Herceptin
information and resources from the National Cancer Institute
NCI Thesaurus | Herceptin
(Other name for: trastuzumab)NCI Thesaurus | Herceptin
(Other name for: trastuzumab)
Trastuzumab Genentech, Inc Dec 11 2001
Trastuzumab Genentech, Inc Aug 28 2002
Trastuzumab Genentech, Inc Aug 28 2002
Trastuzumab
HERCEPTIN as a single agent is indicated for the treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumors overexpress the HER2 protein and who have received one or more chemotherapy regimens for their metastatic disease.
Genentech, Inc Sep 25 1998
Trastuzumab
Herceptin in combination with paclitaxel is indicated for treatment of patients with metastatic breast cancer whose tumors overexpress the HER-2 protein and had not received chemotherapy for their metastatic disease
Genentech, Inc Feb 09 2000
|
|
|
|
news articles
Miracle cures: The pill cabinet of the future 01 Apr 2006
Independent, ...their own genetic offspring. The new drug for breast cancer, Herceptin, is a harbinger of drug developments to come. It is one of ...
Cancer: Two women tell their stories 01 Apr 2006
Independent, For example, it costs ÂŁ40,000 for a two-year supply of Herceptin, which is used to treat breast cancer. That could buy six hip replacements. ...
Cancer: There are life-saving drugs. So why can't we have them? 01 Apr 2006
Independent, ...tumour. Last week, a patient who was refused the drug Herceptin for her breast cancer launched a High Court challenge to the decision. ...
Warning over Herceptin hype Mar 30, 2006
Stuff.co.nz, Breast cancer drug Herceptin is overhyped and overpriced, warn commentators in the wake of Medsafe estimates it could cost up to $11.5 million for every life ...
Britain: Breast cancer patient’s legal challenge highlights ... Mar 30, 2006
Asian Tribune, Rogers, a 54-year-old breast cancer patient and mother of two, went to the Court of Appeal this week as part of her fight to receive the drug Herceptin free of ...
Genentech's Q1 Sales Of Herceptin Look Solid Mar 29, 2006
Forbes Schoenebaum noted sales of breast cancer drug Herceptin look "especially strong," with two-month IMS data showing growth of 15% from the comparable period a ...
Herceptin case: Waiting goes on for Ann Mar 29, 2006
Swindon Evening Advertiser, JUDGEMENT has been reserved in cancer victim Ann Marie Rogers's appeal against the refusal to fund her Herceptin treatment. The ...
UK Woman Renews Legal Fight for Herceptin Breast Cancer Drug Mar 27, 2006
Bloomberg March 27 (Bloomberg) -- A British woman renewed her legal fight for access to the breast-cancer drug Herceptin, arguing that her local health service's refusal ...
Woman appeals in Herceptin case Mar 27, 2006
Reuters.uk, ...stage breast cancer went to the Court of Appeal in London on Monday in a bid to force her health authority to pay for the potentially life-saving drug Herceptin ...
Breast cancer victim continues Herceptin fight Mar 26, 2006
Telegraph.co.uk, A breast cancer victim will return to the High Court today to continue her fight to force her local NHS trust to fund the drug Herceptin. ...
Woman appeals in Herceptin battle Mar 27, 2006
BBC News, A breast cancer patient is fighting at the Court of Appeal for the right to receive the drug Herceptin. Ann Marie Rogers, 54, from ...
Hospitals warn of Herceptin delays Mar 26, 2006
Stuff.co.nz, By NIKKI MACDONALD. Hospitals do not have enough staff or facilities to carry out the monitoring required for breast cancer patients using the drug Herceptin. ...
Breast cancer sufferer appeals in Herceptin case Mar 26, 2006
Reuters.uk, ...breast cancer goes to the Court of Appeal in London on Monday in legal bid to force her health authority to pay for the potentially life-saving drug Herceptin. ...
Woman appeals in Herceptin battle Mar 26, 2006
BBC News, A breast cancer patient is taking her fight for the right to receive the drug Herceptin to the Court of Appeal. Ann Marie Rogers ...
