24.08.2018
Priming the Immune System: Neoadjuvant Durvalumab Plus Chemotherapy May Be Beneficial in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
The addition of durvalumab to anthracycline/taxane-based chemotherapy had encouraging results as neoadjuvant therapy for early triple-negative breast cancer in the randomized phase II GeparNuevo study presented by Sibylle Loibl, MD, PhD, at the 2018 ASCO Annual Meeting. The results were positive in a subgroup of patients who received durvalumab alone during a 2-week “window of opportunity” to prime the immune system prior to receiving chemotherapy.