New treatment controls breast cancer growth in study

Researchers have found that a new drug worked better than the standard treatment for keeping a type of advanced breast cancer from worsening. The drug, trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1), is so far available only through clinical trials. Researchers presented their findings June 2 at the 48th annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago. Read the American Cancer Society news item here.