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In the media 2023

19 september 2023

RTBF – Octobre rose : lancement de la campagne “I miss you” pour sensibiliser à l’importance de la recherche sur le cancer du sein

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19 september 2023

HLN – Kris was één van de honderd mannen per jaar die borstkanker krijgen: “Ik voelde plots knobbeltje”

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19 september 2023

La Dernière Heure – Octobre rose : l’association “BIG against breast cancer” lance la campagne “I miss you”

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Press Releases

2023

19 september 2023

Pink October – “I miss you”: Together against breast cancer with BIG – Let’s save lives and restore hope

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25 mei 2023

De odyssee naar overleving bij uitgezaaide borstkanker: Het AURORA academisch onderzoeksprogramma

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16 mei 2023

International Clinical Trials Day 2023

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2022

8 december 2022

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

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4 februari 2022

World Cancer Day 2022: the DECRESCENDO study

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16 maart 2022

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

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2021

7 december 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 september 2021

Metastatic breast cancer, an ultramarathon

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28 juni 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 december 2020

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

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29 mei 2020

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

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23 januari 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 oktober 2019

The BIG Radio Tuning clinical study

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1 mei 2019

Progress in the fight against metastatic breas cancer

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11 januari 2019

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

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2018

1 februari 2018

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

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2017

13 december 2017

Ovarian Suppression Reduces Recurrence for Young Breast Cancer Patients

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7 december 2017

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

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8 september 2017

Primary results of LORELEI study presentedat ESMO 2017 Congress

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2016

29 juli 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 maart 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 december 2015

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

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2014

10 december 2014

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

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1 juni 2014

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

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1 juni 2014

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

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In the media

2023

19 september 2023

RTBF – Octobre rose : lancement de la campagne “I miss you” pour sensibiliser à l’importance de la recherche sur le cancer du sein

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19 september 2023

HLN – Kris was één van de honderd mannen per jaar die borstkanker krijgen: “Ik voelde plots knobbeltje”

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19 september 2023

La Dernière Heure – Octobre rose : l’association “BIG against breast cancer” lance la campagne “I miss you”

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2016

6 januari 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 januari 2016

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

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2015

27 februari 2015

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

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26 augustus 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 juli 2014

How can international collaboration benefit young researchers?

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2013

27 februari 2013

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

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10 juni 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

19 september 2023

RTBF – Octobre rose : lancement de la campagne “I miss you” pour sensibiliser à l’importance de la recherche sur le cancer du sein

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19 september 2023

HLN – Kris was één van de honderd mannen per jaar die borstkanker krijgen: “Ik voelde plots knobbeltje”

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19 september 2023

La Dernière Heure – Octobre rose : l’association “BIG against breast cancer” lance la campagne “I miss you”

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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 december 2022

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

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4 februari 2022

World Cancer Day 2022: the DECRESCENDO study

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16 maart 2022

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

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