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Trastuzumab Bests Lapatinib for HER2 Breast Cancer
Trastuzumab Bests Lapatinib for HER2 Breast Cancer
S Worcester
20120017
2012 Jan 17
Elsevier Global Medical News
Trastuzumab Bests Lapatinib for HER2 Breast Cancer
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2012 Jan 17, S Worcester
Trastuzumab is significantly more effective alone or in combination with lapatinib than is lapatinib alone for the treatment of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive breast cancer in patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy, according to findings from two randomized phase III trials.The studies - GeparQuinto and the NeoALTTO (Neoadjuvant Lapatinib and/or Trastuzumab Treatment Optimization) trial - underscore the value of testing new therapies in the neoadjuvant setting.In the GeparQuinto...