breast cancer
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April 8, 2020
Tucatinib and Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Show Promise in HER2+ Breast Cancer
Smruti Vidwans, PhDIn 1998, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug trastuzumab (brand name Herceptin) for people with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer. Overnight, HER2+ metastatic breast cancer became treatable (though not curable). Subsequent successful clinical studies led to use of trastuzumab earlier in the breast cancer journey—after surgery—to help prevent recurrence, as well as in earlier-stage HER2+ breast cancer. Meanwhile, the FDA approved… Read more »
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August 15, 2019
Breast Cancer—An Overview Bookmark
George Lundberg, MDCurated by Editor in Chief George Lundberg, MD, who notes:
Breast cancer is the most common potentially lethal cancer diagnosed among American women. The great majority are cured, but that does not mean that the topic is without disagreements. To learn more, read this authoritative, up-to-date, detailed presentation from Medscape.
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