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1 year after Lynparza approved for early-stage breast cancer

By Son, Hyung-Min | translator Kang, Shin-Kook

24.05.07 05:17:00

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Improved survival rate as adjuvant therapy after surgery¡¦reduced a death rate by 32%

No cancer recurrence has been reported yet¡¦favorable level of side effects

¡°Lynparza demonstrated effects in reducing cancer recurrence¡°

 ¡ãProfessor Min Hwan Kim, Department of Oncology at Severance Yonsei Cancer Hospital.


It¡¯s been over a year since Lynparza was approved for the treatment of early-stage breast cancer. Previously, Lynparza was mainly used for treating metastatic breast cancer, but it expanded its usage following the approval last year for the early-stage treatment. As Lynparza has been confirmed to have a superior drug tolerance in the real-world, experts are advocating its use at early stages to prevent cancer recurrences.

During a meeting with Daily Pharm, Professor Min Hwan Kim, Department of Oncology at Severance Yonsei Cancer Hospital, shared an opinion that Lynparza should be used more in early-stage treatments.

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Son, Hyung-Min(shm@dailypharm.com)
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