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Our newsroom provides you with the latest information about the German Breast Group. This section of the website also includes photographic material and information about our events. In addition, our Annual Scientific Reports, which provide an overview of our research activities, can be downloaded here.
01.03.2019 Evaluation of sCAIX as predictive marker for efficacy of neoadjuvant bevacizumab
A translational research study performed with samples obtained from a cohort of patients with HER2-negative breast cancer enrolled in the neoadjuvant GeparQuinto (GBG 44) trial has been published in the International Journey of Cancer.
04.02.2019 ESMO Breast Cancer 2019
ESMO Breast Cancer is an annual congress taking place on 2-4 May 2019 in Berlin, Germany.
01.02.2019 Results of the GeparOcto trial
We are delighted to inform you that the results of the GeparOcto phase III study designed to compare a sequential dose-dense, dose-intensified (idd) ETC (epirubicin, paclitaxel, cyclophosphamide) with weekly PM(Cb) (paclitaxel, liposomal doxorubicin, carboplatin) for neoadjuvant treatment of patients with high-risk early breast cancer have been published in the European Journal of Cancer.
18.01.2019 Prof. Loibl among highly cited researchers 2018
Prof. Dr. Sibylle Loibl, CEO of the GBG Forschungs GmbH and Professor at the Goethe University Frankfurt is featured among these researchers in 2018 for her work in breast cancer research.
17.12.2018 Results of an interim analysis from KATHERINE trial
We are delighted to inform you that the results of an interim analysis from KATHERINE, a phase III open-labeled trial, have been published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
30.11.2018 November 2018: Exploratory analysis on obese breast cancer patients from the PANTHER trial
Further results from the prospective PANTHER trial focused on obese breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant tailored dose-dense chemotherapy versus standard treatment has been published in the Annals of Oncology.
29.11.2018 GBG Research at SABCS
Data of several GBG trials and translational research projects will be presented at the upcoming SABCS 2018 Congress, which will take place from 4-8 December in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
11.10.2018 BIG newsletter no 9 is out
We’re delighted to announce that the BIG newsletter BIG Research in Focus, Issue 9 is out and has been published on BIG’s website.
27.09.2018 GBG-Jahrestreffen - Save the Date
Das GBG Jahrestreffen 2019 wird am 14. & 15. März 2019 in Niederrad Frankfurt am Main stattfinden.
27.09.2018 Paper of the month: models for pCR
A statistical research study that aimed to develop an empirical model for predicting the magnitude of the treatment effects on survival endpoints based on the treatment effects on pathological complete response (pCR) has been published in the Contemporary Clinical Trials.
11.09.2018 BCC-Breast Cancer Conference 2019 in Vienna
The 16th St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference 2019 in Vienna is less than seven months away.
31.08.2018 Paper of the month: Endocrine Therapy in HEGR2 neg mBC
A review that summarized the available data on endocrine therapy for premenopausal women with HER2-negative hormone receptor-positive metastatic breast cancer (MBC) has been published in the Oncologist.
28.08.2018 GBG 79 BrainMet (BMBC): erste Daten publiziert
Die erste Analyse der BMBC-Registerstudie zur Versorgung von Patientinnen mit Hirnmetastasen wurde im European Journal of Cancer veröffentlicht.
24.08.2018 ASCO Trending: GeparNuevo
Priming the Immune System: Neoadjuvant Durvalumab Plus Chemotherapy May Be Beneficial in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
31.07.2018 Paper of the month: BRCA1/2 Mutations and Bevacizumab
A translational research study performed with samples obtained from a cohort of patients with triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) enrolled in the neoadjuvant GeparQuinto (GBG 44) study has been published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
23.07.2018 16th St.Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference 2019
The International Scientific Committee and the local organizers invite to another (16th) outstanding «St. Gallen International Breast Cancer Conference» in Vienna, Austria, from 20-23 March 2019!
06.07.2018 Review on Endocrine Therapy in Premenopausal HR+/HER2- Metastatic Breast Cancer
Unser Review zur Endokrine Therapie in prämenopausale Patientinnen mit Hormone Rezeptor-positivem, HER2-negativem metastasiertem Brust Krebs wurde in The Oncologist publiziert.
30.06.2018 Paper of the month: test predicts the risk of recurrence in luminal breast cancer
A translational study including samples from two randomized neoadjuvant GBG trials (GeparTrio and GeparQuattro) that aimed to evaluate a novel test (mEPclin) for predicting the risk of distance recurrence after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with residual estrogen receptor (ER)-positive/HER2-negative breast cancer has been published in the Clinical Cancer Research.
04.06.2018 ASCO: GeparNuevo Presentation
GeparNuevo Results of primary objective were presented at ASCO 2018: Durvalumab increases the pCR rate in TNBC patients.
31.05.2018 Paper update: PIK3CA mutations and pCR
PIK3CA mutations are associated with reduced pathological complete response rates in primary HER2-positive breast cancer: pooled analysis of 967 patients from five prospective trials investigating lapatinib and trastuzumab
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