NHS trust's Herceptin decision 'was arbitrary' Mar 27, 2006
The Observer, The decision to deny a breast cancer patient NHS treatment with the drug Herceptin was "arbitrary in the extreme", the appeal court heard today. ...
Appeal launched for Herceptin funding Mar 27, 2006
Channel 4 News, A local NHS trust decision not to fund treatment with the drug Herceptin for Ann Marie Rogers has been described as "arbitrary in the extreme". ...
Herceptin could save many lives Mar 28, 2006
Gisborne Herald, MEDSAFE’S approval for the use of Herceptin in some early stage breast cancers is the first step in a process that could save many New Zealand women’s lives ...
Woman's Bid For Herceptin Mar 27, 2006
Haber Sa?l?k, He went on: "Our submission is that one searches in vain for a cogent reason, I emphasise cogent, why the PCT refuses to provide Herceptin in the circumstances ...
Herceptin appeal: judgment reserved Mar 28, 2006
ic Ealing.co.uk, The Master of the Rolls Sir Anthony Clarke, Lord Justice Brooke and Lord Justice Buxton said that they hoped to give their ruling "as soon as reasonably ...
King's fight for Herceptin a battle for life Mar 26, 2006
Ballarat Courier, This is the question many people must be asking as a result of a number of poignant cases across the nation involving the cancer fighting drug Herceptin. ...
Medsafe says yes to Herceptin use Mar 23, 2006
Stuff.co.nz, By KELLY ANDREW. The breast cancer drug Herceptin has cleared the first hurdle toward becoming more widely available in New Zealand. ...
Minister says cost of Herceptin must fall Mar 23, 2006
New Zealand Herald, The breast-cancer drug Herceptin cost too much and New Zealand would not pay $30 million a year to use it, Health Minister Pete Hodgson said today. ...
No guarantee Herceptin will be funded Mar 22, 2006
Stuff.co.nz, The Government's medicines regulator, Medsafe, has provisionally approved the use of expensive breast cancer drug Herceptin for some early stage breast cancers ...
Pharmac says price for Herceptin has to drop before funding can be ... Mar 23, 2006
Radio New Zealand, Pharmac says the cost of the breast cancer drug Herceptin has to drop before it will agree to fund it. Medicines regulator, Medsafe ...
Pharmac to ask Roche to lower Herceptin cost Mar 23, 2006
Radio New Zealand, The drug funding agency Pharmac is to ask the drug supplier Roche, to lower the cost of the expensive breast cancer drug, Herceptin. ...
Pharmac to ask Roche to lower Herceptin cost Mar 24, 2006
Radio New Zealand, Drug funding agency, Pharmac, is to ask supplier Roche, to lower the cost of the expensive breast cancer drug, Herceptin. Medicines ...
Medsafe Herceptin Decision Due Mar 22, 2006
newswire.co.nz, Medicines regulator Medsafe is to announce its decision this afternoon on an application to licence the breast cancer drug Herceptin for wider use. ...
Faster action wanted on Herceptin funding Mar 23, 2006
NZ City, The group calling for Herceptin to be fully-funded says Medsafe's provisional approval for the drug is a huge relief but Pharmac needs to speed up the funding ...
Pharmac Says Price For Herceptin Needs To Drop Mar 23, 2006
newswire.co.nz, Pharmac says the cost of the breast cancer drug herceptin has to drop before it will agree to fund it. The country's medicines regulator ...
Herceptin gets approval Mar 22, 2006
Newstalk ZB, Government agency Medsafe has announced that it has provisionally approved Herceptin for treatment of some women with early breast cancer. ...
King to fight for PBS listing of Herceptin Mar 23, 2006
Ballarat Courier, BALLARAT MHR Catherine King has joined the campaign to ease access to breast cancer drug Herceptin. Yesterday Ms King met with a ...
PHARMAC To Ask Roche To Lower Herceptin Cost Mar 23, 2006
newswire.co.nz, Government drug funding agency PHARMAC is to ask drug-maker Roche to lower the cost of the breast cancer drug, Herceptin. Medicines ...
Herceptin decision today Mar 22, 2006
Newstalk ZB, A leading breast cancer specialist is confident that Herceptin will be given the go ahead today. Medsafe, the Health Ministry's ...
