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Advanced Breast Cancer

Welcome to lbbc.org's website community for women living with advanced breast cancer. We are dedicated to assisting you, and these pages offer easy access to a wealth of cutting-edge information specific to your needs. Read about the latest news on metastatic breast cancer; treatments using Xeloda, Avastin, Zometa and other medications; and updates on advanced breast cancer clinical trials below. You can also use the navigation bar on the right to quickly and easily access medical and quality-of-life topics of interest to you. We hope the information and support offered in this section brings you comfort and enables you to make informed decisions regarding your physical and emotional health.
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Advanced Breast Cancer News

Metastatic Conference

Bruce Feiler, Donna Deegan will speak May 1 at Annual Conference for Women Living with Advanced Brea ... more

HER2 Treatments

Lapatinib plus trastuzumab was more effective than lapatinib alone for women with HER2 positive adva ... more

Treatment News from SABCS

Four studies presented at San Antonio looked at existing therapies being tested in unique ways as th ... more

 Advanced Breast Cancer Clinical Trials

PARP Inhibitor Study

New phase III trial studies BSI-201 added to chemotherapy for triple-negative metastatic breast canc ... more

New ABC Treatment

Phase II trial will compare paclitaxel plus sorafenib to paclitaxel alone in women with locally recu ... more