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The good news that Herceptin® (trastuzumab) (the world’s first targeted therapy) is now available for many women with early-stage HER2-positive breast cancer, marks a significant advancement in breast cancer management.
According to Edith Perez, M.D., director of Mayo Clinic’s Breast Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida:
“…signifies the importance for women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer to […]
Increased levels of the oncogene HER-2 are associated with poor patient prognosis, enhanced metastasis (cancer spread) and resistance to chemotherapy.
Herceptin (trastuzumab) is the monoclonal antibody used in combination with certain cancer chemotherapies.
Researchers from the Northwestern University and Evanston Northwestern Healthcare found that Herceptin effectively treats breast cancer tumors that produce low or undetectable amounts […]
Cancer therapies, healing, and society.
Written by Gloria Gamat [email] for b5media.
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