DHBs Baulk At Herceptin Cost Mar 22, 2006
newswire.co.nz, District Health Boards say the cost of the breast cancer drug Herceptin would have to come down if they are to provide it out of their current funding packages ...
Medsafe Grants Provisional Herceptin Approval Mar 22, 2006
newswire.co.nz, New Zealand has become the first country in the world to grant provisional approval for the cancer medicine Herceptin in the treatment of early breast cancer. ...
Herceptin group to meet health chiefs Mar 21, 2006
Shropshire Star, A group of women who are campaigning for the controversial breast cancer drug Herceptin to be funded on the NHS in Shropshire were due to meet county health ...
Roche confident about Herceptin funding Mar 23, 2006
NZ City, Roche says Herceptin is a justifiable investment that will benefit the women of New Zealand who have HER2 positive early breast cancer. ...
Daughter Turns Saviour: Ailing Mother Provided Wonder Drug ... Mar 22, 2006
MedIndia, A woman with breast cancer found a savior in her daughter, who helped raise the life-saving sum of ÂŁ47,000, so that the drug, Herceptin could be made ...
Discovery agrees to pay for Herceptin Mar 14, 2006
Independent Online, Africa's top medical health insurer, Discovery , has agreed to pay for the potentially life-saving drug Herceptin as demanded by some South African breast ...
SAfrican insurer agrees to pay for Herceptin Mar 14, 2006
Reuters AlertNet, March 14 (Reuters) - Africa's top medical health insurer, Discovery , has agreed to pay for the potentially life-saving drug Herceptin as demanded by some ...
S.Africa patients to sue Discovery for Herceptin Mar 10, 2006
Reuters South Africa, ...sue Africa's top medical health insurer Discovery Health in a David versus Goliath battle over payment for the use of the potentially life-saving drug Herceptin ...
Herceptin petition ready as clock ticks for patients Mar 13, 2006
New Zealand Herald, Breast cancer patient Anne Hayden will present her petition calling for wider state funding of Herceptin tomorrow - three weeks after paying for her first dose ...
Nurse begins Herceptin court battle Mar 5, 2006
This is London, A nurse fighting breast cancer is going to the High Court on Monday in her fight for the right to be prescribed the drug Herceptin. ...
Woman to renew Herceptin battle Mar 3, 2006
BBC News, A breast cancer patient fighting for the right to be treated with the drug Herceptin will take her case to the Court of Appeal later this month. ...
Daughter, 10, in Herceptin plea Mar 7, 2006
BBC News, ...her mother's life. Katie Morgan's mother, Susan, has breast cancer and wants to be treated with the drug Herceptin. In a letter ...
Norfolk joy at Herceptin deal Mar 11, 2006
Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, ...a greater chance of surviving breast cancer after the county's flagship hospital clinched a ground-breaking deal to prescribe the revolutionary drug Herceptin. ...
Short course of Herceptin holds promise for breast cancer patients Mar 6, 2006
Centre Daily Times, MILWAUKEE - Administering a short course of the drug Herceptin prior to chemotherapy improves survival among certain women with early-stage breast cancer, a ...
Hewitt: cost is no reason to refuse Herceptin Mar 1, 2006
ic Wales, ...repeated guidelines stating that health managers should not use cost as an excuse for refusing to give patients the controversial breast cancer drug Herceptin. ...
Discovery to fund Herceptin Mar 14, 2006
Sunday Times, Health and life insurer Discovery (DSY) is to cover Herceptin, a breast cancer drug, for a year for current members who are not eligible for the short-course ...
Green light for Herceptin Mar 10, 2006
Health24.com, Discovery Health announced yesterday that they would provide the breast cancer drug Herceptin to their members, reports Business Day. ...
Government defends herceptin actions Mar 14, 2006
Newstalk ZB, The Government rejects suggestions it is dragging its feet on making Herceptin available for breast cancer patients. Initial overseas ...
City's Go Ahead for Herceptin ; 'We'Ll Pay for Breast Cancer Drug' ... Mar 15, 2006
International News Service, ...revolutionary "wonder drug". Health bosses have given the go ahead for the use of Herceptin on the NHS for local women. The pounds ...
