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FDA expands use of Herceptin for early stage breast cancer after primary therapy.
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November 17, 2006
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M2 PRESSWIRE-17 November 2006-US FDA: FDA expands use of Herceptin for early stage breast cancer after primary therapy(C)1994-2006 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD
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The U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today expanded the approved use of Herceptin, a biological cancer drug. The new indication is for Herceptin, in combination with other cancer drugs, for the treatment of HER2 positive breast cancer after surgery (lumpectomy or mastectomy). FDA granted priority review to the supplemental application for Herceptin.
Herceptin is a targeted therapy against the HER2 protein on cancer cells. When an excessive amount of HER2 protein is present, it causes cancer ...
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