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Imfinzi, Lynparza Plus Neoadjuvant Chemo Improves Response in HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

Apr 28, 2020
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Caroline Hopkins

NEW YORK – The combination of the checkpoint inhibitor durvalumab (AstraZeneca's Imfinzi), the PARP inhibitor olaparib (AstraZeneca/Merck's Lynparza), and standard-of-care neoadjuvant chemotherapy improved pathologic complete response in women with stage II/III HER2-negative breast cancer compared to chemotherapy alone, according to data presented at a major cancer research conference.

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