Discovery Okays Use of Herceptin Mar 10, 2006
AllAfrica.com, SA's largest medical scheme, Discovery Health, announced yesterday that it would provide the breast-cancer drug herceptin to its members with early stage ...
No Announcement Made On Herceptin Mar 6, 2006
newswire.co.nz, It could be two weeks before an announcement is made on whether the drug Herceptin has been approved to treat the early stages of breast cancer. ...
10-year-old Pleads, 'Herceptin For My Mum, Please' Mar 8, 2006
MedIndia, In yet another Herceptin refusal case in the UK, a 10-year-old girl whose mother has been diagnosed with breast cancer is seeking the help from her MP in order ...
Daughter's Herceptin appeal to MP Mar 9, 2006
ic Wales, An MP today pledged to continue his fight for the right of a breast cancer sufferer to be given Herceptin after he received a letter from her 10-year-old ...
Second Herceptin bid goes to court Mar 6, 2006
Press and Journal, A nurse fighting breast cancer is to go to the High Court in her fight for the right to be prescribed the drug Herceptin. Mother ...
Petition appeals for Herceptin funding Mar 15, 2006
Newstalk ZB, ...way to Parliament. Almost 18,000 people have backed the appeal for wider access for the breast cancer drug Herceptin. PHARMAC only ...
Breast cancer sufferers await Herceptin decision Mar 6, 2006
Radio New Zealand, The head of the Breast Cancer Advocacy Coalition is hopeful the drug Herceptin, which is effective in treating the early stages of breast cancer, will receive ...
Herceptin petition presented to parliament Mar 15, 2006
Radio New Zealand, An 18,000 signature petition calling for the wider funding of the breast-cancer drug Herceptin has been presented to parliament. ...
Herceptin petition presented at Parliament Mar 15, 2006
Newstalk ZB, ...ribbons. The cancer patients are presenting a petition with more than 18,000 signatories seeking full funding for the drug Herceptin. ...
Herceptin challenge put on hold Mar 6, 2006
This is Nottingham, A nurse fighting breast cancer has had her High Court battle for the right to be prescribed the "wonder drug" Herceptin put on hold pending the outcome of ...
Herceptin (trastuzumab) provisionally approved Mar 22, 2006
Scoop.co.nz (press release), The cancer medicine Herceptin has been provisionally approved for the treatment of some women with early stage breast cancer. The ...
Herceptin Approved for Early Breast Cancer In NZ Mar 23, 2006
Scoop.co.nz (press release), Auckland, 23rd March 2006 – Roche Products (New Zealand) Limited is pleased to confirm it has received regulatory approval for the use of Herceptin in HER2 ...
Herceptin: Will Media Pressure Blow The Budget? Mar 22, 2006
Scoop.co.nz (press release), In what may be a sign of things to come the media turned out in force to discover that the cancer drug Herceptin has been provisionally approved for the ...
Taxotere®/Platinol®/Herceptin® Effective in Locally Advanced ... Mar 22, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the treatment regimen consisting of Taxotere® (docetaxel), Platinol® (cisplatin) and Herceptin® (trastuzumab) prior to ...
PHARMAC welcomes Medsafe approval of Herceptin Mar 22, 2006
Scoop.co.nz (press release), Medsafe’s decision to provisionally approve the wider use of the breast cancer drug Herceptin is welcomed and will enable PHARMAC to progress its assessment ...
Herceptin decision welcomed Mar 22, 2006
Scoop.co.nz (press release), National Party Associate Health spokeswoman Dr Jackie Blue has welcomed Medsafe’s decision to provisionally approve the drug Herceptin for use in early ...
Herceptin hype: Big Pharma's new "miracle cure" for breast cancer ... Mar 14, 2006
Newstarget.com, The drug is called Herceptin, and the words being used to describe this drug include "amazing" and "unprecedented." It's even been called "a cure" for breast ...
Australian regulator to review Herceptin indication extension Mar 1, 2006
Pharmaceutical Business Review Goods Administration, Australia's medicines regulator, has commenced the evaluation of Roche's application to extend the use of the breast cancer drug Herceptin ...
