Breast Cancer & Herceptin

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FDA Expands Use of Herceptin for Early Stage Breast Cancer After Primary Therapy
In 1998, FDA approved Herceptin for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer (cancer that has spread to other sites in the body. Today's approval ...

Herceptin Improves Breast Cancer Survival - National Cancer Institute
Patients with operable breast cancer whose tumors over-expressed HER-2 were enrolled in these studies between February 2000 and April 2005.

ACS :: Early Herceptin Use a Breast Cancer Breakthrough
After about 2 years, those treated with Herceptin had a 52% lower risk of their breast cancer coming back.

Herceptin: Safe Breast Cancer Stopper
Dec. 15, 2006 (San Antonio) -- The breast cancer breast cancer drug Herceptin prevents breast cancer cancer from coming back in some women, new ...

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Trastuzumab Guide»

Wikipedia: Trastuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that acts on the HER2/neu receptor. Herceptins principal use is as an anti-cancer therapy in breast cancer in patients whose tumors overexpress this receptor. Trastuzumab is administered either once a ... Read More

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