‘Breakthrough’ breast cancer therapy can slow advance of disease and prolong survival

Study shows combination treatment for aggressive breast cancer delays advance by average 17 months and chemotherapy by two years

A new triple therapy for aggressive, advanced breast cancer slows the progression of the disease, delays the need for further chemotherapy and helps patients live longer, research reveals.

The combination treatment is made up of two targeted drugs: inavolisib and palbociclib, and the hormone therapy fulvestrant. It improved overall survival by an average of seven months, compared with the patients in the control group, who were given palbociclib and fulvestrant.