Fighting on Mar 29, 2006
Harlow and Bishop's The Citizen, Rivers Hospital in Sawbridgeworth after being diagnosed with breast cancer is fighting her insurance company for the right to use the wonder-drug Herceptin. ...
Herceptin Petition to Parliament this Thursday Mar 13, 2006
Scoop.co.nz (press release), The Breast Cancer Advocacy Coalition (BCAC) is pleased to announce that the Anne Hayden Herceptin Petition will be presented to Parliament at 1.15pm, this ...
Adjuvant Taxotere® and Herceptin® Effective for Breast Cancer ... Mar 6, 2006
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...cancer. They also demonstrated the effectiveness of Herceptin (trastuzumab) for treatment of HER-2/neu positive breast cancer. The ...
Cancer expert demands new wonder drug for all Mar 25, 2006
Sydney Morning Herald, The Government's medicines regulator is fast-tracking the evaluation of the drug Herceptin, but Professor Richard West, director of the Sydney Breast Cancer ...
HERCEPTIN MUM TO MARRY Feb 27, 2006
this is staffordshire, Elaine, a mother of four, was the first woman in North Staffordshire to be told she could receive Herceptin after campaigners won a lengthy fight with the ...
Breast cancer mum fights for wonder drug Mar 27, 2006
This is Local London, AN Ongar woman diagnosed with breast cancer is fighting her insurance company for the right to use the wonder-drug Herceptin. Emily ...
Breast cancer victim at Court of Appeal Mar 27, 2006
Daily Mail - UK, A breast cancer patient is taking her fight to receive the drug Herceptin to the Court of Appeal. ... Full treatment with Herceptin costs around ÂŁ30,000. ...
Panel proposes NIS 466 million for new subsidized medicines Mar 29, 2006
Ha'aretz, The new medications include: Herceptin for breast cancer, Velcade for bone marrow cancer, a growth hormone for treating abnormally short children and a new ...
Norfolk PCTs To Offer Herceptin Mar 12, 2006
MedIndia, Norfolk as surgeons at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital have been given the green signal to make available the breast cancer drug Herceptin to women ...
Breast cancer sufferers await Herceptin decision Mar 6, 2006
Radio New Zealand, The head of the Breast Cancer Advocacy Coalition is hopeful the drug Herceptin, which has been found effective in treating the early stages of breast cancer ...
Why say no? – Rogers’ QC Mar 28, 2006
Swindon Evening Advertiser, A DECISION by Swindon Primary Care Trust not to fund treatment with the drug Herceptin for cancer sufferer Ann Marie Rogers was arbitrary in the extreme, the ...
Trust to help women with breast cancer Mar 28, 2006
Gisborne Herald, ...health spokeswoman, has spent years as a dedicated breast cancer campaigner and recently backed a campaign for the Government to fund Herceptin, a treatment ...
Cumming v The Queen Mar 26, 2006
Scoop.co.nz (press release), Herceptin: Costly Debate About To Begin For NZ's Health Service - The media turned out in force to discover that the cancer drug Herceptin has been ...
Lives 'at stake' in drug wait Mar 23, 2006
Stuff.co.nz, By KAMALA HAYMAN. Breast cancer patients need Herceptin treatment now because "lives are at stake", their advocates say. Patients ...
HOT OFF THE PRESS - 23 March 2006 Mar 22, 2006
New Zealand Doctor Online, Herceptin has been provisionally approved for the treatment of some women with early stage breast cancer, Medsafe announced today. ...
Scientist: Biotechnology has potential to fight cancer Mar 24, 2006
Naples Daily News (subscription), One of those textbook-rewriting successes is Genentech's Herceptin, which was approved by the FDA in 1998 for treating breast cancer in women who carry the ...
Refusal of treatment a 'death sentence' Mar 27, 2006
Scotsman, A DECISION by a local NHS trust not to fund Herceptin treatment for a breast cancer patient was "arbitrary in the extreme", the Court of Appeal heard yesterday ...
