The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1431
December 9, 2013
Pertuzumab (Perjeta) for Preoperative Use in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
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Pertuzumab (Perjeta) for Preoperative Use in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer
December 9, 2013 (Issue: 1431)
The FDA has approved the neoadjuvant (preoperative)
use of pertuzumab (Perjeta – Genentech) in combination
with trastuzumab (Herceptin) and docetaxel
(Taxotere, and generics) for treatment of locally
advanced, inflammatory, or early-stage HER2...more
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