New Chemo Drug May Benefit Some Breast Cancer Patients
March 3rd, 2011
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The new chemotherapy drug eribulin extends the lives of metastatic breast cancer patients who have received extensive treatment, according to a new study.
The researchers found that among patients whose cancer had spread, those who took the drug lived a median of 2.5 months longer than those who received a physician-chosen treatment — 13.1 months versus 10.6 months.
The study included 508 women who were given eribulin and 254 women who received treatment of the physician’s choice, which was defined as: any single-agent chemotherapy, hormonal or biological treatment approved for cancer treatment; radiotherapy; or symptomatic treatment alone. Read more…