Speedier Access To Advances In Breast Cancer Sought For Patients Mar 26, 2006
MedIndia, Doctors and patient groups said that women in Europe are not getting proper access to new drugs like Herceptin that could help prolong their survival and well ...
Last plea for breast victim Mar 27, 2006
The Sun, By JACQUI THORNTON. BATTLING Ann-Marie Rogers arrives at the Appeal Court yesterday in her fight to get breast cancer drug Herceptin. ...
Barbara's big day Mar 27, 2006
This Is West Country Ilminster, She was the first person in the UK to receive the pioneering drug Herceptin on the NHS after threatening to sell her home to pay for the ÂŁ30,000 treatment ...
Genentech "outperform," estimates raised Mar 31, 2006
newratings.com 11. The analyst expects Genentech to post impressive results for the quarter on account of robust sales of Herceptin and Rituxan. ...
Breast cancer victim back in court over drug Mar 27, 2006
Edinburgh Evening News, LONDON: A breast cancer victim was due to return to the High Court today to continue her fight to force her local NHS trust to fund the drug Herceptin. ...
GIRL, 8, IN DRUG BID FOR MUM Mar 24, 2006
Mirror.co.uk, By Greig Box. A GIRL of eight has begged Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt for a special Mother's Day gift - the wonder cancer drug Herceptin. ...
Millionaire offers to pay for cancer drug after daughter's appeal ... Mar 20, 2006
Telegraph.co.uk, ...was diagnosed with breast cancer but told by her primary care trust that she would have to pay ÂŁ47,000 if she wanted the "wonder drug" Herceptin because it ...
'Wonder drug is working for us' Mar 20, 2006
Belfast Telegraph, But for all of the patients who contacted the Telegraph between last October and this month, Herceptin simply represented a bright light at the end of an ...
Herceptin, new breast cancer medication 21 Dec 2005
Auburn Citizen, Recently, through my digging I have found a new breast cancer medication, Herceptin. Herceptin is the only FDA-approved therapy ...
Patient says she was denied drug funding 21 Dec 2005
United Press International 21 (UPI) -- A British high court will review the case of a woman with breast cancer who claims a hospital refused to pay for the drug Herceptin. ...
Breast Cancer Therapeutics Market Shows Sustained Growth and ... 21 Dec 2005
PR Newswire (press release), ...patients. Herceptin is the only product that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) currently available in the market. ...
Biotechs may be a good bet for 2006 21 Dec 2005
CNN It has three top products: Rituxan and Herceptin, both breast cancer treatments for specific genes; and Avastin, a treatment for colorectal cancer. ...
New Drug Points Up Problems in Developing Cancer Cures 21 Dec 2005
New York Times, Platinum-based drugs have mostly ended deaths from testicular cancer. Tamoxifen and Herceptin have saved thousands of women from breast cancer. ...
Peter Mac, NICTA team up for cancer software project 21 Dec 2005
Computerworld Australia, ...cancers over-expressing oestrogen and progesterone receptors would be candidates for treatment with the monoclonal-antibody HER2 receptor-blocker Herceptin. ...
Reasonable premium 21 Dec 2005
Reuters ...solid demand for products, including cancer products Avastin (up 78% year-over year to constitute 23.8% of US sales in the third quarter) and Herceptin (up 70 ...
New Products and Line Extensions are the Contributing Factors to ... 21 Dec 2005
New Age Media Concepts (press release) ...major cancer markets. Currently, the market is divided between chemotherapeutic agents, anti-hormonals, and Herceptin. The strongest ...
Addition of Herceptin® to Adjuvant Chemotherapy Improves Breast ... Dec 13, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Interim results from the HERA (Herceptin Adjuvant) Trial indicate that the addition of Herceptin (trastuzumab) to adjuvant chemotherapy for early breast cancer ...
C-myc Gene Influences Response to Herceptin® Dec 14, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...gene in addition to amplification of the HER2 gene have a lower risk of recurrence and death after treatment with chemotherapy and Herceptin® than patients ...
Interim Analysis on HERA Trial: Herceptin in Adjuvant Breast ... Dec 14, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Researchers affiliated with the HERA Study Team reported interim results indicating that the addition of Herceptin to adjuvant chemotherapy improves disease ...
