Herceptin helps women with multiple chromosomes containing HER2 gene, study finds [Archive]

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12-17-2007, 09:40 AM

The targeted therapy Herceptin helps women with HER2+ type of breast cancer independent of whether patients have extra copies of chromosome 17, home to the HER2 gene which produces the HER2 protein that fuels cancer growth.

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