Regression of metastatic, radiation/chemotherapy-resistant uterine serous carcinoma overexpressing HER2/neu with trastuzumab emtansine (TDM-1)
Background: The management of uterine-serous-carcinoma (USC) no longer amenable to treatment with surgery, radiation and/or chemotherapy remains dismal. Alternative therapeutic options are desperately needed. Case: We describe the case of a heavily pretreated 74-year-old patient with a recurrent USC...
Main Authors: | Alessandro D. Santin, Stefania Bellone, Natalia Buza, Peter E. Schwartz |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-02-01
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Series: | Gynecologic Oncology Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352578916300881 |
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