resistance to treatment which will enable a better selection of patients who stand to benefit as well as avoid the administration of ineffective medicines.

These findings identify experimental drugs to overcome resistance and open new therapeutic avenues in combinatorial treatment.