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SUBMITTER: Tripathy D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7466911 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tripathy Debu D Tolaney Sara M SM Seidman Andrew D AD Anders Carey K CK Ibrahim Nuhad N Rugo Hope S HS Twelves Chris C Dieras Veronique V Müller Volkmar V Tagliaferri Mary M Hannah Alison L AL Cortés Javier J
Future oncology (London, England) 20190510 19
The increasing incidence of breast cancer brain metastases is a major clinical problem with its associated poor prognosis and limited treatment options. The long-acting topoisomerase-1 inhibitor, etirinotecan pegol, was designed to preferentially accumulate in tumor tissue including brain metastases, providing sustained cytotoxic SN38 levels. Motivated by improved survival findings from subgroup analyses from the Phase III BEACON trial, this ongoing randomized, Phase III trial compares etirinote ...[more]