
The drug was previously available only for patients whose cancer had spread to nearby lymph nodes

The drug is already approved in the UK to treat advanced cases of the disease

The findings could pave the way for new treatment approaches that improve patient outcomes

The research could pave the way for the development of new drugs that prevent drug resistance

Approximately 70% of breast cancer cases are diagnosed in the early stages of the disease

More than 3,100 people are diagnosed with the aggressive blood cancer in the UK every year

Approximately 70% of all breast cancer patients have HR-positive/HER2-negative disease

More than 130,000 patients are treated with radiotherapy on the NHS every year

The team estimates that around 10% of patients have high levels of the BCL2 protein

The drug is already approved for certain cases of advanced or metastatic breast cancer

Researchers discovered that targeting the CDK6 protein could make tumour cells vulnerable to treatment

The third most commonly diagnosed cancer globally is responsible for more than 44,000 new cases in the UK every year