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2023

25 mai 2023

L'odyssée vers la survie du cancer du sein métastatique : Le programme de recherche académique AURORA

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16 mai 2023

International Clinical Trials Day 2023

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2022

8 décembre 2022

First results from POSITIVE study: Young women with breast can safely have a baby

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4 février 2022

World Cancer Day 2022: the DECRESCENDO study

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16 mars 2022

OlympiA trial – olaparib reduces risk of death by 32% in patients with a specific breast cancer profile

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2021

7 décembre 2021

First results of MA.32 trial: Common diabetes drug not effective against early-stage breast cancer, landmark trial reveals

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16 septembre 2021

Metastatic breast cancer, an ultramarathon

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28 juin 2021

First results of the European AURORA study: towards a better understanding of the molecular changes driving metastatic breast cancer

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2020

9 décembre 2020

Individualising radiotherapy for women with DCIS of the breast reduces recurrence after surgery

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29 mai 2020

Update on PALLAS, an International Academic Breast Cancer Study Evaluating Adjuvant Palbociclib

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23 janvier 2020

Breast cancer prevention – significant progress: 49% reduction in breast cancer occurrence with anastrozole (long-term follow up results of the IBIS II Prevention trial)

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2019

1 octobre 2019

The BIG Radio Tuning clinical study

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1 mai 2019

Progress in the fight against metastatic breas cancer

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11 janvier 2019

Belgium has the highest incidence of breast cancer in the world!

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2018

1 février 2018

1 out of 3 men with breast cancer does not receive adequate treatment

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2017

13 décembre 2017

Ovarian Suppression Reduces Recurrence for Young Breast Cancer Patients

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7 décembre 2017

PANACEA study suggests immunotherapy may help to overcome trastuzumab-resistant breast cancer

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8 septembre 2017

Primary results of LORELEI study presentedat ESMO 2017 Congress

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2016

29 juillet 2016

New England Journal of Medicine” publishes results of MINDACT clinical trial The 70-gene test (Mammaprint®) can significantly reduce use of chemotherapy among breast cancer patients and has the potential to change clinical practice: 46% of early stage breast cancer patients classified as high-risk by traditional methods can avoid chemotherapy

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9 mars 2016

Pfizer Awards Breast International Group (BIG) $1 Million Research Grant to Support Non‐Drug Related Breast Cancer Research

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2015

10 décembre 2015

Belgian Dr. Martine Piccart has received prestigious international Brinker Award for Scientific Distinction in Clinical Research

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2014

10 décembre 2014

Opening of international PANACEA study of patients with HER2+ breast cancer

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1 juin 2014

ALTTO Test of Dual HER2 Blockade Finds Single Agent – Trastuzumab – Remains the Gold Standard

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1 juin 2014

New Treatment Option for Young Women with Hormone-Sensitive Breast Cancer

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In the media

2016

6 janvier 2016

Borstkanker: oncologe Martine Piccart gehuldigd | Cancer du sein: l’oncologue Martine Piccart à l’honneur (Food in Action, 6 January 2016)

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15 janvier 2016

Cancer du sein: interview Martine Piccart (Télé Bruxelles, 15/01/2016)

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2015

27 février 2015

The INTEGRATE project – Enabling data and knowledge sharing in biomedical research (27 Feb 2015)

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26 août 2015

The EURECA project – Building a better healthcare future through collaboration and technology (26 August 2015)

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Highlights of the EURECA Project (Enabling information re-Use by linking clinical Research and Care)

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2014

15 juillet 2014

How can international collaboration benefit young researchers?

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2013

27 février 2013

La princesse Mathilde plaide pour plus de recherches sur le cancer du sein (27 February 2013)

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10 juin 2013

ASCO: Dr. Martine Piccart, in Karnofsky Lecture, Outlines Vision for the Empowering of Academic Research (10 June 2013) CancerNetwork, Home of the Journal Oncology

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A new metastatic breast cancer programme (19 June 2013)

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2009

Tailored treatments for breast cancer – TRANSBIG. In: Research for Europe. A selection of EU success stories, published by the EU Directorate-General for Research (2008)

Combattre le cancer sur tous les fronts. Le Vif Extra (17 November 2009)

27 février 2013

La princesse Mathilde plaide pour plus de recherches sur le cancer du sein (27 February 2013)

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2008

Tailored treatments for breast cancer – TRANSBIG. In: Research for Europe. A selection of EU success stories, published by the EU Directorate-General for Research (2008)

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8 décembre 2022

First results from POSITIVE study: Young women with breast can safely have a baby

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NL

4 février 2022

World Cancer Day 2022: the DECRESCENDO study

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16 mars 2022

OlympiA trial – olaparib reduces risk of death by 32% in patients with a specific breast cancer profile

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