Current best practices and rationalistic perspectives in causation-based prevention, early detection and multidisciplinary treatment of breast and gastric cancer

Gastric & Breast Cancer e-journal
DOI: 10.2122/gbc.2018.0275

PERSPECTIVE

Trastuzumab – emtansine for HER2-positive breast cancer patients and development of new therapies.giuseppe zanotti outlet

Prof. George Zografos, MD, PhD.

Affiliation:Head of the Breast Unit, Head of 1st Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, University of Athens, Greece.

Tel: +306932524836

E-mail: gzografo@med.uoa.gr

Abstract
The trastuzumab – emtansine conjugate has been approved 5-years ago for the treatment of metastatic HER2 – positive breast cancer following treatment with chemotherapy plus trastuzumab. This significant overall survival prolongation has led to several underway phase III randomized clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of trastuzumab – emtansine as first line therapy in the metastatic over adjuvant setting.
This perspective article discusses beyond the targets of this conjugate as well as other novel therapies for effective breast cancer treatment.

(Citation: Gastric & Breast Cancer 2018; 13(1): 50-70)

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