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Topic: Targeted Therapies (view all topics)

Tags for topic Targeted Therapies:

• Adjuvant
• Afinitor
• Avastin
• Herceptin
• Iniparib
• Neoadjuvant
• Perjeta (chemical name: pertuzumab; aka Omnitarg)
• T-DM1
• Tykerb

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• Afinitor Before Surgery Doesn’t Help Treat HER2-Negative Breast Cancer

  Published on December 11, 2011 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Abraxane (chemical name: paclitaxel), Cytoxan (chemical name: cyclophosphamide), Ellence (chemical name: epirubicin), Taxol (chemical name: paclitaxel), Standard, Neoadjuvant, Afinitor, Avastin, and Neoadjuvant

  Research has found that adding Afinitor to paclitaxel didn't improve the response to neoadjuvant treatment with paclitaxel in women diagnosed with advanced-stage, HER2-negative breast cancer.

• Avastin Added to Chemo Before Surgery Offers No Benefit

  Published on December 11, 2010 at 12:00 am

  • Tags: Avastin and Neoadjuvant

  Research shows that adding Avastin to neoadjuvant chemotherapy doesn't seem to benefit women diagnosed with early-stage or locally-advanced breast cancer.