Herceptin Plus Chemotherapy Improves Disease-free Survival In ... Dec 8, 2005
Science Daily (press release) Pairing the targeted therapy Herceptin with chemotherapy in patients with early stage breast cancer significantly increases disease-free survival time in women ...
Chemo regimen can limit Herceptin heart risk-study Dec 8, 2005
Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The breast cancer drug Herceptin, shown recently to improve survival in women with early-stage breast cancer, carries with it a risk of ...
GlaxoSmithKline cancer drug threatens Herceptin market Dec 9, 2005
Nature.com (subscription), The first targeted therapy for breast cancer, Genentech's Herceptin (trastuzumab), approved in 1998 in the US, could soon face direct competition. ...
Roche step is positive signal on Herceptin Dec 9, 2005
International Herald Tribune, ...help screen women for breast cancer, a sign that Roche and British health authorities expect wider approval for a promising but expensive drug called Herceptin ...
Chemo Regimen Can Limit Herceptin Heart Risk-Study Dec 8, 2005
Cancerpage.com, LOS ANGELES DEC 08, 2005 (Reuters) - The breast cancer drug Herceptin, shown recently to improve survival in women with early-stage breast cancer, carries with ...
SABCS: Herceptin-Anthracycline Cardiotoxicity Called Real and ... Dec 8, 2005
MedPage Today, 8 - Adjuvant breast cancer therapy with Herceptin (trastuzumab) in women with early HER2-positive tumors sharply improves disease-free survival, researchers ...
Study: Herceptin drug is helpful in breast cancer at an early ... Dec 8, 2005
Winston-Salem Journal, The drug Herceptin, already viewed as promising for women with early and late-stage breast cancer, was given another boost yesterday with new research showing ...
Can healthcare systems afford Herceptin for early breast cancer ? Dec 6, 2005
Xagena.it, A research into the cost of using the breast cancer drug Herceptin ( Trastuzumab ) warns that healthcare authorities and the organisations advising them should ...
HERCEPTIN 'CUTS RISK' OF CANCER Dec 8, 2005
Mirror.co.uk, THE controversial drug Herceptin cuts the risk of early stage aggressive breast cancer returning after treatment by up to 51 per cent, a study published today ...
Chemo 'cuts Herceptin heart risk' Dec 9, 2005
DeHavilland, Combining chemotherapy with Herceptin treatment could cut the heart damage risk associated with the breast cancer drug, new research has claimed. ...
Short-Course of Herceptin® Active with Taxotere® as Adjuvant ... Dec 9, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), Researchers from Finland reported that Taxotere (docetaxel) plus an anthracycline-based regimen in addition to a 9-week course of Herceptin appears promising ...
Herceptin OK as upfront cancer drug Dec 9, 2005
Monsters and Critics.com, TX, United States (UPI) -- Despite a troubling interaction that can injure some patients` hearts, doctors said that the breast-cancer drug Herceptin should be ...
Herceptin OK as upfront cancer drug Dec 9, 2005
United Press International 9 (UPI) -- Despite a troubling interaction that can injure some patients' hearts, doctors said that the breast-cancer drug Herceptin should be used as a ...
Short Course of Herceptin® in Patients with Breast Cancer Dec 9, 2005
Cancer Consultants (press release), ...treated with docetaxel or vinorelbine followed by FEC (5-fluorouracil, epirubicin, cyclophosphamide), a nine-week course of Herceptin (trastuzumab) showed ...
Herceptin promising in early breast cancer Dec 9, 2005
United Press International SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Herceptin coupled with chemotherapy is increasing survival in patients with early breast cancer, a new study shows. ...
Combining herceptin with chemotherapy improves survival in breast ... Dec 11, 2005
Webindia123, A new study by the Breast Cancer International Research Group (BCIRG) has found that herceptin combined with chemotherapy improves survival in early breast ...
Treatment of Breast Cancer with Herceptin for Nine Weeks Dec 10, 2005
MedIndia, A novel approach in the treatment of breast cancer is the new nine week course of Herceptin which also prevents the risk of heart problems. ... |
