Analysis of trastuzumab therapy's efficacy with or without pertuzumab combination in the metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer an oncology hospital of Pernambuco
ABSTRACT Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy between trastuzumab-only or pertuzumab plus trastuzumab therapies in metastatic HER2-positive breast cancer patients. Material and Methods: At Hospital de Cancer de Pernambuco (HCP), Recife, Brazil, a cross-sectional study was carried out. One hundred seventy-two patients with HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer (BC) were divided into two groups....
ABSTRACT Introduction: The identification of innovative cancer biomarkers is a very relevant ongoing quest. Moreover, their role in cancer diagnosis and clinical management has been radically changed in the last few years with the major emphasis on cancer molecular classification, therapeutic target identification, and therapeutic protocol responsivity. tetraspanins are a family...