HER-2/neu overexpression in breast cancer

Background: In breast carcinoma, amplification &/or over-expression of HER-2/neu has been associated with a group of unfavorable prognostic factors. The Food & Drug Administration Agency approved Trastuzumab (Herceptin) for the therapy of metastatic breast cancer but only in patients with am...

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Main Authors: Rana S. Aziz, Nabeel W. Rasheed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Medicine University of Baghdad 2010-10-01
Series:مجلة كلية الطب
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Online Access:http://iqjmc.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/19JFacMedBaghdad36/article/view/977